City Of Penticton Economic Development

Liveable wage at the heart of South Okanagan labour market study

PENTICTON - Local employers are skittish about hiring oil patch workers, while complaints of the high cost of living in the South Okanagan are largely perception-based by prospective employees, Penticton City Council has learned. Those were two of the findings in a Labour Market study of Penticton and the South Okanagan presented by MDB Insight executive vice-president...

Provincial funding announced for City of Penticton labour study

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton will be able to move forward with a planned labour market study thanks to a provincial funding announcement made today. MLA Dan Ashton and several city dignitaries were on hand, Oct. 9, to announce $71,300 in community and employer partnership funding from the Ministry of Social Development and Social...

Penticton’s economic development office heading into a busy fall season

PENTICTON - This fall promises to be a busy time for Penticton’s Economic Development office. Economic development officer Colleen Pennington says she is working on several initiatives in addition to preparing for the GoMedia convention slated for Sept. 27 to Oct.1 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. One of those projects is the Virtual...

Economic development initiatives at Penticton city hall shift into high gear

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s Economic Development Office switched into high gear this week with the hiring of a economic development intern. Kelly Bowman began work Monday, May 11, and will be working with economic development officer Colleen Pennington to attract new business while help existing ones to reach their full potential in the...