Calgary Economic Development

• Alberta’s main provincial political leaders in conversations with Calgary’s mayor

  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek interviewed Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley then Premier Danielle Smith as part of Calgary Economic Development's annual Report to the Community.

  Politics

  Apr 19
  
• Calgary Economic Development praises new report on tech sector perceptions of city

  Stone-Olafson, a local research firm, surveyed 1,875 business leaders and workers from Oct. 4 to Oct. 18 last year across 10 markets in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

  Consumer

  Feb 9
  
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• Alberta to weather ‘rough economic waters’ in 2023: economic outlook

  Energy and commodity prices, and agriculture will be the "main drivers" of Alberta's positive GDP growth in 2023, according to ATB Financial.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2022
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• Lower economic growth necessary to bring inflation down: BoC senior deputy governor

  Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor said the journey back to two per cent inflation will take time and a that period of lower economic growth is necessary to lower inflation.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2022
• Mayor Gondek heads to Los Angeles to sell Calgary to Hollywood

  The two-day film and television trade mission will see the Calgary delegation meet with film, television and streaming studios.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2022
• Arena resuscitation: Coun. Sharp to head up committee overseeing work on Calgary Event Centre

  The committee was created after the collapse of the original project with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation prior to construction.

  Politics

  Apr 4, 2022
• Consultations underway to revisit Calgary’s branding

  Officials behind the brand exercise tell Global News the work isn't focused on watermarks or logos, but rather the values Calgarians have as a community.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2022
• Office vacancy rate in Calgary declines for 1st time since start of COVID pandemic

  Avison Young says the city's downtown office vacancy rate ticked down in the fourth quarter of 2021, to 29.7 per cent from 29.9 per cent. 

  Economy

  Jan 31, 2022
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• Alberta needs billions more to invest in energy transition: study

  A new study says the global energy transition could create 170,000 jobs in Alberta and contribute $61 billion to the province's GDP by 2050.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2021
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• Alberta economy to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022; Calgary mayor sets stage for city’s recovery

  With Alberta's economic recovery forecast to extend past 2022, Calgary's new mayor faces a long road to achieve the inclusive recovery on which she campaigned.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021