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73-611: Port Alberta is a joint venture between Edmonton Global and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) based in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in Alberta , Canada. Port Alberta provides transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions to connect Alberta's economy to worldwide markets. Its office is located in Edmonton . An independent advisory board representing regional businesses led by two co-chairs and

146-516: A tax preparation product called WINTAX – Canada's first Microsoft Windows -based personal tax preparation software. In 1993, they agreed to be acquired by Chipsoft, manufacturer of the U.S. personal income tax software TurboTax . Shortly after the WINTAX acquisition, Chipsoft agreed to merge with Intuit, the developer of the Quicken financial software. Intuit Canada continued to update and support

219-495: A US destination use Quick Connect, which enables passengers to clear US Customs and Border Protection without having to claim and recheck baggage or re-clear security during the connection. The airport has an Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and two Plaza Premium lounges. The 213-room in-airport Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel is located groundside within the terminal complex. Edmonton International Airport provides scheduled non-stop flights to over 50 destinations. It serves as

292-420: A by-then bankrupt software company that had developed on-demand customer relationship management software. In April 2009, it acquired Boorah, a restaurant review site. On June 2, 2009, it announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase PayCycle Inc., an online payroll services, in an all-cash transaction for approximately $ 170 million. On September 14, 2009, Intuit Inc. agreed to acquire Mint.com ,

365-599: A code sharing basis. Martinair Holland also operated flights between Edmonton International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport prior to the termination of this airline's passenger service. In 2005, America West Express operated by Mesa Airlines via a code sharing agreement on behalf of America West Airlines was flying nonstop to Los Angeles with Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. Edmonton International Airport offers United States border preclearance facilities. Passengers from domestic flights connecting in Edmonton to

438-419: A competitor to Quicken called Microsoft Money . To win retailers' loyalty, Intuit included a US$ 15 rebate coupon, redeemable on software customers purchased in their stores. This was the first time a software company offered a rebate. Roughly around the same time the company engaged John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins and diversified its product lineup. In 1993 Intuit went public and used the proceeds to make

511-1098: A data consulting firm. On October 30, 2013, it acquired Full Slate, a developer of appointment scheduling software for small businesses. In November 2013, Intuit acquired Prestwick Services, LLC, and incorporated TruPay into its Employee Management Solutions Division. In May 2014, Intuit Inc. bought Invitco to help bookkeepers put bill processing in the cloud. In May 2014, it acquired Check for approximately $ 360 million to offer bill pay across small business and personal finance products. In December 2014, it. acquired Acrede, UK-based provider of global, cross-border and cloud-based payroll services. In March 2015, Intuit Inc. acquired Playbook HR. In January 2016, Intuit Inc. announced an agreement to sell Demandforce to Internet Brands . On March 3, 2016, Intuit announced plans to sell Quicken to H.I.G. Capital . On March 8, 2016, it announced plans to sell Quickbase to private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe . In October 2016, Intuit acquired Bankstream to integrate direct bank feeds into QuickBooks. On May 1, 2017, Intuit announced it

584-440: A free online personal finance service, for $ 170 million. On January 15, 2010, Intuit Inc. spun off Intuit Real Estate Solutions (which Intuit acquired in 2002) as a stand-alone company. The new company took on its previous moniker, and is now known as MRI Software . On May 21, 2010, Intuit acquired MedFusion, a Cary, NC leader of Patient to Provider communications for approximately $ 91 million. On August 10, 2010, it. acquired

657-405: A free online service called TurboTax Free File as well as a similarly named service called TurboTax Free Edition which is not free for most users. In 2019, investigations by ProPublica found that Intuit deliberately steered taxpayers from the free TurboTax Free File to the paid TurboTax Free Edition using tactics including search engine delisting and a deceptive discount targeted to members of

730-620: A free online service called TurboTax Free File as well as a similarly named service called TurboTax Free Edition which is not free for most users. TurboTax Free File was developed as part of an agreement whereby members of the Free File Alliance would offer tax preparation for individuals below an income threshold for free in exchange for the IRS not providing taxpayers with free pre-filled forms. In 2019, investigations by ProPublica found that Intuit deliberately steered taxpayers from

803-580: A key acquisition: the tax-preparation software company Chipsoft based in San Diego . The time after the IPO was marked by rapid growth and culminated with a buyout offer from Microsoft in 1994; at this time Intuit's market capitalization reached US$ 2 billion . However, the United States Department of Justice sued to block the acquisition. The company came under intense pressure in

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876-477: A living. It is generally used by larger firms with more complex workflows and clients. On March 2, 1999, Intuit acquired Computing Resources Inc. of Reno, Nevada for approximately $ 200 million. This acquisition allowed Intuit to offer a payroll processing platform through its QuickBooks software program. In December 1999, Intuit purchased Rock Financial for a sum of $ 532M. The company was renamed Quicken Loans . In June 2002, Rock Financial founder Dan Gilbert led

949-665: A market capitalization of about US$ 50 billion. In August 2018, the company announced that Sasan Goodarzi would become Intuit's leader and CEO at the beginning of 2019. Previous CEO Brad Smith will remain chairman of Intuit's board of directors. In August 2020, Intuit QuickBooks Canada was expected to reveal intentions to partner with Digital Main Street, as the company aims to help digitally turn Canadian small businesses. In July 2024, Intuit announced it would lay off 1,800 employees, or 10% of its workforce, in order to refocus resources on generative AI initiatives. Intuit formerly offered

1022-648: A programmer, he ended up running into Tom Proulx at Stanford University . The two started Intuit, which initially operated out of a modest room on University Avenue in Palo Alto. The first version of Quicken was coded in Microsoft's BASIC programming language for the IBM PC and UCSD Pascal for the Apple II by Tom Proulx and had to contend with a dozen serious competitors. In 1991, Microsoft decided to produce

1095-597: A project manager provides leadership and direction to the Port Alberta network. Port Alberta's network comprises Port Alberta’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) enables companies involved in handling or moving goods to reduce and eliminate normal trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas and compliance costs. Within the FTZ, located at the EIA, a company imports raw materials or partially finished goods, completes manufacturing and exports

1168-434: A provider of online banking services. On August 17, 2007, Intuit sold Eclipse ERP to Activant , for $ 100.5 million in cash . In December 2007, it acquired Electronic Clearing House to add check processing power.In December 2007, it acquired Homestead Technologies which offers web site creation and e-commerce tools targeted at the small business market, for $ 170 million. In December 2008, it acquired Entellium ,

1241-794: A single point of entry for a multipurpose community port system of inland ports connecting Alberta with the Port of Prince Rupert and the Port Metro Vancouver . Port Alberta members integrate various Canadian inland transportation hubs such as CentrePort Canada and the Global Transportation Hub while connecting the CANAMEX Corridor with the Asia Pacific Gateway , and Canada's Arctic and Northwest Territories . Port Alberta's location on

1314-567: A small group of private investors in purchasing the Quicken Loans subsidiary back from Intuit. In 2001, Intuit invested in UK market, hiring a local management team led by Stephen Lee, managing director, and Neil Atkins, marketing director, with an aim to become Europe's leading B2B & B2C packaged accounts solution. In 2002, the firm acquired Management Reports International , a Cleveland-based real estate management software firm. The firm

1387-548: A successful business plan, starting costs calculator, cash flow calculator, break-even calculator, templates for business planning and sample business plans. TaxAlmanac was a free online tax research resource. The site included information including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, Tax Court Cases, and a variety of articles. This site was up for closure but due to massive feedback, has reminded up. It has however been archived since June 2014, meaning

1460-566: A tax preparation software company based in San Diego. In 1994, the firm acquired the tax preparation software division of Best Programs of Reston, VA. In the same year, Intuit acquired Parsons Technology from Bob Parsons for $ 64 million. In 1996, it acquired GALT Technologies, Inc of Pittsburgh, PA. In 1998, it acquired Lacerte Software Corp., which now operates as an Intuit subsidiary. The Lacerte subsidiary focuses on tax software used by professional accountants who prepare taxes for

1533-514: A variety of platforms including application software , software connected to services , software as a service , platform as a service and mobile applications . Intuit Canada has employees located all across Canada, with offices in Edmonton , Alberta , and Toronto , Ontario . Intuit Canada traces its origins to the 1993 acquisition by Intuit of a Canadian tax preparation software developer. In 1992, Edmontonians and University of Alberta graduates Bruce Johnson and Chad Frederick had built

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1606-515: A way-station and temporary shelter for thousands of Fort McMurray evacuees. The Emergency Operations Centre in the airport ran for 112 hours, organizing the arrival and departure of hundreds of aircraft. During May 2016, the airport saw more than 300 additional daily flights on top of their regularly scheduled service. In August 2016, the Government of Alberta announced $ 90 million in funding to begin twinning Highway 19 and that it has protected

1679-473: A week nonstop to London Heathrow while CP Air was flying 747s three days a week nonstop to Amsterdam. Wardair Canada also operated scheduled and charter flights to Europe as well as charter service to Hawaii from the airport and in 1979 was operating nonstop charter service to London Gatwick Airport and Prestwick in the UK as well as to Amsterdam and Frankfurt. In 1989, Wardair Canada was operating scheduled nonstop service to London Gatwick and Manchester in

1752-611: A week via a stop in Winnipeg and also to Paris Orly Airport three times a week via stops in Toronto and Montreal with DC-8 jets. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pacific Western Airlines operated Boeing 707 charter flights from the airport to the UK and other destinations in Europe. In 1970, Air Canada operated nonstop DC-8 service to London-Heathrow twice a week while CP Air flew nonstop DC-8 service to Amsterdam three times

1825-638: A week. CP Air then introduced Boeing 747 jumbo jet service nonstop to Amsterdam with two flights a week being operated in 1976. By 1978, the airline was also flying nonstop 747 service to Honolulu. Air Canada had also begun daily nonstop Boeing 727-200 service to both Los Angeles and San Francisco by 1979 and was operating direct one stop McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 service to Chicago O'Hare Airport via Winnipeg by 1985. Earlier, in 1983, both airlines were operating wide body jetliners on their respective services to Europe with Air Canada flying Lockheed L-1011 TriStar long range series 500 model aircraft three days

1898-452: Is active in medical repatriation missions and patient transfers in general, by commercial flights or stretcher charter. Jet Companion aeromedical crews travel in and out of Edmonton Airport on a daily basis as part of their medical missions elsewhere in Canada, or anywhere in the world. The Edmonton Area Control Centre ( ICAO : CZEG ) operated by Nav Canada is located at the airport. It

1971-428: Is leading the push to rename the airport in honour of the aviation legend. On November 6, 2020, a Change.org petition was launched by Western Aviation News to rename Edmonton International Airport as Edmonton Max Ward International Airport. And an official Canadian House of Commons petition was also launched by Powell on February 2, 2021, and sponsored by Mike Lake , Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin. On

2044-461: Is responsible for all aircraft movements over a flight information region (FIR) consisting of Alberta and most of northern Canada , including the high Arctic . Edmonton-based Flair Airlines maintains its headquarters and operational offices at Edmonton International Airport. Ontario-based Canadian North maintains its operations facilities at EIA. Private aviation companies Aurora Jet Partners and Airco Aircraft Charters are headquartered at

2117-586: Is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta . Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada and operated by Edmonton Airports , it is located 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) south southwest of Downtown Edmonton in Leduc County on Highway 2 opposite of the city of Leduc . The airport offers scheduled non-stop flights to major cities in Canada,

2190-545: Is the subject of multiple lawsuits and is under investigation by the FTC and several state attorneys general . On May 4, 2022, Intuit agreed to pay a $ 141 million settlement over misleading advertisements. CEO Sasan Goodarzi oversees all products in all countries. Intuit Canada ULC , an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Intuit, is a developer of financial management and tax preparation software for personal finance and small business accounting . Services are delivered on

2263-482: The Canada Revenue Agency forced Intuit and other tax preparing software companies to limit the number of returns available from their software to 20. This caused Intuit Canada to stop offering QuickTax Pro50 and Pro100 products, and they now offer QuickTax 20 as an alternative. Intuit Canada has since announced that for the 2010 tax year, they will discontinue use of the name QuickTax and replace it with

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2336-723: The Canadian Arctic , the United States , Europe , Asia , and the rapidly expanding Mexican and Latin American markets. Port Alberta represents a multi-point inland port capacity exceeding 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2013 with expansion in 2014 to approximately 800,000 TEUs. Port Alberta's board of directors during this timeframe consisted of private sector and government members representing Canadian National (CN), Canadian Pacific (CP), Edmonton Airports , Momentive, Stantec , Graham Construction,

2409-501: The 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic and 9th busiest by aircraft movements. It served 8,254,121 passengers in 2018. The airport serves as headquarters for two major Canadian airlines, passenger carrier Flair Airlines and cargo carrier Morningstar Air Express. Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport, on the opposite side of the city from the military airport at RCAF Station Namao , and purchased over 28 km (7,000 acres) of land. When

2482-773: The CANAMEX Corridor, established by the North American Free Trade Agreement , combined with proximity to Alberta's Industrial Heartland , and the Nisku Business Park places Port Alberta at the economic centre of Canada's energy industry. Port Alberta's geographical positioning and collaborative relationships extend business access to foreign trade zone benefits and a well-established network of highways, railways, air and sea connections to important regional and international markets, including Eastern Canada , Western Canada ,

2555-684: The City of Edmonton, PCL Construction , the City of Leduc , Symmetry, Inc., ONPA Architects, and Waiward Steel. The chair of the board was Daryl Procinsky of ONPA Architects, while its last chief executive officer (CEO) was Gordon Groat, formerly of Intuit Inc. Global Business Division, the CKUA Radio Network Board of Directors, and the Town of Devon . Partnerships included BBEX/Braden Burry Expediting Ltd., CN, CP, Clark Builders, Deloitte ,

2628-840: The City of Edmonton, Edmonton Airports, the EEDC, the Government of Alberta , the City of Leduc, Leduc County , the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association , Momentive Specialty Chemicals Canada Inc. , the Oil Sands Developers Group (now the Oilsands Community Alliance), ONPA Architects, Stuart Olson Dominions, Trans America Group, Trans Port International Corporation, Waiward Steel, and Western Economic Diversification Canada . In 2015, Port Alberta

2701-777: The Intuit Websites and Weblistings products which had been formed from the Homestead Technologies and StepUp Commerce acquisitions. On July 1, 2013, it announced an agreement to sell their Intuit Financial Services (IFS) business unit (formerly known as Digital Insight) to Thoma Bravo for more than $ 1.03 billion. On August 19, 2013, it announced that they had sold their Intuit Health business unit (formerly known as MedFusion) back to MedFusion's founder, Steve Malik . In August 2013, Intuit Inc. acquired tax planning software Good April for an undisclosed amount. On October 23, 2013, it acquired Level Up Analytics,

2774-463: The Port Alberta inland trade and transportation hub project. In 2010, Port Alberta transitioned to an industry-led association from its government-based founders and a board of independent industry directors was established in November 2010. Port Alberta incorporated as a legal entity on December 2, 2012, independent of the EIA and was represented by an industry and government led board that acted as

2847-509: The UK and was also operating nonstop charter service at this same time to Frankfurt and Honolulu. The Wardair nonstop service to London Gatwick was being operated with Airbus A310 jets with two flights a week in 1989. LOT Polish Airlines flew to Warsaw, Poland until 2001. Several US-based air carriers besides Northwest served the airport over the years as well. By 1975, Northwest was operating nonstop Boeing 727-100 jet service to both Anchorage and Minneapolis/St. Paul while Western Airlines

2920-659: The United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada . The airport has a catchment area encompassing Central and Northern Alberta, northern British Columbia , and Yukon , the Northwest Territories and western Nunavut . The total catchment area is 1.8 million residents. It is Canada's largest major airport by total land area, covering just under 28 km (7,000 acres),

2993-626: The WINTAX software, which was renamed QuickTax in 1995 and then renamed TurboTax in 2010. Intuit Canada quickly became the hub for international development at Intuit, producing localized versions of Quicken and QuickBooks for Canada (in French and English) and the United Kingdom. The U.K. version of Quicken was discontinued in 2005. In 2008, Intuit Canada discontinued the TaxWiz software and added QuickTax Basic to their lineup. Changes made by

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3066-478: The Web" in which TaxAlmanac was selected as one of the 50. The product made the short list as one of the 7 in the collaboration category. Intuit archives TaxAlmanac effective June 1, 2014. Many of the users have migrated to a new site called TaxProTalk.com. Zipingo was a free website where users could rate services such as contractors , restaurants , and other businesses. Ratings and comments were either entered from

3139-649: The ability to process credit cards through its core product, QuickBooks, without the need for hardware leasing. They can also provide traditional terminal-based credit card processing and downloading transactions directly into the QuickBooks software. In November 2005, Intuit acquired MyCorporation.com, an online business document filing service, for $ 20 million from original founders Philip and Nellie Akalp. In September 2006, it acquired StepUp Commerce, an online localized product listing syndicator, for $ 60 million in cash. In December 2006, it acquired Digital Insight ,

3212-523: The airport began the $ 282 million "1998–2005 Redevelopment Project". The three-phase project included the construction of the south terminal and central hall concept, a commuter facility, doubling of the apron , and a multistorey parkade . This redevelopment project expanded the passenger capacity to 5.5 million. By the time the expansion project was completed in 2005, continued passenger growth triggered planning for another expansion. A new 9,900 m (107,000 sq ft) control and office tower

3285-687: The airport opened on November 15, 1960, its first terminal was an arch hangar . Today, it is in use by Summit Air . In 1963, a passenger terminal, built in the international style , was opened. It remains in use as the North Terminal. Artwork, fired by Alberta natural gas, adorned the departures area exterior. A large mural, commissioned by the Canadian government in 1963 for $ 18,000 titled Bush Pilot in Northern Sky by Jack Shadbolt , remains to this day. An appraisal in 2005 indicated that

3358-533: The airport. The Alberta Aviation Council, a non-profit group that represents the aviation and aerospace industries in Alberta, is headquartered at the airport. The Premium Outlet Collection EIA outlet mall is located at the airport. Construction officially began in spring 2016 on the 39,800 m (428,000 sq ft) shopping mall and opened on May 2, 2018. The mall features over 100 outlet stores, with many of them making their Canadian debut. Adjacent to

3431-524: The area needed for a third runway, which is required due its estimated 3,530 m (11,580 ft) length and orientation as runway 11/29, causing it to exceed current airport boundaries. The airport also plans to extend runway 12/30 by one-third its current length from 3,100 to 4,030 m (10,170 to 13,220 ft) to increase accessibility and capacity tied to Port Alberta Developments/ Intercontinental routes. The airport had international service soon after it opened. In 1960, Canadian Pacific Airlines

3504-647: The day. Leduc Transit 's Route 10 provides service between the airport and the city of Leduc . Sundog Tours provides coach service from Jasper National Park via Edmonton , Edson , and Hinton . Ebus offers daily and direct coach service from Red Deer and Calgary . The airport is accessible from Alberta Highway 2 south of Edmonton. The airport is the subject of the 2016 reality series Airport: Below Zero produced by History (Canadian TV channel) . [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Intuit Intuit offered

3577-523: The existing content can be accessed and viewed but no new posts or comments can be made after this archival. Modeled after English Misplaced Pages , TaxAlmanac was launched in May 2005. The June 6, 2005 edition of Time magazine featured an article entitled "It's a Wiki, Wiki World" about English Misplaced Pages in which TaxAlmanac was highlighted as "A Community of Customers". The November 21, 2005 edition of Business Week featured an article titled "50 Smart Ways to Use

3650-405: The facilities to accept large wide-bodied, long-haul aircraft. Thus airlines used City Centre to fly short-haul flights to hubs in other cities where connections to many locations were available. Growth returned in 1995. In the 1995 Edmonton municipal election , 77% of voters approved by plebiscite to consolidate all scheduled jet passenger service at Edmonton International Airport. In 1998,

3723-502: The facility was sold; it will be used for greenhouse vegetables and other horticulture by Bevo Farms. The idea to rename Edmonton International Airport as Edmonton Max Ward International Airport, in honour of Edmonton native Maxwell W. Ward, was first conceived by aviation enthusiast Bill Powell, following Ward's death in November 2020. Powell was 13 years old the first time he wrote to Max Ward, former bush pilot and founder of Canadian airline Wardair , after his first Wardair flight, and

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3796-604: The free TurboTax Free File to the paid TurboTax Free Edition using tactics including search engine delisting and a deceptive discount targeted to members of the military. Subsequent investigations by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the New York State Department of Financial Services reached similar conclusions, the latter concluding that Intuit engaged in "unfair and abusive practices". As of 2022, Intuit

3869-495: The hub for Flair Airlines . Edmonton is one of WestJet 's main hubs; the airline flies to 30 destinations with an average of 62 daily departures, nonstop, from Edmonton. WestJet (and its subsidiaries) are the largest carriers at Edmonton International Airport, holding more than 70% of the market share. The airport is home to a purpose-built facility on its southern edge that is shared by Alberta Health Services fixed-wing air ambulance operations, as well as one of three bases in

3942-566: The late 1980s to the mid-1990s, first with a 727-200 and later with a Boeing 757-200 with these flights providing direct one stop service to Los Angeles as well. In 1999, Canadian Airlines International flew daily nonstop 737-200 service to Chicago O'Hare Airport while Air BC flew nonstop British Aerospace 146 jet service to Denver on behalf of Air Canada on a code sharing basis as an Air Canada Connector air carrier. Also in 1999, Horizon Air began nonstop Fokker F28 Fellowship jet service to Seattle flying on behalf of Alaska Airlines on

4015-845: The late 1990s when Microsoft started to compete vigorously with its core Quicken business. In response, Intuit launched new web-based products and put more emphasis on QuickBooks and on TurboTax. The company made a number of investments around this time. Among others, it purchased a large stake in Excite and acquired Lacerte Software, a Dallas -based developer of tax preparation software used by tax professionals. It also divested its online bill payment service unit in exchange for an equity stake in CheckFree . In June 2013, Intuit announced it would sell its financial services unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $ 1.03 billion. As of May 2018, Intuit had more than US$ 5 billion in annual revenue and

4088-712: The mall are a business park and hotels. The RedTail Landing Golf Club and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino are located on the northeast corner of the airport grounds, while the RAD Torque Raceway is located on the northwest corner. In 2016, Aurora Sky began building the world's largest and most advanced marijuana production facility. The facility, which is expected to be completed by 2018, will be over 75,000 m (810,000 sq ft) in area and produce more than 100,000 kg (220,000 lb) of cannabis annually. In August 2022,

4161-694: The military. As of the 2021 tax filing season, TurboTax no longer participates in the Free File Alliance . Intuit has lobbied extensively against the IRS providing taxpayers with free pre-filled forms, which is the norm in developed countries. The company was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Palo Alto, California . Intuit was conceived by Scott Cook, whose prior work at Procter & Gamble helped him realize that personal computers would lend themselves towards replacements for paper-and-pencil based personal accounting. On his quest to find

4234-739: The morning of August 29, 2022, Edmonton International Airport officially transitioned from EIA to YEG using the YEG acronym from the IATA identifier of the airport as part of the official name. Edmonton Transit System (ETS) provides express service between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT Station , facilitating connections to the region's wider transit system. Route 747 runs between 4:10 a.m. and midnight every 30 minutes most times of

4307-451: The mural was worth $ 750,000, and a restoration of the mural was undertaken in 2007. During the 1970s, the airport experienced rapid growth in traffic as the city of Edmonton grew, and served approximately 2 million passengers by 1980. However, from the early 1980s until 1995, traffic declined. This decline was attributed to the continued usage of Edmonton City Centre Airport as well as to a slowing economy. Edmonton City Centre did not have

4380-426: The name TurboTax – thus bringing the product in line with Intuit's American tax-filing software. Intuit has had several online communities, some of which offer integration or cross-sells into its other products. These include the QuickBooks and TurboTax online communities for QuickBooks users and small business owners and tax payers respectively, Quicken Online Community for Quicken users and those who need help with

4453-627: The personal finance management app Cha-Ching. On June 28, 2011, it acquired the Web banking technology assets of Mobile Money Ventures, a mobile finance provider, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is expected to position Intuit as the largest online and mobile technology provider to financial institutions. On May 18, 2012, it. acquired Demandforce, an automated small business marketing, and customer communications SaaS provider for approximately $ 423.5 million. On August 15, 2012, it announced an agreement to sell their 'Grow Your Business' business unit to Endurance International . The sale included

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4526-560: The personal finances, and the Accountant Online Community and Jump Up. These communities have consisted of blogs, an expert locator map and event calendar, forums and discussion groups, podcasts, videocasts and webinars, and other user-created content. JumpUp (formerly JackRabbit Beta) was a free social networking and resources site for small business owners and/or start-ups. Free tools and services included an interactive business planner, online training for developing

4599-525: The products throughout Canada, North America or internationally. Port Alberta was inspired by the Port of Houston , a one-stop shop for customs and security with a free trade zone and with air, rail and trucking connections in one place. In 2007, Edmonton Airports , the EEDC, and the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to create an inland port at the EIA. The federal government provided C$ 1.5 million in funding to

4672-434: The province for STARS helicopter air ambulance. Nor-Alta Aviation also provides Air Ambulance services at Edmonton Airport under contract from Alberta Health Services. Nor-Alta Aviation purchased Can-West Corporate Air Charters Ltd. and became Can-West Corporate Air Charters a Nor-Alta Aviation Company in late 2015. Edmonton Airport is also the base airport for Jet Companion, a Canadian aeromedical transport company that

4745-497: The website or through Quicken and QuickBooks. The site was closed by Intuit on August 23, 2007. For the fiscal year 2021, Intuit reported earnings of US$ 2.062 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 9.633 billion, an increase of 25.4% over the previous fiscal cycle. Intuit's shares traded at over $ 498.18 per share and total international net revenue was less than 5% of total net revenue. share in US$ In 1993, Intuit acquired Chipsoft,

4818-429: Was added in 2009. Further expansions completed in 2013 including seven new passenger gates, 14 boarding bridges, moving walkways, and advanced baggage handling and scanning systems. A new Renaissance Hotel was another major addition to the airport landscape. The airport played a major role during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire , operating as hubs for aerial firefighting and medical evacuation . The airport became

4891-688: Was flying Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 737-200 jets direct to Denver, Salt Lake City and Great Falls (with all of these services first stopping in Calgary). Hughes Airwest also served the airport with Douglas DC-9-10 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets on nonstop flights to Spokane as well as direct flights to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. By 1980, Hughes Airwest was operating five daily departures from Edmonton with 727-200 and DC-9-30 jetliners with direct service via Calgary to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Burbank, Reno, Boise, Spokane and Palm Springs. In 1981, Western Airlines

4964-532: Was operating a daily 727-200 flight on a routing of Edmonton–Minneapolis/St. Paul–Chicago O'Hare Airport –Miami–Fort Lauderdale. United Airlines operated a daily 727-100 nonstop flight to San Francisco with direct one-stop service to Los Angeles in 1983. Western Airlines operated a 727-200 nonstop to Salt Lake City in 1987 with this daily flight providing direct one stop service to Los Angeles. Delta Air Lines then acquired and merged with Western with Delta continuing to operate nonstop service to Salt Lake City from

5037-520: Was operating a daily nonstop 727-200 flight to Denver with continuing direct service to Phoenix and Los Angeles while Republic Airlines , which had acquired Hughes Airwest, flew daily nonstop DC-9-10 service to Las Vegas and Spokane. By 1982, Republic Airlines was operating all of its flights to the U.S. from Edmonton via an intermediate stop in Calgary with direct service to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spokane and Palm Springs. Also in 1982, Northwest

5110-548: Was operating nonstop flights to Amsterdam with Bristol Britannia turboprop aircraft several times a week. By 1961, Canadian Pacific had introduced Douglas DC-8 jetliners on its nonstop service to Amsterdam. Also in 1961, US-based Northwest Airlines was operating daily Douglas DC-7C propliner service on a routing of Edmonton–Winnipeg–Minneapolis/St. Paul–Milwaukee–New York City Idlewild Airport (now JFK Airport ). In 1962, Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA, now Air Canada ) operated direct flights to London's Heathrow Airport once

5183-476: Was renamed Intuit Real Estate Solutions (IRES) and offers real estate management products for Windows and the web. In 2002, it acquired Eclipse ERP for $ 88 million, a real-time transaction processing accounting software used for order fulfillment, inventory control, accounting, purchasing, and sales In 2003, it acquired 'Innovative Merchant Solutions' (IMS).a firm that provided merchant services to all types of businesses nationwide. The acquisition gave Intuit

5256-616: Was restarted through the EEDC and the Edmonton International Airport Authority as a joint venture. When EEDC was shut down in 2020, responsibility for managing Port Alberta was shifted to Edmonton Global, the region's FDI and international trade company. A reimagined and reinvigorated Port Alberta was launched on March 24, 2022. Edmonton International Airport Edmonton International Airport ( IATA : YEG , ICAO : CYEG ), officially branded YEG Edmonton International Airport since 2022,

5329-463: Was selling TruPay. On December 5, 2017, Intuit announced its acquisition of TSheets for $ 340 million. On February 24, 2020, Intuit CEO and leader Sasan Goodarzi announced that it planned to acquire Credit Karma for $ 7.1 billion. On August 3, 2020, Intuit announced its acquisition of TradeGecko for $ 100 million. On September 13, 2021, Intuit announced its acquisition of Mailchimp for $ 12 billion. In January of 2024, Intuit integrated some of

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