The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development has a mandate to develop a long term Economic Development Strategy for the municipality of Olds Alberta.
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Committees with the Institute include Investment Attraction, Business Retention, Community Lifestyle, Finance, Marketing, Opportunity ID, and Technology.
Are you looking for a community to invest in? Look no further than Olds, Alberta.
The Institute supports local business in their expansion plans, and encourages business to remain in Olds.
We are engaged in initiatives that enhance the social and economic development of the community of Olds.
Thanks to the financial support of our economic partners, the Institute is able to support the community.
Promoting the Olds Institute to its residents and business investors, and marketing the community to the world.
The Institute researches needs in the community identifying opportunities that will make Olds sustainable.
Olds will be one of the first communities in Alberta to offer fibre to the premises for residents and businesses.
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Business and Investment Attraction Committee
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The Province of Alberta has been blessed with an abundance of resources, all of which play an important role in its thriving economy. From our natural resources to our skilled work force and modern infrastructure, Alberta offers a great environment for business and families.

Olds is Open for Business! See our Demographic and Market information here.Investment Attraction is the strategy by which an economy brings new money into its communities to expand their economic base. Without new money entering the economy through exporting products and services, an economy will stagnate and eventually evaporate. A vibrant and diverse regional economy requires a strategic focus on investment attraction in order to grow and diversify the export sector of its economy.

Because of advances in technology, many businesses and investors are completely location insensitive. The new variable is "quality of life", as decision-makers consider where they and their employees want to live, invest and do business, rather than where they have to do business. The Business and Investment Attraction Committee ensures potential businesses and investors are fully aware of the exceptional quality of life offered by our community. It also identifies and reports to the Institute Board any limitations in infrastructure, technology and support for home-based, small and medium-sized businesses that could impede economic and business development.

We believe our community offers a lot of the attributes a company is looking for when it comes to selecting a place to expand or begin their new business. In fact, efforts by the Olds Institute in investment attraction helped bring the Cornerstone Village Development to Olds.

There are also numerous opportunities to identify potential new business for our community through organizations such as the Olds College School of Innovation and the Central Alberta Economic Partnership. The opportunities are endless; all we have to do is look.

In fact, this group of volunteers is currently involved in the courting of developers of hotel/restaurant and Hotel/Convention Centres.

If you have any questions about the 'Olds Advantage', please e-mail B&IA Chairman Bob Lloyd, or call Gail Scott, Olds CEDO at 403-507-4849.
Essential Members   >>   Town of Olds | Olds & District Chamber of Commerce | Olds College | Olds Agricultural Society
Associate Members   >>   Chinook's Edge School Division | Mountain View County
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