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about one-third of Abbotsford. the cost and complexity of doing business, and in
2019 the city gained recognition internationally as
“We have an entrepreneurial spirit that is second one of the Intelligent Community Forum’s Top 7
to none,” says Braun. “You name the business, it is most intelligent communities in the world.
here and thriving. We don’t have huge tax rates —
our financial houses are in order.” Given its assets, the challenge that Abbotsford
faces is to leverage them for growth.
Abbotsford received, in 2015, the Open for Business
Award from the Small Business Roundtable, which “Our No. 1 challenge would be the need for more
recognized the city for taking initiatives to reduce industrial land,” says Braun. “We need the widening
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