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All Play Pet Care and Adventures satisfies a niche market in Nelson.

Wanting to provide a united voice for developers, builders and businesses in Cranbrook, CABBDA has formed, hoping to advocate for the industry and provide input into regulatory practices.

Get out into the wilderness and go off-road touring with Redneck Adventures 4X4 Tours.

Emergency services in the Village of Nakusp are now consolidated into one $2.3 million building.

One way to boost business growth is to create a productive employee workforce that is motivated to succeed—and that means incentives.

FortisBC recognized several Kootenay-based business outfits with its annual PowerSense Awards.

The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation House is the result of a community working together.

Veneto is a region in Italy that is considered one of the country’s hidden gems. Similarly, Veneto Place in Fernie is likely to become known as one of the city’s gems.

Quiniscoe Homes in Invermere is showing builders in the rest of B.C. how it’s done.

Garrett Ready Mix knows foundations, both of the literal and figurative variety.

What's good for the economy can be good for the environment too, as the renovation of Selkirk College's Tenth Street residence is showing. The new dorms are being rebuilt to LEED Gold standards, and will provide housing for 100 students.

Businesses recently gathered at the Cranbrook Prestige Inn for the Reverse Trade Show to address one central issue: How can we do business together?

Falkins Insurance Group originated in the East Kootenay in the late 1890s and has expanded to be one of the largest insurance brokerages in B.C.

Kootenay Rockies Regional Economic Alliance (KRREA) held its first ever Kootenay Reverse Trade Show on Thursday, November 4, at the Prestige Inn in Cranbrook.

The annual Minerals South Conference & Trade Show brings together stakeholders in the mining and exploration industry in southeastern B.C.

The Village of Nakusp is building up its reputation as an environmentally friendly community through new projects that will save on water consumption.

Stuart Koch and Joe Valentine, the two principals of Whiskey Jack, partly attribute their success to their own $9-million investment into this 675-acre project.

Canadian Timberframes Ltd., a timberframe company in Golden, B.C., supplies more than 100 timberframes per year across North America.

In April of 2011, Secret Garden Toys in Nelson will celebrate 25 years in business.

Anne Pigeon, director of Kootenay Rockies Tourism presented the manager of the Kaslo Hotel, Andy LeCouffe, with the Gordon Wilder Memorial Award.

Quiniscoe Homes, owned and operated by Dave and Doris Penner from their offices in Invermere, British Columbia, is showing builders in the rest of B.C. how it’s done.

To reduce the stress and make sure that you’re getting the best representation from your real estate agent, consider these questions.

The much anticipated grand opening of College of the Rockies’ (COTR) Kootenay Centre in Cranbrook impressed the crowd of government and college officials who were on hand for the ribbon cutting.

Renowned for its wilderness and lush backcountry, Elkford is the perfect choice for a winter escape.

Invermere is a choice destination for winter fun, whether that involves curling on the lake or skiing the slopes.

For a village with a population hovering around the 500 mark, New Denver manages to get more than its share of attention nationally and even internationally.

The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is a groundbreaking organization dedicated to the promotion of green buildings.

Donna Jean (DJ) Wright decided to get out of the food business and follow her heart, so she started up Garden Graces in 2008.

When Karen Stevens moved to New Denver from Vancouver Island in 1978, she noticed there was no bakery in town and thought it would be a good business to start.

New Denver’s community has come together to renovate a classic building.

Some people are just born to be prospectors, even when their original career path started off in a different direction. Brian Testo is one of those people.