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Alberta

St. Albert better than Vancouver? Really?

Three Alberta cities - including the Edmonton bedroom community of St. Albert - are better places to live than Vancouver, according to MoneySense magazine.

Edmonton arena construction to start this summer

Construction is expected to start this summer on a new downtown Edmonton arena following Edmonton city council's approval of an agreement between the city and the Katz Group, which owns the NHL's Edmonton Oilers.

Building numbers rising in second- tier cities

Alberta's second-tier cities were busier places for building in 2012. That about sums up the building stats for the past year, and it appears 2013 will bring more of the same in places such as Grande Prairie, Airdrie, Red Deer and Medicine Hat.

County offering cash to towns

Mindful of provincial decisions that have ruffled municipal feathers and redirected millions in property tax revenues away from some municipalities in favour of others, Yellowhead County is offering more cash to its urban neighbours in 2013.

Hat project looks promising

Medicine Hat's dream of a regional event centre may not yet be realized, but the southeast Alberta city now has an agreement in place for locating an event centre/arena in Box Springs Business Park (BSBP) on the north side of the city.

Office supply tightens in Calgary

Office space in downtown Calgary will be even harder to find in 2013 and early 2014, predicts Colliers International.

Alberta “land rush”

Irrigation The local irrigation belt, including land north of the Oldman River, offers some of the richest agricultural land in Canada.

Walk the talk

Tax breaks eyed City council is also considering the merits of certain incentives designed to draw more businesses to the city.

Offices post best returns for commercial property investors

Office properties offered the best returns for commercial real estate investors last year - and Edmonton proved to be the hottest investment market in Canada.

"Land Rush" sweeps Southern Alberta

High commodity and livestock prices are pushing the demand for prime agriculture land in Southern Alberta, and fueling interest in investments both by producers and non-farmers alike. "We've never seen anything like this.