News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission

How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs
September 28, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Have you ever wondered when Kelowna will get its very own IKEA, or maybe how long it will take for Taylor Swift to give the city a look or whether an NHL franchise is in the Okanagan’s future?
Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year
October 30, 2023 - 7:30 AM

The number of people working in the Central Okanagan by the end of September was up 8.1%, or 8,992, compared to last year with 118,478 people working.
Central Okanagan had its largest population growth ever in 2022
July 07, 2023 - 3:30 PM

An estimated 6,467 new people arrived in the Central Okanagan in 2022, the largest single annual increase in the past decade.
Housing starts up more than 200% in Central Okanagan
May 13, 2023 - 6:00 PM

It doesn’t look like the Kelowna region is backing down from its title as the fastest growing major city in the country from 2016 to 2021.
Huge jump in help wanted ads in Central Okanagan
May 06, 2022 - 4:30 PM

There was a 44.4% increase in the number of jobs posted in the Central Okanagan in the first quarter of 2022.
Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year
May 10, 2021 - 11:00 AM
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With a two per cent growth in population in 2020, the Central Okanagan was the province’s fastest growing regional district in B.C. and the fourth fastest growing in Canada.
Boomerang campaign seeks to lure former residents back to the Central Okanagan
April 05, 2016 - 11:30 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - With a pressing need for talent, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission is trying to lure expatriates — defined as anyone who once lived, worked or went to school here — back to the valley with an on-going multi-faceted marketing campaign.
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News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission

How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs

Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year

Central Okanagan had its largest population growth ever in 2022

Housing starts up more than 200% in Central Okanagan

Huge jump in help wanted ads in Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year

Boomerang campaign seeks to lure former residents back to the Central Okanagan

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