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In Lethbridge, we understand that business success is your bottom line.
Long-term business success in our city is directly linked to the competitive advantage of lower business costs in day-to-day operations. A lower cost of doing business in our city is evident in areas such as labour, supplies and services, transportation, utilities and telecommunications.
The latest edition of the Competitive Alternatives Study by KPMG found Lethbridge to have comparatively lower cost indices across several sectors including: manufacturing, research and development, software and corporate services.
What’s more, these indices were substantially lower in the research and development sectors of biomedical research, clinical trials and electronic systems development. Both Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge continue to play a key role in offering lowering cost alternatives for high-tech ventures.
Core industries operating in the Lethbridge area report that our lower cost of living allows them to offer more flexible salaries and benefit rates. Employees are more likely to stay in our city and contribute to our dynamic community because of the many exceptional quality of life factors that Lethbridge has to offer.
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1. This study uses 42 generic job positions, based on common levels of skill and responsibility to estimate annual labour costs for each facility. 2. Results are based on Individual job descriptions, typical salary and wage levels have been collected for each position in each centre studied. 3. Statutory and employer-sponsored benefits have been calculated individually according to the average pay for each job. 4. Average for 19 operations included in the overall results. 5. Ranking is based on the 10 geographic locations portrayed in the table and does not reflect the ranking within the overall survey results.
Competitive Alternatives: KPMG's Guide to International Business Location, 2012 Edition.
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