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A food business incubator and commercial kitchen could open worlds of opportunity for entrepreneurs in B.C.'s Columbia Valley.

The owners of the Bedroom Furniture and Ashley Home Furniture stores in Cranbrook have recently acquired the vacated Liquidation World building.

Six women from both BC and Alberta successfully completed the Haul Truck Operator program on Friday, March 28.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed that will change the future of economic development for the St. Mary’s Band.

College of the Rockies improves on being the number one institution in Canada for international students by becoming number one in the world!

When two artists took ownership of their co-op in Grand Forks, B.C., and grew a retail shop, they learned to build and nurture a business and its customers.

Reinhart Construction of Invermere, B.C., is using an innovative technique to build fail-safe foundations in poor-quality soils.

The Fernie Skiing Heritage Society recognized five new inductees for the Ski Wall of Fame.

Lysh Hair Salon is a newly opened business in Fernie, B.C. Owner Sarah LeNeveu offers a variety of services and perks to clients.

Kootenay Country Craft Distillery, the first commercial distillery in the region.

Kettle Valley Waste is a business in B.C.'s Boundary region that has helped the local district implement exceptional waste disposal and diversion services.

A gala evening showcased the nominees and winners of the Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

COTR is expanding their list of courses to include a new Computer Support Technician (CST) certificate program.

The annual Business Excellence awards were held on Saturday April 5th, 2014 at the St. Eugene Resort.

Though it’s not yet robust, the real estate market in southeastern British Columbia is showing signs of revival.

Terry Davis to become Chief Executive Officer of Home Hardware Stores Limited

Fernie’s newest neighbourhood, The Cedars, is now selling.

Sign up for an upcoming day-long Renewable Energy Options Workshop aimed at the professional sector.

The 2014 Western Canadian Business Competition at Okanagan College in Kelowna saw two COTR Business Administration teams win.

The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs is making itself more available to business women in small B.C. communities.

Twenty-four year veteran of the popular Whitewater Ski Resort near Nelson, Anne Pigeon is no longer with the company.

Danielle Cardozo has hit the ground running since her elimination from the MasterChef Canada competition.

With a new building completed, the Winnipeg Liquor Store opened in Grand Forks late in 2013. The name is a nod to the historical Winnipeg Hotel.

Vancouver developer, Anthem Properties has paid $200 million for a Calgary development company, United Communities

When building a house, don’t forget to include landscaping in the initial budget.

The annual popsicle stick bridge contest sponsored by APEGBC and in conjunction with the East Kootenay Regional Science Fair is being held April 12th.

Hiring students studying in the tourism and resort management field has worked well for Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort.

The third Annual Kootenay Influential Women in Business Awards are calling for nominations, deadline April 11, 2014.

A coffee festival is to be hosted by Theresa Wood at Copper Point Golf Resort in Invermere on April 4-6.

Edible Acres, a market garden in Windermere, B.C., is partway through the process of becoming certified as an organic food producer.

British Columbia has again improved its ratings for global mining investment.

Jewel Creek Organic Farm has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the filming of a video series that will teach a number of natural-building skills.

Get a close up look at Teck Coal's mining operations at any one of their tours during May's mining week.

Eliminated four months ago from MasterChef Canada, Danielle Cardozo is deeply involved in her culinary education and capitalizing on her experience.

Cranbrook's newest retailer is set to open on Thursday, April 10th.

The Building Tree, owned by Paula Kiss, is helping Nelson, B.C. to be on the leading edge green building technique.

Gerry Cesa and Abe Fominoff of Nelson Ford Sales explain car trends that relate to Kootenay drivers.

Hot-In-Place-Asphalt-Recyling (HIPAR) technology is used by Shane Stothert's Fernie-based company, Green Roads Recycling.

Ryan Alvernini is looking forward to the pleasures of the Kootenay lifestyle as he takes on the position of general manager of Sport Chek in Cranbrook.

The Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce is invested in promoting business and the region.

Aaron and Cindy Anthony, husband and wife realtor team at Grand Forks Realty,predict real estate market in the Grand Forks will shift to favour sellers in 2014.

Escape the Insanity! - A women’s wellness retreat will be taking place at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on April 4th and 5th hosted by COTR.

Cranbrook's Tamarack Centre to see exciting retail developments

Business emergency preparedness in the Kootenays.

Greywolf Course's brand new 8000 square foot clubhouse will be opening summer 2014.

Cooking a perfect dish of monkfish with sea urchin velouté saved Danielle Cardozo from having to compete in the dessert challenge.

Farm, Food, Fork (F3) is bringing together the food advocates, marketers and farmers of the Kootenays with a dynamite event.

A partnership between Selkirk College and Teck Metals provides opportunity to a student to undertake an applied research project.

Cranbrook’s Dollar Tree was swarming with enthusiastic shoppers during its soft opening on Saturday, March 15.

Raena Shearer recently received her Chartered Accountant designation.