TOWN OF BOWDEN 2101 - 20 Avenue, Box 338 Bowden AB T0M 0K0 Ph: 403-224-3395 Fax: 403-224-2244 admin@town.bowden.ab.ca
The Town of Bowden has a very healthy business sector. Bowden is situated in the heart of the Calgary-Edmonton corridor, alongside Highway 2. A short drive south of Red Deer, Bowden is ideally situated for residential, commercial, and industrial development.
2012 Business Licenses are now available at the Town Office. All businesses operating in the Town of Bowden, including home-based businesses, must have a business license.
Fees are as follows:
Residential Business License - $25
Non-Resident Business License - $100
In 2006, the Town of Bowden began working with Stevenson Homes developing affordably priced R1 residential lots at the south end of Bowden. This 63 acre development site, Destination Greens, will house over 200 affordable residential lots with many overlooking fairways from the Bowden Hi-Way Golf Course.
Bowden has a very strong labour force in various industries, including business and community services, retail and wholesale, public administration, construction, agriculture, and manufacturing. For details on these or other opportunities within our community, please contact Town Office.
Labour Force by Industry Division
1996
% of Total
2001
% of Total
Agriculture
30
6.19%
45
8.11%
Mining
40
8.25%
10
1.80%
Manufacturing
35
7.22%
40
7.21%
Construction
40
8.25%
50
9.01%
Transportation & Utilities
15
3.09%
30
5.41%
Retail and Wholesale
95
19.59%
95
17.12%
Finance
0
0%
0
0%
Business & Community Services
165
34.02%
210
37.84%
Public Administration
35
7.22%
60
10.81%
Total All Industries
485
100%
555
100%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)