Business

In a generation where it is the norm to switch career paths multiple times, Marcello Garofalo is defying that trend.

Small businesses in the Okanagan and Kootenays can now upgrade to energy-efficient lighting systems at virtually no cost, thanks to a new program sponsored by the province of British Columbia and FortisBC.

Penticton Economic Development Services and the Okanagan Valley Economic Development Society are collaborating to create a foreign trade and investment initiative in the U.K. The purpose of this initiative is to market the Okanagan region to a global market and to build partnerships between the Okanagan and U.K. business communities. The U.K. was chosen based on its long-standing business history and similarities to the Canadian economic, legal and fiscal market lead framework.

Amongst a number of changes underway with the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce also comes a change to an integral part of how the chamber is run — a new manger.

Investors don’t usually think of insurance as part of their investment strategy, but they should.

A new loan program at Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen is set to give a $1 million shot-in-the-arm to entrepreneurs wanting to start up or expand a business in the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valley.

There’s no ifs ands or buts about it, Cam Lawton simply loves beer.

They have been mistaken as a gym and a place that only serves to those looking for manual labour.