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The #BCTECH Summit is the place for connecting industry, government and research under one roof to do business.

The Windsor stands to this day on its original location and is classified as an official heritage building.

Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program instructor Don Macdonald and his wife Allison Girvan provide all the vocals on the 10-track album

Oxygen Art Centre’s Executive Director Miriam Needoba will be leaving her role at the end of the year after six years of service.

The Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Awards recognizes excellence in the delivery of transportation infrastructure projects.

Kootenay Biz Blog will return on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018.

Columbia Basin Trust announces its most recent Social Grants recipients

The Province and the trust will each provide $14 million over the next three years with a target to create 225 affordable rental housing units.

Gambling revenue at the two provincially licensed casinos in the Kootenays generated a combined revenue of over $20 million in 2015/2016.

Adrian Bergles most recently was the lands manager for the Akisqnuk First Nation in the Columbia Valley

Columbia Basin Trust announces new five-year, $10-million program.

Columbia Basin Trust is expanding its support for arts, culture and heritage with $11.6 million over three years.

Mr. Dall'Antonia has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector and joined FortisBC in 2004.

Manufacturers attended a free Export Navigator workshop to learn about growing their businesses through exporting.

With new easy-to-access drop-off bins it makes it convenient to donate reusable clothing at five Cranbrook locations.

The BC Export Awards annual awards program occurs in either Vancouver every fall and hosted by Business In Vancouver.

$1 million for non-profit organizations to upgrade critical office technology

Bears Furniture and Appliances will also operate under the BrandSource label, with an extensive selection of appliances, furniture and electronics.

Unique to the area, the college offers courses in Chinese medicine, Registered Massage Therapy and Holistic Nutrition.

Well-known Cranbrook resident Tasy Strouzas is the new manager of the Coles bookstore in Tamarack Centre in Cranbrook

Bingay Coal licences cover 1,157 hectares near the confluence of the Bingay Creek and Elk River.

The owners of Nelson Landing are reaching out to developers and builders in Nelson to invite them to express their creative ideas on the lakefront property

Earlier this year, MoneySense magazine ranked the Top 100 Best Places to Retire in Canada—two Kootenay towns made the Top 10.

The BC Transit Trip Planner is a public transportation planning tool that combines the latest BC Transit schedule with Google Maps.

Brian and Julie Pealow are the new owners of the Loblaw’s franchise in Creston, now called Pealow’s Independent Grocer.

WestJet has introduced WestJet Link, a new regional air service operating under a capacity purchase agreement with Pacific Coastal Airlines

The resort, owned and operated by the Lower Kootenay Band, is requesting approval to build a 10-unit, two-storey housing structure.

The Export Navigator workshop is specifically for manufacturers in the West Kootenay, hosted by advisor Michael Hoher.

College of the Rockies’ President and CEO, David Walls, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Gawne as Executive Director, Public Relations.

Festive market celebration brings together more than 70 local producers and artisans

Tervita is a leading environmental services company with nearly 40 years of industry experience.

The Kicking Horse Chamber of Commerce hosted a gala dinner event and presented 14 awards in a variety of categories.

The BC Export Awards annually seeks out BC’s Top Exporters and honours companies for their excellence and achievements in 9 categories.

The B.C. government is distributing $10.1 million in new grants to help rural communities stabilize their economies and create long-term local employment.

Fernie Alpine Springs is brewing a favourful line of kombucha and they are expanding the availability of the product throughout the Kootenays.

Writer Jody Jacob, born and raised in Cranbrook, has published a children’s book called The Man & the Bear, created for kids between the ages of birth to seven.

At the recent Kimberley & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, Kimberley’s Mayor Don McCormick was one of the guest speakers.

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce recently gave out their Community and Business Excellence Awards for 2017.

Calgary-based West High Yield Resources sells their mineral properties near Rossland to Maryland-based Gryphon Enterprises for US$750 million

Former executive director of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, Jamie Mayes, has joined Nelson-based Imagine Kootenay initiative as interim program manager.

The conference is organized by East Kootenay Chamber of Mines (EKCM), a non-profit organization actively promoting sustainable exploration, mining and education

The Kootenay Rockies have selected a new board of directors

Jana Thompson is Revelstoke's new Chamber of Commerce executive director

The proposed Ellison Community Solar Pilot Project, if approved, would be B.C.’s largest utility-led community solar project to date.

The building will be home to a library, a small meeting room for public use as well as a large community hall space for larger gatherings.

Can-Filters produces a top brand of air filtration systems for safer workplaces and environments.

Kootenay Business magazine had the opportunity to tour the new Golden Visitor Centre recently.

Cranbrook Tourism, a society created and incorporated in 2015, is to market and promote Cranbrook and region as a preferred, year-round destination

Here is a list of the nominees and the winners in each category of the Kimberley Chamber 2017 Excellence Awards

During his tenure, Walls has led College of the Rockies through a host of significant milestones including a celebration of the College’s fortieth anniversary