25 medicine ha t's top 1 emplo y ers
The Top 25 employers in Medicine Hat was determined by the City of Medicine Hat with input from the Medicine Hat News and the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce. These Top 25 employers were chosen based on three criteria:
1) Number of employees in the Medicine Hat area. 2) Corporate profile with regional, national or global distribution.
3) Larger impact on the life of the Medicine Hat community by corporate giving, community service and other charitable works.
Auto~Star Compusystems Inc. Total Corporate Assets: N/A Number of Medicine Hat employees: 52 Product or service: Point of Sales (POS) software for retailers Distribution: North America and Australia
Auto~Star celebrated 30 years in Medicine Hat in 2012. From a two- person basement start-up, Auto~Star has built itself into a North American leader in POS software catering to major clients like Shoppers Drug Mart Co. and Katz Group Inc., owners of pharmacy giants like Pharma Plus, Rexall, Medicine Shoppe and Drug Trading Co. Ltd. Auto-
Star has also been recognized for its contributions to community life in Medicine Hat through its support for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Southern Alberta Junior Achievement program. Auto~Star has won various awards for Small Business Excellence at the annual Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce awards.
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Criterion Catalysts and Technologies Canada Inc. Total Corporate Assets: Parent company Royal Dutch Shell $345 billion Number of Medicine Hat Employees: 31 Product or service: Chemical catalysts for hydro-processing and oil refining Distribution: Global
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Criterion Catalysts and Technologies Inc. creates petro-chemicals essential to the oil refining process. Through parent company Dutch Royal Shell their chemical catalysts are used in major refineries all around the world. Criterion catalysts are used to remove nitrogen,
sulphur and other contaminant metals during the refining process. The Criterion plant in Medicine Hat produces 24 million pounds of catalyst per year and has operated in the city for 30 years. Between 2007 and 2011, Criterion was recognized with four consecutive Alberta Workplace Health and Safety Awards.
Cancarb Limited Total Corporate Assets: Parent company TransCanada Corp. $47 billion Number of Medicine Hat Employees: 74 Product or service: Thermax (Thermal carbon black) Distribution: Global
The Cancarb Limited plant in Medicine Hat has been operating continuously in the city since 1973 and has gone through several expansions over the years. Cancarb now produces 100 million pounds of thermal carbon black for worldwide distribution.
Thermal carbon black is a super dense carbon produced from natural gas. It is one of the purest forms of carbon and is essential to manufacturing rubber, plastics, insulation, concrete and graphite. The Cancarb plant uses waste heat to generate its own electricity, releasing fewer greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In 2012 Cancarb and its employees were awarded the Medicine Hat Family YMCA’s Community Peace Medal for their fundraising efforts to help renovate the YMCA’s daycare and summer camp.
Canadian Fertilizers Ltd. Total Corporate Assets: Parent companies CF Industries Holdings $10 billion; Glencore (Viterra) $86 billion. Number of Medicine Hat Employees: 190 Product or service: Nitrogen fertilizer Distribution: North America
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Canadian Fertilizers Ltd. (CF) has been operating its nitrogen fertilizer production plant in Medicine Hat since 1976. Nitrogen fertilizer is used in all types of agriculture in North America to increase crop production on farm lands. The Medicine Hat Complex
spans 160 acres; it has two ammonia plants and one urea on site and produces 735,000 tonnes of granular urea (fertilizer) annually. It is Canada’s largest nitrogen fertilizer plant. CF is a major sponsor of the local Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat College and Southeastern Alberta Partners for Youth Career Development.
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