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Business developments in the Kootenays…
BC’s Residential Construction Person of the Year 2011
Chad Jensen, president of Cranbrook's New Dawn Developments, is eager to attend the awards ceremony in April 2012.
— Breanne Massey photo
To be named BC's Residential Construction Person of the Year 2011, you not only have to be an excellent builder and visionary leader, you have to be inspirational.
CONTINUE »Target Canada strikes deal with Starbucks; will Cranbrook get a third outlet?
Most of Canada’s 125 to 135 new Target stores will include a Starbucks coffee shop under a new deal between Target Canada Co. and Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc.
CONTINUE »New tourism vision for Cranbrook
Dave Butler and Tristen Chernove unveiled a new tourism strategy at the Prestige Hotel in Cranbrook.
— Breanne Massey photo
In an interesting presentation at the monthly Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce luncheon, tourism committee members Dave Butler and Tristen Chernove unveiled a new vision for tourism in Cranbrook.
CONTINUE »Kootenay Savings Community Foundation continues to support Wild Voices for Kids
For the second year, the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation has supported the Columbia Basin Environmental Education’s (CBEEN) Wild Voices for Kids program. Enabling teachers to give their students unique educational experiences, the program brings community expertise in environmental, cultural and heritage topics into classrooms throughout the Columbia Basin.
CONTINUE »Teck Trail’s new capital projects open house
Teck's Trail operations have big plans for the future.
— Photo courtesy Teck Resources Ltd.
The staff at Teck's Trail location invites everyone to attend an open house to learn more about their operation, particularly the two new capital projects underway: the No. 4 Furnace Project and the No. 1 Acid Plant.
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Keith Powell is the publisher and founder of Kootenay Business magazine which is part of the Koocanusa Publications family. He has written a regular sales and marketing column, called Ad Talk, in Kootenay Business magazine for over 20 years. He also writes a daily business blog about business developments in the Kootenays. He is a director of Kootenay Rockies Tourism.
E-mail Keith if you have a business story idea.