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August 7, 2008
Loblaw set to build Regina distribution centre
REGINA
Loblaw is set to build a new western Canadian distribution centre just outside Regina.
This project, by one of Canada’s largest food distributors, is expected to generate 750 jobs within two years and as many as 1,500 jobs by 2017.
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