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  • Creating An Ideal Economic Environment

    WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE THE IDEAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT?.

  • Taking Action For Business

    BREWD: THE. BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

  • Surgical Service At Home

    MEDICINE HAT IS HOME TO A NEW SURGICAL CENTRE. Southland Surgical Centre.

  • From Thailand To Medicine Hat

    One of Sounantha Boss’s first memories comes from growing up on her family’s rural farm in Thailand. She recalls being only 3 or 4 years old while playing in the wooden house they lived in, supported by stilts sticking out of the brown mud that made its own home below.

  • What Does It Really Take To Create Economic Growth

    ECONOMIES ARE COMPLEX AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS OFTEN LARGELY PLACED ON GOVERNMENTS — BUT THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE MANY PLAYERS WHO IMPACT WHETHER AN ECONOMY WILL GROW. For example our educational institutions must produce the skills and talent necessary to fill jobs needed for industry to produce goods and services.

  • There's Something About Downtown

    THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT DOWNTOWN THAT KEEPS PULLING BEN BACK. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia of working in an area with over 130 years of local history.

  • A Business Love Offensive

    As with many business owners in Medicine Hat Carole and Brendan Hillson, owners of McBride’s Bakery, have had to pivot in order to stay open and profitable during the new economic environment they face with the onset of COVID-19. Never one to back away from a challenge, they immediately began finding solutions to continue to provide services while maintaining social distancing and servicing people in isolation in their homes.

  • Kicking the Learning Curve to the Curb

    JAMIE DROESKE STARTED AT SACA, A LOCAL KICKBOXING CLUB, IN 2006/2007 FOR FUN AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT, LEADING HER TO PARTICIPATE AS A COMPETITOR. SACA was originally started by Shane Morgen in 2003 for those looking to add to their fitness routine or push to the limit in competition.

  • Next Generation Economic Development

    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS GREATLY EVOLVED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THIS EVOLUTION HAS OCCURRED IN RELATION TO WHO HAS HELD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRACTICE AND AS WELL FOR THE APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN ITS APPLICATION.

  • When It Comes To Helping, Our Region Has No Borders

    Claude Bilodeau, Vice President and General Manager at the Black Velvet Distilling Company, is a man who cares deeply about the safety of the people around him. Black Velvet was founded in Lethbridge in 1973 with a mission to make great Canadian whisky and to support their community.

  • A Whole New World For Hospitality

    Elisha Ammann is the Executive Director of the. .

  • Economic Growth Potential

    NAVNEET SINGH BHUI SEES A NOTABLE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POTENTIAL IN MEDICINE HAT, NAMELY DOWNTOWN MEDICINE HAT. He has a goal of turning downtown from a neighbourhood to an experience that residents and tourists look forward to visiting and can get excited about.

  • Canadian Home Builders Association

    THE MEDICINE HAT CHAPTER OF THE CANADIAN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (CHBA) EXISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL BUILDERS AND INCREASE COHESION AND COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL BUILDERS. President Aaron Brost has been in the home building industry since 1999, when he began to join his father on site at locations across the region at Brost Developments, and has personally seen a lot of changes and growth to the industry- something that the CHBA can help its members navigate through.

  • Big Business with a Big Heart

    IN THE 38 YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION RIGHT HERE IN MEDICINE HAT,. Auto-Star Compusystems (Auto~Star) has evolved from an automotive company that developed inventory management software for mechanics and car dealerships to providing a retail POS technology to the grocery, pharmacy and natural health markets.

  • Tech Innovation Emerging Amidst Challenging Times

    LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR SET TO LAUNCH MOBILE APP WITH SUPPORT FROM HARVEST BUILDERS, A NEW VENTURE LEAD BY SKIP THE DISHES CO-FOUNDER, CHRIS SIMAIR. Even in challenging times, innovative companies are emerging from Medicine Hat.

  • Business is Sweet for Local Baker

    NO MATTER WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ROOM FOR CAKE AND SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS. Local entrepreneur and baker Sara Zacharias has been busier than ever completing the renovation in her garage for her bakery business - The Sweetness Bakeshop.

  • Welcome to your New Backyard

    LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER? LOOK NO FURTHER.

  • Redcliff Bakery Expands Downtown

    HAVING SUCCESSFULLY REINVIGORATED THE ORIGINAL REDCLIFF BAKERY,. local entrepreneurs Melissa and Joel Graber are rising up the challenge of a second location, taking over the “Sweet Caporal Building” in downtown Medicine Hat.

  • Botanicals Takes Root

    August 28, 2020. Maternity leave brought a whole new outlook for Karri Montean.

  • Growing Like a Mushroom

    Kat Moon, a local entrepreneur, has expanded her superfoods product line to include a 1,500 square-foot health and wellness community hub. “I’ve always had a bigger vision for my products,” says Moon.


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