Keurig Dr. Pepper Canada’s multi-million expansion is through a partnership a XTL Group’s new 475,000 square foot warehouse in Balzac, north of Calgary.
Rona opened a massive 1.2 million square foot warehouse in 2021, representing a $120 million investment.“The overall economic impact is very, very substantial. For example, in the 2023 tax year we added around $1.3 billion in assessment value just in that year alone of new industrial development,” said Aaron Latimer, the manager of economic development with Rocky View County.The county and Calgary region is certainly not the warehousing capital of Canada yet but it’s getting closer.
“What’s unique about Calgary and the Alberta region is the fact we have very competitive cost of doing business. We have the lowest corporate income tax in the country, no provincial tax, no machine and equipment tax. That’s really supportive as a place to come in and do your business,” said Megan Zimmerman with Calgary Economic Development. “The investment into the ecosystem demonstrates the quality of companies and technology being developed here.
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