For a lot of 2013, the big economic story has been the coming rise of the American economy vis-a-vis pretty much every other major economy around the world.
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Blackfalds continues to see huge growth
The joke at the Blackfalds council meeting on Tuesday was that if you live in the town and have a two year old, he or she will have a lot of friends, being that there are now 180 so-aged tykes in the town. But with another year of unprecedented growth in the community, all residents should find it increasingly easy to find someone of a similar vintage around town, no matter one’s age.
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Calgary leads country in housing market price growth
CALGARY — Calgary led the country in July with the best year-over-year price growth in the resale housing market.
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18,750 strong
A head count confirmed what was pretty much expected: Cochrane’s population is growing.
A municipal census conducted between Apr. 1 and May 5, puts the town’s population at 18,750, up 6.7 per cent from the 2011 federal census figures.
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A City on The Move
Priding itself on being “one of the fastest growing communities in Canada”, the numbers coming out of Airdrie certainly don’t do anything to dispel the assertion.
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Airdrie just shy of 50,000 residents
Airdrie’s latest census is in and results suggest the city is continuing to grow at a rapid pace.
Airdrie’s population clocks in at 49,560 — a growth rate of 8.42 per cent from 2012. Overall, the population grew by 3,849 residents, or 11 new people per day. In 2012, the population only grew by 2,556 residents from 2011 numbers.
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Sylvan Lake library to grow
Sylvan Lake’s library is getting a makeover.
Red Deer’s Berry Architecture and Associates has been hired to design the revamp, which will see the library expand into space left by the departing archives, which are moving into a space in the newly completed municipal government building.
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SouthGrow ready to foster economic goals, says new chair
Providing water for economic development, expanding renewable energy readiness and enhancing agriculture opportunities in and around its member communities are three areas the SouthGrow Regional Initiative hopes to develop this year.
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The 10 Riskiest Industries In America
Many American industries are still in flux following the financial crisis.
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Growth planned for egg plant
If Alberta’s only egg processing plant wants to grow into an industry leader, it’d better get cracking.
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