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RREDA - Major Project Updates
The updates to RREDA's projects are categorized by the strategic area in which they fall. To see RREDA's "2008-2010 Strategic Plan" in full, click HERE.
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Increase Start-ups
2008 Progress2Capital Award Winners
The Progress2Capital Business Planning Competition wrapped up on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 after five months of competition that narrowed a pool of over forty applicants to eight finalists. A grand-prize winner and seven runners-up were selected after three rounds of judging including a limo pitch, business plan ranking, and formal presentation.
Click HERE to see who won and the prize pool shared by our winning teams.
Canadian Police Research Centre (CPRC)
Starting in 2006, RREDA has helped organize stakeholders to understand the potential of the CPRC relocation to Regina. Following the announcement in the 2007 federal budget and the formal funding announcement in September 2007, the CPRC has succeeded in securing their funding from the Treasury Board and expects to be in Regina by the end of the year.
Click HERE to read the press release regarding the original funding announcement.
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Improve Regional Logistics
Loblaw Companies Ltd. Announces Distribution Facility
On July 29, 2008, it was announced that Loblaw Compaines Ltd. would be the first anchor tenant leveraging the CP intermodal facility within the planned distribution and logistics park. The new facility when completed will be nearly a million square feet in size and is expected to generate 750 jobs within two years and as many as 1,500 jobs by 2017.
Click HERE for more information.
The Saskatchewan Alliance for Sustainable and Innovative Transportation
Communities of Tomorrow, with support from RREDA, led a group including Saskatchewan Highways and the cities of Regina and Saskatoon in early 2007 which has now formed the Saskatchewan Alliance for Sustainable and Innovative Transportation (SASIT).
Click HERE for more information.
Multimodal Announcement
RREDA highlighted the opportunity for a multimodal project in the Regina region at the Leaders Strategic Forum in early 2006. In December 2007, this multimodal project got the green light from the federal government under the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI). The multimodal project will create transportation links to export markets and support economic development activities by establishing Regina as a major transportation hub. This project is estimated at $93 million, with up to $27 million to be provided by the Government of Canada..
Click HERE for more information.
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Attract and Retain Talent
Think Regina in Edmonton
RREDA and the Future Leaders Group led the Steering Committee again this year to organize Think Regina in Edmonton on April 23, 2008. Think Regina, a one-day mission which took over 40 of our best and brightest companies and agencies on the road to showcase Regina’s career and business opportunities, and tremendous quality of life is back from Edmonton.
Click HERE and HERE for a few articles on Think Regina.
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Develop Environment and Energy Opportunities
Belle Plaine Polygeneration Facility
This $4B clean technology project has moved another step forward. As part of the environmental assessment process, TransCanada submitted their project statement to Saskatchewan Environment.
Click HERE for the project factsheet and to view the video enclosed with the Saskatchewan Environment submission.
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