News Items tag as: Business and entrepreneurial development

Vernon wants temporary immigration business program made permanent
March 13, 2024 - 3:45 PM

The City of Vernon has been piloting an entrepreneurial immigration program with the province and now wants the provincial program to be permanent.
Okanagan retailers ready to come roaring back after COVID-19 but have no place to go
August 08, 2022 - 8:00 AM

During the COVID-induced real estate boom over the past couple of years, housing and industrial markets were swamped with buyers pushing up prices.
Money talks: Entrepreneur crash-course hits Kelowna this June
May 01, 2019 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - Budding entrepreneurs who want to learn how to attract investors should mark June 15 and 16 on their calendars. That's the weekend the Valhalla Basecamp is coming to Kelowna.
Kelowna is the most entrepreneurial city in Canada, survey says
October 18, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A recent survey has named Kelowna as the most entrepreneurial community in Canada.
Robert Fine named new director of business development
December 16, 2014 - 4:25 PM

KELOWNA – After almost 20 years on the Central Okanagan’s Regional District Economic Development Commission, Robert Fine is making a change.
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LETTER: The fight for truth and democracy starts with your local reporter
OPINION I was at the Kelowna Buckerfields last week and overheard an older gentleman claiming loudly that Russia is thriving compared to the West. I didn't know why he was bringing that up in an animal feed

The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali forests near Pashupati, the

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Vernon wants temporary immigration business program made permanent