Top Ten Regional Employers
Lakeside Packers - 2,600
Lakeside Feeders - 2,400
Pronghorn Controls - 240
Integrated Production Services - 200
Smiths Holdings - 200
Flint Energy - 200
Safeway - 150
Grant Production - 150
Excalibur - 140
Walmart - 140
Unemployment rate (2006) - 2.4%
(Alberta - 4.3%)
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Newell's Economic Drivers
The County of Newell has a dynamic and diverse economy driven by three pillars: Agriculture; Oil and Gas; and Tourism. Opportunities exist to diversify within these sectors via value added agricultural processing, oil and gas sector servicing, and tourism infrastructure development. Business costs are low. Quality of life is high - with a full range of recreation, health and cultural amenities.
"I admire the vision the pioneers had. What inspired them? The same thing that inspires us today. The promise of possibilities. We are fortunate to have a wealth of economic diversity. Our relative proximity to 3 major urban centres provides advantages for business, while providing for enjoyment of a smaller community and the benefits it has for raising a family. The County of Newell can claim it is an area where pride is met by prosperity."
(Linda Gubbins, Celtic Pride Manufacturing Ltd.)
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