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Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Listen Now: Complete Season 1 of Surrey EconomIQ Insights

All 12 podcast sessions from Season 1 of Surrey EconomIQ Insights are available! Listen in to recap 2022!

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Agri-Innovation / Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Food in the Age of Crisis: How innovation in agritech is helping the next generation of growers

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Real Estate / Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

To invest or not to invest? High inflation business real estate considerations

Expanding businesses are facing a question of whether buying or leasing is the best path forward.

Agri-Innovation / Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Breaking the Silos for Agritech Innovation: Interview with AGtech Innovation Sandbox’s Sylvain Moreno

Boosting agritech innovations to strengthen food security has been a major topic of discussion as global supply…

Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Pandemics, Floods & Wars - Building Supply Chains During Crisis

The last few years have seen us experiencing a fair share of emergencies, from the COVID-19 pandemic to flood-…

Clean Technology / Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Revving up Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in Canada

As the world vies to produce more electric vehicles in light of historic high gas prices, we sit down with…

Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast

Looking at Surrey for a Competitive Edge: Interview with Prospera Credit Union's Ed Michielsen

Below is a summary of our Surrey EconomIQ Insights Podcast, where our guest Ed Michielson, Vice President of…

Innovation

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Surrey’s Rapidly Growing Green Building Materials and Efficiency Subsector - Part 1

As concerns about climate change and resource depletion continue to grow, numerous factors are fueling the global…

Surrey's Clean Technology Ecosystem is Thriving

Surrey has long been a place where innovative clean technology companies naturally come to scale up their…

Business Ecosystem

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Surrey Consumers Crave Flavor, Flocking to Entertainment and Dining, Eager to Shop Local.

We surveyed a representative group of 1400 consumers to get their impressions of the economy, specifically…

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Surrey's Resilient Supply Chain and Abundant Talent Pool Signal a Resurgent Canadian Economy

The City of Surrey is home to one of Canada’s most resilient economies. Learn more from the results of our Business…

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Bringing the World to Surrey: How Garaventa Lift has Built an Accessible Future

Foreign direct investment plays a crucial role in developing vibrant, resilient economies by bringing in new jobs,…

Business Ecosystem

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Surrey Consumers Crave Flavor, Flocking to Entertainment and Dining, Eager to Shop Local.

We surveyed a representative group of 1400 consumers to get their impressions of the economy, specifically…

Real Estate

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The Relevance of Office Space in a Work-From-Home Culture

While many questions remain, one certainty is that the development of high-quality commercial space in Surrey is…

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South Westminster: One of Metro Vancouver’s last developable waterfronts is in Surrey

Changes are coming to Surrey's South Westminster and the City would like to get the public's input

Real Estate

open office space

The Relevance of Office Space in a Work-From-Home Culture

While many questions remain, one certainty is that the development of high-quality commercial space in Surrey is…

Talent

Surrey City Centre

Celebrating the Talent in Surrey, BC

Discover why Surrey, BC is Canada's most exciting, future-ready city with modernized infrastructure, a magnet…

Surrey Has Technical Talent for the Electric Vehicle Sector

Here in Surrey, we have a strong and diverse talent pool primed to meet the demand for specialized skills in the EV…

Are you looking for a tech job in Surrey?

Invest Surrey is partnering with Tech Talent Canada to hold a virtual job fair this month

Talent

Surrey City Centre

Celebrating the Talent in Surrey, BC

Discover why Surrey, BC is Canada's most exciting, future-ready city with modernized infrastructure, a magnet…