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The 2019 EDA Awards of Excellence honour Alberta individuals for their contribution to the profession; as well as Alberta communities for excellence in: Business and Investment Attraction (BIA); Business Retention and Expansion (BRE); and Community Economic Development (CED). The winners of the individual awards: |
The Economic Developer of the Year
Trevor Lewington, CEO at Economic Development Lethbridge | The Outstanding Young Professional
Sean McRitchie, Manager of Industrial Development at Strathcona County | The President’s Award
Bev Thornton, Executive Director at Alberta SouthWest Regional Economic Development |
The winning communities and organizations and the names of their initiatives are:
Business and Investment Attraction (BIA)
Large Community: Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) - Municipal Investment Attraction Readiness Training, Assessment & Coaching
Medium Community: City of Fort Saskatchewan - InvestFortSask.ca - Investment Website
Small Community: Town of Whitecourt - Downtown Business Incubator
Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)
Small Community: Town of Drumheller- Tourism Industry Business Retention and Expansion Pilot Drumheller
Community Economic Development (CED)
Large Community: City of Edmonton - One on One Small Business Support Program
Medium Community: City of Airdrie - Airdrie’s Economic Strategy
Small Community: Sturgeon County - Sturgeon County Bounty
The Alex Metcalfe Award
Recognizes the "best of the best" community project in each of the BIA, BRE and CED categories. The Alex Metcalfe Awards went to:
Business and Investment Attraction: Town of Whitecourt - Downtown Business Incubator
Business Retention and Expansion: Town of Drumheller- Tourism Industry Business Retention and Expansion Pilot Drumheller
Community Economic Development: Sturgeon County - Sturgeon County Bounty
Click on the Programme to see all the nominees. Click here to see all the conference photos including the awards ceremony.
