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Small businesses in Spruce Grove can now apply for Digital Main Street's ShopHERE Program! ShopHERE creates online stores for independent small businesses at no cost.  Created to support businesses across Alberta, The ShopHERE powered by Google program is supported by Business Link, in partnership with Digital Main Street through the Digital Economy Program (DEP). The Digital Econom...Continue Reading

Alberta’s government will bring in new supports for businesses implementing the Restrictions Exemption Program. REP Implementation Grant Alberta’s government will soon offer a one-time payment of $2,000 to Alberta small- and medium-sized businesses that are eligible for and choose to implement the Restrictions Exemption Program, requiring proof of vaccination, a negative tes...Continue Reading

Edmonton Global is hosting a Growing Global Webinar for the purpose of offering support to companies and their international export strategy.  Date:  October 14 at 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM MDT (Virtual Event)  Topic: This webinar, co-hosted with the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, will cover the benefits that international trade can bring to ...Continue Reading

Edmonton Global is hosting an Understanding the Edmonton Metropolitan Region’s Hydrogen Opportunity Webinar. This webinar will provide an overview of the economic opportunity associated with the region’s transition towards hydrogen energy and the ongoing work that is being done to build a strong hydrogen economy that will benefit the entire region. Date: October 2...Continue Reading

As of today, Spruce Grove's newest pizzarestaurant, Great 7 Pizza, has officially opened! LOCATION: Unit 216, 280 Pioneer Road, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 0Z2 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Saturday: 11:00 AM ...Continue Reading

As our digital worlds have expanded, it has become increasingly popular for small businesses with an ecommerce store or online services to market themselves nationally. The problem is that many of these businesses are giving up their local marketing efforts in favor of a national approach, believing it to be ...Continue Reading

EVENT DESCRIPTION:  The Spruce Grove City Centre Business Association (CCBA) is hosting the 2021 City Centre Scarecrow Decorating Contest! DATE & TIME:  Tuesday, September 28 - Sunday, October 16. LOCATION:  Throughout the City Centre. Event Description: Businesses throughout the City Centre are using their creative skills as they create beautiful and fun scarecrows within the theme o...Continue Reading

What is the Global Growth Trade Service? The Global Growth Trade Service makes international trade more accessible for small to medium-sized businesses. Designed to streamline international market entry, our service connects businesses with a trade advisor who identifies and helps remove challenges and works with them to implement and activate their entr...Continue Reading

Beginning Sept. 13, the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove will offer both online and in-person options of ‘Home School Art Class’ to children ages 6–12. Instructed by Tina Bourassa, the course will introduce students to the elements of art and the principles of design through drawing, sculpture, painting, an...Continue Reading

Spruce Grove council approved one of three streetscape options for Main Street (McLeod Ave. to Church Rd.) as part of the City Centre Area Redevelopment Plan (CCARP), presented during a regular council meeting on Aug. 23. Council heard from Trevor Crawford, senior planner with the City of Spruce Grove, as h...Continue Reading

Hundreds of area residents and visitors took in the Tri-Expo & MARKETPLACE last weekend at Heritage Park in Stony Plain, Aug. 27 to 29. The 2021 Tri-Expo & MARKETPLACE, formerly known as the Tri-Municipal Expo, was postponed from its usual springtime spot until late summer this year, after last year’s even...Continue Reading

As of today, Spruce Grove's newest fast food restaurant, Boardwalk Burgers, has officially opened! Location: 205 Jennifer Heil Way Unit 204, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 0T3 Hours of Operation: Monday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday...Continue Reading

Evidence that economic globalization is under pressure and evolving into a more regional/continental stance in the near-to-medium term continues to mount. Pandemic disruptions to production and distribution have hampered global industries, producing a range of temporary and permanent adjustments to trade flows, business location strategies, and investment trends. In thi...Continue Reading

As soon as your company’s name becomes listed in a directory like Crunchbase or Pitchbook, don’t be surprised if your email inbox becomes filled with exhortations to apply to an accelerator or incubator. Even if you don’t receive these missives, you will no doubt stumble upon articles about how thi...Continue Reading

As of July, Alberta added 73,000 jobs since the beginning of the year and has now recovered nearly 90 per cent of the jobs lost when the pandemic first took hold in the province. Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in 2021, up significantl...Continue Reading

TELUS and the City of Spruce Grove are investing $54 million to build out a fibre optic network throughout the community. This project is the largest infrastructure investment in the history of Spruce Grove. Through this collaboration, the City is contributing $4.25M specifically to the industrial areas, and TELUS i...Continue Reading

Tenants of Westwind Centre benefit from exposure to major transportation routes that combined, see approximately 55,000 vehicles that pass by everyday. This PDF provides site selectors and business owners with a location map that shows where the centre is located and their adjacency to these major thoroughfares. It also provides informatio...Continue Reading

Due to Alberta's new temporary measures to reduce transmission, this event has been cancelled.   The Spruce Grove City Centre Business Association (CCBA) is hosting the 2021 Fall Public Market event!  Event Description:  The Spruce Grove Fall Public Market is a partnership with the City of Spruce Grove and the continuation of a mor...Continue Reading

A University of Alberta-based team is developing a system to improve the way heart conditions are diagnosed by blending robotics and artificial intelligence with existing cardiac ultrasound technology. “Current echocardiography (heart ultrasound) is used for virtually all patients with cardiac symptoms but it has limitations. For example, it doesn’t typically captur...Continue Reading

View aerial images of Westwind Centre in Spruce Grove by watching the Westwind Centre property detail video. This video includes a flyover shot that makes it easier to see how closely located Spruce Grove is to Edmonton and the site’s proximity to Highway 16 - a major transportation route tha...Continue Reading

The Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Tri-Expo & Marketplace event!  EVENT DESCRIPTION:  Come and explore all that the Greater Parkland Region has to offer at their Tri-Expo & Marketplace! This event hosts a wide array of goods and services from over 100 vendors throughout our beautiful region. Food vendor...Continue Reading

An investment of $31.5 million in 2021-22 will create 260 new jobs for Albertans and build rural communities for a bigger and brighter future. Budget 2021 includes $103.4 million in STIP funding over three years. Alberta’s government is investing heavily in its most important resource – its people. “STIP funding wil...Continue Reading

Economic recovery was the theme of a recent visit to Spruce Grove by Immigration and Labour Minister Jason Copping. Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton welcomed Copping to Spruce Grove on Aug. 3, where they discussed issues related to the riding with a focus on economic recovery. Copping met with severa...Continue Reading

The Find Housing online tool is now live to help Albertans locate and apply for affordable housing. The tool guides potential applicants through the process of evaluating their eligibility, and connects them with providers and housing options for their individual situations. Created with the input of current tenants, housing operators, an...Continue Reading