Hanna's Department of Economic Development & Tourism, under the leadership of Town Council, is committed to ensuring long term growth and prosperity by building and maintaining partnerships, increasing our assessment base, insuring that our infrastructure and services are in place and sustainable and raising the profile of the Town of Hanna.  The Town of Hanna encourages existing business to expand and new business to locate within the community, increasing the available employment opportunities.  Town Council, along with the Economic Develoment Committee, continually formulate and implement strategies conducive to maintaining a healthy business environment.

Tourism and Economic Development go hand in hand.  Tousism is an important source of income, tax revenue and job creation and with the formation of the Canadian BAdlands and Hanna's proximity to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller,  Tourism is an underdeveloped yet growing industry in Hanna.

The Director of Economic Development & Tourism  reports directly to Council and works cooperatively with the Economic Development Committee and the various other volunteer committees within their organizational structure.  Additionally, the Town is involved with several other regional Economic Development Groups in South East and East Central Alberta.  For more information on Economic Development Activities, please visit the Doing Business in Hanna section of this website.