Shuswap’s booming high-tech sector
The USNR facility in Salmon Arm is one of nine for this company, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood processor equipment, photo by Jim Cooperman …
Construction sector is a key local economic driver
Another home being built in one of Salmon Arm’s most scenic subdivisions A true local economic driver is a sector that brings in money from …
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Growing trees in the Shuswap
One of a million cedar tree seedlings in this Sorrento greenhouse grown in plugs, photo by Jim Cooperman While the two facilities in the Shuswap …
Cannabis – from underground to mainstream
Cannabis production has been a fixture in the local economy for nearly four decades, although until recently the benefits were largely underground. Much like alcohol …
How best to boost the local economy
It is a tall order. Other than by providing loan, tax, land or re-zoning incentives, it is a major challenge for local governments to improve …