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Economic development initiatives at Penticton city hall shift into high gear

Economic development initiatives at Penticton city hall shift into high gear | iNFOnews.ca
Kelly Bowman is the City of Penticton's new economic development intern. She will be working alongside economic development officer Colleen Pennington until November 30, 2015. Steve Arstad

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 Penticton market.

Bowman has begun to create a profile of the city which will be used to attract entrepreneurial residents to the city, as well as to help existing businesses understand the local market. She is working with communications officer Simone Blais to produce marketing materials will be aimed at attracting fly in and fly out workers whose jobs provide them with a wide choice of cities in which they can live when not at work.

Bowman comes to Penticton as an undergrad with a double major in communications and social justice as well as three post graduate certificates in grant writing, impact evaluation, and community economic development. Bowman’s internship ends November 30.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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