Where is parkland county in alberta

He says e-commerce and third-party logistics operations can find plenty to like just two minutes west of the city of Edmonton proper. We are not a one-trick pony. Like the diverse industrial palette in the area, higher education resources in or near Parkland County cover a wide and complementary menu of study and research, with one major element in common: partnership with industry and with lifelong learners.

The biggest is the University of Alberta in Edmonton. A top five Canadian research university, the U of A is home to more than 40, students. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has three campuses in Edmonton and one in the Parkland County community of Spruce Grove, and also serves more than 40, students. She knows NorQuest and its region sit at an important crossroads in time.

Known for its health care, hospitality and culinary programs, the college has a growing array of programs that include a new energy management diploma, and participation in a province-wide, four-college consortium called the AI Pathways Partnership that will launch in with funds from Western Economic Diversification Canada to train and retain graduates in the growing artificial intelligence and machine learning sectors. NorQuest is also developing a new body of apprentice-type short programs that will help people tool up skills for new jobs.

The college has capitalized on this diversity by, among other things, building up a body of work with businesses on diversity and inclusion training. An emerging area for the college is e-sports. Norquest in December announced it is teaming with Vancouver-based TGS Esports to create a partnership that includes a new e-sports series with monthly online tournaments launched by NorQuest.

That spirit of collaboration toward a new future is found across the region. This Investment Profile was prepared under the auspices of Parkland County. For more information, visit parklandcounty.

Spring Lake 7. Wabamun a Alberta Beach 28 km. Sunset Point Val Quentin Kapasiwin Castle Island Sandy Beach Wabamun b Alexander The railroad operates a major intermodal center in Parkland County.

The newly announced twinning of Highway 60 at a busy intersection in Acheson also will improve goods movement through the region. Another project will realign and reconstruct Highway , which among other things will improve access to industrial parks in Parkland County, Spruce Grove and Enoch First Nation.

The project will not physically land in Parkland County, but its impact could reverberate there for generations. Solid infrastructure is promising. Among them in recent months:. According to Q3 analysis by JLL, the industrial construction market in Acheson was the hottest by far, with more than 1 million sq. Kris Augustson is vice president of leasing and land sales for Edmonton-based Remington Development Corp. What distinguishes the Parkland County site?

And the park is close to the CN intermodal facility. Those factors contributed to luring trailer manufacturer Williams Scotsman to the park, as well as Fountain Tire, which is building a new ,sq. Augustson is looking for more opportunities to do business in the county. He says e-commerce and third-party logistics operations can find plenty to like just two minutes west of the city of Edmonton proper.

We are not a one-trick pony. Like the diverse industrial palette in the area, higher education resources in or near Parkland County cover a wide and complementary menu of study and research, with one major element in common: partnership with industry and with lifelong learners.