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March 2025 Newsletter

Updated: Apr 7


Strategic Planning Session


CAEP Board of Directors was thrilled to host our annual Strategic Planning Session facilitated by Kent Rupert and Tracy Gardner. This team building exercise identified three critical priorities that our membership has helped shape!


CAEP Strategic Priorities:

Empowering Investment Attraction in Central Alberta

  1. Customized Community & Investor Profiles

  2. Dynamic Regional Profiles that Spotlight Central Alberta

  3. Networking Opportunities



 

EDA Resources


EDA is a force in creating, supporting and elevating experiences and toolkits that enhance economic development initiatives in your community and greater region.


These are a few courses that can give you and your community a competitive advantage:





 

EDA Webinar

Are you curious about how the CRM software in EDA's AlbertaBusinessCounts program can support your post-disaster recovery efforts?


Do you want to learn how to leverage it for market trends after an economic disruption?


If so, join us for our upcoming FREE Partner Webinar:


Maximizing AlbertaBusinessCounts – CRM Updates for Post-Disaster Economic Recovery

Wednesday, March 12

12:00 –1:00 PM (MST)Online via Zoom

Hosted by: EDA Board Director Lorie Watson

Special Guest: Laith Wardi, President of Executive Pulse


EDA's AlbertaBusinessCounts program is powered by Executive Pulse - the only customer relationship management (CRM) system designed by economic developers, for economic developers. This webinar will cover the latest developments in the Executive Pulse software and how it can benefit your community.


In this webinar, Executive Pulse will showcase how to:

  • Use the CRM for multifaceted post-disaster business intake

  • Leverage the CRM for post-disaster market trends and analytics

  • Automate workflows by setting CRM user preferences


This is a great opportunity to learn how AlbertaBusinessCounts can help your community recover faster.


 

Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) team and Alberta Connexion Partners team hare hosting in-person and virtual public open houses. Be sure to check these two in our region:


  • Red Deer Open House

    • Monday, March 17, 4pm to 8 pm

    • Red Deer Polytechnic, Cenovus Energy Learning Common (main building on main campus) 100 College Boulevard, Red Deer


  • Virtual Session

 

Introducing Launch Pad from Community Futures!

Community Futures ~ An All Inclusive Business Development Center is available to all regional communities and Launch Pad is the perfect ticket to success!


Visit their website to learn more!



 

Tackling Tariff Troubles


Regional Economic Development Specialist, Jennifer Hartigh, shared this link and it offers a full library of tools and online sessions to learn, share, question and feel more confident how tariffs will impact your business, community and family!



 

Thank you to the Regional EDO's for an amazing Meeting Day, March 6th, at Dark Woods!


March 17th - 19th: RMA 2025 Spring Convention




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