Formation 1984 Board Chair Emma Pietroleonardo | ||
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Region served Alberta's International Region (southern Edmonton Capital Region) Website www.internationalregion.com | ||
The Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association (EDA) is an economic development partnership founded in 1984 that markets Alberta's International Region. It is headquartered at the Edmonton International Airport within the southern portion of the Edmonton Capital Region in Alberta, Canada.
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The partnership includes the founding members of Leduc County and the City of Leduc, as well as the nearby towns of Beaumont, Calmar and Devon, and the villages of Thorsby and Warburg.
History
The Leduc-Nisku EDA was founded by Leduc County and the City of Leduc in 1984. In 1999, the Leduc-Nisku EDA evolved into Alberta's International Region by expanding the partnership to include Beaumont, Calmar, Devon, Thorsby and Warburg.
Board
The Leduc-Nisku EDA's board of directors consists of eight members including alternates. The board consists of a chair, elected officials and alternates from Leduc County and the City of Leduc, an Edmonton International Airport (EIA) representative and two members-at-large, of which one is also a representative of the EIA. The chair of the board is Emma Pietroleonardo of Executive Royal Inn in Leduc.
Alberta's International Region
Alberta's International Region is an economic region within the southern portion of the Edmonton Capital Region marketed by the Leduc-Nisku EDA. The region encompasses Leduc County, Leduc, Beaumont and Warburg.
Industry
Major industry sectors present within Alberta's International Region include agriculture, energy, environment, manufacturing and transportation. Major industrial parks within the region include Nisku Business Park within Leduc County and the Leduc Business Park within the City of Leduc. Both are located on the east side of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) across from the Edmonton International Airport.
Transportation
Alberta's International Region has access to air, rail and highway transportation. The Edmonton International Airport is located in Leduc County, adjacent to the City of Leduc, on the west side of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. The Queen Elizabeth II Highway, also known as Highway 2, forms part of Alberta's portion of the CANAMEX Corridor, which is a transportation corridor linking Canada, the United States and Mexico established under the North American Free Trade Agreement to foster trade, tourism and economic activity. A Canadian Pacific (CP) main line, which connects Edmonton and Calgary, runs through both the Nisku Business Park and Leduc Business Park.
Activities
Promoted by the Leduc-Nisku EDA, Alberta's International Region hosts regular economic partnership breakfasts and other special events.