An aerial photo of NewCold’s $222 million cold storage facility in Coaldale, Alta.

Automated cold storage to help Alberta agriculture

A Dutch firm says its first advanced automated cold storage warehouse in Canada is getting closer to completion, and will revolutionize the southern Alberta agriculture corridor by boosting sustainability in the supply chain.

Alberta plans to complete the twinning of Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge to attract more agri-food processing.  |  File photo

Province aims to create food corridor in southern Alberta

Invest Alberta has a mandate to attract food processors to the region and support the expansion of existing businesses

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A few years ago, when Jason Kenney was premier of Alberta, the provincial government conducted a study on investors. The government wanted to understand global investors, how they perceived Alberta and how those perceptions affect the province. The result was a wake-up call — global players don’t think about Alberta; it’s not […] Read more