Array O’Leary Plans $70B Data Centre Industrial Park Near Grande Prairie Alberta & Prairies + Canada + Cross Border News + Industrial | December 13, 2024 People & Companies News for Week Ending December 13, 2024 Canada + Cross Border News + Finance | December 12, 2024 Menkes, QuadReal Top Off $1.5B Festival Condo Project in Vaughan Cross Border News + Canada + Pacific Canada + Multi-residential Housing | December 13, 2024 FEATURED STORY Live Interest RatesNewsletter Subscribe Canada CRE News In Your Inbox. Sign up for Connect emails to stay informed with CRE stories that are 150 words or less. More Canada Stories More Stories Companies achieve great success when aligned around a common goal and brand story. The experts integrated into our team at Connect Creative span every marketing and communications discipline and channel, encompassing skilled graphic designers, public relations leaders, copy writers, content producers, digital wizards, and website developers. 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If all goes according to plan, it will be built in the Municipal District of Greenview’s Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG.) … VICI Amends PURE Canadian Gaming Master Lease Alberta & Prairies + Cross Border News + Maritimes + Hospitality | December 11, 2024 VICI Properties has amended its master lease agreement with PURE Canadian Gaming following the acquisition of PURE’s operating assets in Alberta by an affiliate of Indigenous Gaming Partners. The lease amendment includes VICI’s consent to the assignment of the master lease to IGP, a newly formed partnership of five Nova Scotia-based First Nations. The First … Latest National Stories Menkes, QuadReal Top Off $1.5B Festival Condo Project in Vaughan Cross Border News + Canada + Pacific Canada + Multi-residential Housing | December 13, 2024 Menkes Developments and QuadReal Property Group have topped off a landmark four-tower condominium community in Vaughan, Ont. The Festival development is located in the south Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC.) The milestone marks the completion of the exterior structural framework for all four towers. Standing at about 626 feet, Festival’s tallest tower is now the highest … O’Leary Plans $70B Data Centre Industrial Park Near Grande Prairie Alberta & Prairies + Canada + Cross Border News + Industrial | December 13, 2024 Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary plans to develop a $70-billion data centre industrial park near Grande Prairie, Alta. Dubbed Wonder Valley, the proposed Northwestern Alberta project is designed to be the world’s largest AI data centre. If all goes according to plan, it will be built in the Municipal District of Greenview’s Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG.) … Connect TeamParke ChapmanVice President of Connect Creative - EastJohn HalloranVice President of Creative & MarketingSarah QuinnVice PresidentView AllOur ValuesWe understand that we have different backgrounds, ethnicities, experiences, and geographies, and these differences are what make us unique and bring a variety of perspectives that will shine through.Minority SplitGender SplitLearn More Latest Cross Border News Stories Rona to Rebrand 15 Big Box Stores as Rona+ Quebec + Cross Border News + Retail | December 14, 2024 Rona, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers, has announced plans to convert 15 of its big box stores to the Rona+ banner in May 2025. The move is part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its sole retail brand in Canada. Rona previously rebranded former parent Lowe’s stores as Rona+ after New York-based private-equity … Menkes, QuadReal Top Off $1.5B Festival Condo Project in Vaughan Cross Border News + Canada + Pacific Canada + Multi-residential Housing | December 13, 2024 Menkes Developments and QuadReal Property Group have topped off a landmark four-tower condominium community in Vaughan, Ont. The Festival development is located in the south Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC.) The milestone marks the completion of the exterior structural framework for all four towers. Standing at about 626 feet, Festival’s tallest tower is now the highest … Latest Maritimes Stories VICI Amends PURE Canadian Gaming Master Lease Alberta & Prairies + Cross Border News + Maritimes + Hospitality | December 11, 2024 VICI Properties has amended its master lease agreement with PURE Canadian Gaming following the acquisition of PURE’s operating assets in Alberta by an affiliate of Indigenous Gaming Partners. The lease amendment includes VICI’s consent to the assignment of the master lease to IGP, a newly formed partnership of five Nova Scotia-based First Nations. The First … R2 Capital Acquires 160K-SF Office Building in St. John for $2.8M Maritimes + Cross Border News + Office | December 10, 2024 R2 Capital has acquired a landmark 160,000-square-foot office building in uptown St. John, N.B., at a heavily discounted price. The company said it bought the building located a 400 Main Street, for a price of $17.50 per square foot—significantly below replacement cost—that works out to a total cost of $2.8 million. Brunswick Realty’s online listing … Latest Ontario Stories BMI Acquires Former Baie-Comeau Paper Mill Site, Launches Multi-Modal Industrial Hub Quebec + Ontario + Industrial | December 12, 2024 The BMI Group has acquired the former paper mill site in Baie-Comeau, Que., and launched a redevelopment project on it. The 2,800-acre property is set to become the Norderra Multi-Modal Industrial Hub. This ambitious project aims to bolster regional industrial development and enhance Canada’s resource supply chains. In partnership with the Port of Baie-Comeau, the … JLL Expands Greater Toronto Area Industrial Team Ontario + Cross Border News + Industrial | December 11, 2024 JLL has added six industry leaders to its Greater Toronto Area industrial real estate brokerage team. Luis Almeida has been appointed as an executive vice-president. He also serves as president of SIOR’s Canada Central chapter. Also joining JLL are Daniel Smith (senior vice-president); Kevin Irandoust (associate vice-president); Rodrigo Silva (associate vice-president); Jakub Vidimlic (senior sales … Latest Pacific Canada Stories Menkes, QuadReal Top Off $1.5B Festival Condo Project in Vaughan Cross Border News + Canada + Pacific Canada + Multi-residential Housing | December 13, 2024 Menkes Developments and QuadReal Property Group have topped off a landmark four-tower condominium community in Vaughan, Ont. The Festival development is located in the south Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC.) The milestone marks the completion of the exterior structural framework for all four towers. Standing at about 626 feet, Festival’s tallest tower is now the highest … Onni Seeking to Remove Office Spaces from Coquitlam Mixed-Use Project Pacific Canada + Cross Border News + Multi-residential Housing | December 13, 2024 Onni Group is proposing to eliminate office space from its seven-tower mixed-use development on the former Coquitlam College campus in Coquitlam, B.C., according to a published report. The company has cited challenges to the office leasing market resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the change of plans. The project … Latest Quebec Stories Rona to Rebrand 15 Big Box Stores as Rona+ Quebec + Cross Border News + Retail | December 14, 2024 Rona, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers, has announced plans to convert 15 of its big box stores to the Rona+ banner in May 2025. The move is part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its sole retail brand in Canada. Rona previously rebranded former parent Lowe’s stores as Rona+ after New York-based private-equity … BMI Acquires Former Baie-Comeau Paper Mill Site, Launches Multi-Modal Industrial Hub Quebec + Ontario + Industrial | December 12, 2024 The BMI Group has acquired the former paper mill site in Baie-Comeau, Que., and launched a redevelopment project on it. The 2,800-acre property is set to become the Norderra Multi-Modal Industrial Hub. This ambitious project aims to bolster regional industrial development and enhance Canada’s resource supply chains. In partnership with the Port of Baie-Comeau, the …