occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Agreed - IT jobs are needed here too, and pronto. I think we can take a few days to celebrate this announcement, though.
I am still trying to figure out what is it that you have against Tech jobs, and what evidence do you have that the IT jobs in Calgary are all Call Centre and minimum wage... I guess the folks at Bioware must all be making peanuts compared to the allmigthy industrial jobs...Wow! 4 Massive Industrial projects! Esso’s, Air Liquids, the Ammonia plant and now this! I’ll take these high paying construction and ultimately high paying Operations jobs any day over all this silly nanny “Tech” jobs down South! They can have them and their min. wage attachments
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Vancouver’s near zero vacancy forces out industrial business
Demand for manufacturing and warehouse buildings sets all-time-high priceswww.theglobeandmail.com
How is Edmonton faring in terms of taking advantage of Vancouver's lack of industrial space? The article makes it look like Vancouver's loss is Calgary's (of course synonymous with Alberta) gain, where does Edmonton stand in this?
I couldn't agree more. This city seems to come second place at attracting investment / business compared to a hungrier city down the road.Perhaps getting outhustled? We might be hungry for more business, industry here but I get the perception Calgary is moreso and is really more aggressive regarding these opportunities - just based on my perception.
On a similar yet broader note, does anyone know what the success rate that Edmonton Global has had on increasing investment attraction or companies to Edmonton since it was established in 2017? As far as I know, Polykar is the only publicly announced company that has expanded into Edmonton that has been tied to Edmonton Global. If that is the case, that is not a very successful rate of return. Does anyone have any further insights as their website does not have much in the form of success metrics.Perhaps getting outhustled? We might be hungry for more business, industry here but I get the perception Calgary is moreso and is really more aggressive regarding these opportunities - just based on my perception.
Yeah it's surprising given Edmonton is a great distribution point for the north (whether that is northern AB or territories) that it wouldn't be a more chosen destination for large warehousing facilities when places like Van are struggling.![]()
Vancouver’s near zero vacancy forces out industrial business
Demand for manufacturing and warehouse buildings sets all-time-high priceswww.theglobeandmail.com
How is Edmonton faring in terms of taking advantage of Vancouver's lack of industrial space? The article makes it look like Vancouver's loss is Calgary's (of course synonymous with Alberta) gain, where does Edmonton stand in this?
Ask and you shall receive apparently. Colliers Industrial Market Edmonton overview for Q3:![]()
Vancouver’s near zero vacancy forces out industrial business
Demand for manufacturing and warehouse buildings sets all-time-high priceswww.theglobeandmail.com
How is Edmonton faring in terms of taking advantage of Vancouver's lack of industrial space? The article makes it look like Vancouver's loss is Calgary's (of course synonymous with Alberta) gain, where does Edmonton stand in this?
If the Port of Vancouver is truly running out of capacity, I wonder if Prince Rupert can step up and take over. That would be great for Edmonton, as we are connected to PR via the CN mainline, which would definitely help attract more logistics business.Yeah it's surprising given Edmonton is a great distribution point for the north (whether that is northern AB or territories) that it wouldn't be a more chosen destination for large warehousing facilities when places like Van are struggling.
That said, Calgary:
Has larger population
Doesn't have to compete with oil and gas for industrial/warehouse space like in Edm
300 KM Closer to border
Larger international airport