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Shelly Wadden, the new executive director of Golden’s chamber of commerce, promotes experimentation, recognition and support for great ideas.

Columbia Basin Trust provides $900,000 this year through its new Energy Retrofit Program.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

The new, community-led visitor information services and amenities hub (VISAH) in Golden, B.C., offers expanded services and conveniences.

Leeza Zurwick of Castlegar, B.C., has started up a new business that provides customers with water kefir do-it-yourself kits

Services include expert advice on topics such as irrigation, pest control, production, water, soil, climate change and research.

“We had pretty aggressive visions of where we wanted to go, and we’re just blowing those away.” —Mike Konkin, Trail Beer Refinery

The goal of this project was to promote the development, adaptation and/or adoption of technologies and integrate them into business models.

Andras fills the position that was vacated by Deanne Stevens, who left to take a position at Selkirk College.

In this episode of Kootenay Business Podcast, publisher Keith Powell, talks with Tom Thomson, Executive Director of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

The Trail Smoke Eaters hockey team has an upgraded facility and a revitalized fan base along with new club owners.

With a taste for exciting business ventures, Selkirk College instructor Mike Konkin is the engine driving the West Kootenay's latest success story.

Trail’s mayor, Mike Martin, described the projects that are underway and the energy and attitude that are widely evident in his city.

The program provides a wage subsidy to help employers provide part-time employment to full-time high school and post-secondary students.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

David was well-known in Revelstoke as a respected journalist, talented artist and active volunteer of many community initiatives.

The new, social media savvy executive director of Tourism Rossland got there via Hungary, the U.S., and Canada’s Northwest Territories.

BC Hydro has exercised its right of first offer to purchase Teck’s two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam in British Columbia, Canada, for $1.2 billion cash.

The purchase is forecast to have a beneficial financial impact each year, helping to keep rates affordable for BC Hydro’s customers.

“Once you know what you’re going after, you can tie it to your financial plan, and then it’s like a road map.” —Kathy Moore, mayor of Rossland.

The first group of students to test out the future of the Silver King Campus got busy in the freshly completed welding shop.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) was one of the featured stops for the popular reality television show.

A family-run rafting company, Apex Rafting is owned by Ralph and Debbie Koerber.

Community Futures Central Kootenay is a not-for-profit community economic development organization with offices in Nelson, Nakusp, and Creston.

Starting August 1, 2017, bus riders in the West Kootenay Transit System will benefit from extended service on several routes.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

If you are on evacuation alert or think you will be put on evacuation alert, there are some important steps you will want to consider.

Pino’s Authentic Italian Cuisine contains the flavours and friendliness expected of an Italian eatery in Trail, B.C.

Selkirk College is partnering with Purdue University’s Agile Strategy Lab to offer a three-day training course that helps people lead complex collaborations.

The cabinet consists of 20 ministers and two ministers of state. Two ministers are from the Kootenays

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association would like to extend our support to our communities and industry in this time of need.

The Robertson brothers, owners of Taghum Shell, in Taghum B.C., have rebuilt the service station with glorious success

In this podcast, realtor Luke Mori discusses real estate trends in Nelson and Kootenay Lake with Kootenay Business magazine publisher Keith Powell

Some of these Kootenay adventures are unique to a community, many are widely available and all are wildly popular with locals and visitors.

First time scholarship awards three students around the Basin.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

The Cube Hotel in Revelstoke strikes a balance between budget, comfort, sustainability and originality

The Community Solar Garden is now operational and supplying power to the Nelson Hydro power grid.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

We asked the some of the women from our 2017 Influential Women in Business list to tell us what they are currently passionate about.

We asked some of the Kootenay region’s influential businesswomen to tell us about the skills that keep them at the top of their game.

The culture of Area A, Central Kootenay, is based on activities in nature and the creativity and warmth of the people in its small communities.

Columbia Basin Trust’s Built Heritage Grants fund 16 projects with $1.4 million.

The Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce has a full agenda, including advocacy, research, collaboration, planning and support implementation.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

Hamilton College’s Slocan Narrows Archaeological Project brings post-secondary students together to excavate history uncovered in First Nations pithouses.

A trade that has a multitude of career paths, carpentry is key to building a stronger province.