Everyone for Edmonton!
The Shaw Conference Centre is inviting all non-profit organizations in Greater Edmonton to an unprecedented community development event on Aug. 23 in celebration of SCC's 25th anniversary. Everyone for Edmonton! will be a no-charge, high-profile opportunity for registered non-profit organizations to...
Edmonton has been one of Canada's top-two growth regions, on average, since 1996.
Source: Statistics Canada
EEDC formed a partnership with the local hotel industry in 2005 to implement a one per cent Destination Marketing Fee (DMF) for tourism marketing.
The 2008 business plan for Edmonton Economic Development Corp. (EEDC) is focused on seven strategic priorities:
- Establishing globally competitive industries and a diversified economy;
- Promotion of a strong tourism industry;
- Workforce improvement and expansion;
- Edmonton’s image;
- Edmonton’s world-class convention centre;
- Edmonton’s world-class research park;
- EEDC’s governance, management and operations.
I will provide updates on several of these priorities in each quarterly issue of Growth!
Industry and Cluster Development
Much has changed locally and globally since we initiated our current cluster strategy in...
Ron Gilbertson is the President and CEO of Edmonton Economic Development Corp. He is a dynamic Edmonton leader who has received considerable acclaim in the past year for...
EEDC continued to focus on five key areas of economic development for the third quarter of 2007.
Edmonton’s Image
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) produces a variety of information products on Greater Edmonton with a focus on economic development and tourism-related...
