Latest Articles from Kirk Penton
Tasty food event returns
Jan 30, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Photo: Contributed The Amuse event for social foodies is back. The eighth annual event will return this March after taking a break for the pandemic, and this year’s night out will take place at an interesting new venue: KF Aerospace
People love BLK MKT brand
Jan 29, 2023 / 9:00 pm
Photo: Contributed The people have spoken, and they love Kelowna’s BLK MKT cannabis. Avant Brands’ most popular product recently captured Adcann’s 2022 Cannabis Brand of the Year award. The Adcann Awards are known by industry
Summerland looks to future
Jan 29, 2023 / 11:00 am
Photo: Contributed A Hydro-Quebec subsidiary has teamed up with a pair of Okanagan companies on a renewable energy project for Summerland. EVLO Energy Storage, a Quebec battery energy storage company, is partnering with Penticton’s
Interior's best up for awards
Jan 29, 2023 / 10:00 am
Photo: Isabey Home The Maverick is a finalist for five George Awards. Projects in the Thompson Okanagan have received 21 finalist nods for the 2023 Georgie Awards, which honour B.C.’s top homebuilding, renovation and real estate projects. Kelowna’s
Angel field trimmed to 24
Jan 29, 2023 / 4:00 am
Photo: Contributed Accelerate Okanagan received 45 applications for this year’s OKGN Angel Summit, and the group of investors in charge of awarding $225,000 to the winner has reduced the field to the final 24. The OKGN Angel Summit
Key Award finalists named
Jan 28, 2023 / 12:00 pm
Photo: Facebook Off the Grid Organic Winery is up for the Environmentally Sustainable Business award. Greater Westside Board of Trade on Thursday revealed the finalists for its 21st annual Key Business Awards. The chamber of commerce
Small biz can win big
Jan 23, 2023 / 4:00 am
Contributed Small business owners are invited to compete for $40,000 in prize money as Small Business BC celebrates the 20th anniversary of its annual awards. The Small Business BC Awards will honour the best and the brightest small businesses
Get your finances in order
Jan 22, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Photo: Contributed It’s time to get your finances in order, and Launch Okanagan has just the program to help you do that. The non-profit organization, in collaboration with Crowe MacKay LLP, is once again presenting Dollars and Sense,
Local book teaches balance
Jan 22, 2023 / 4:00 am
Photo: Contributed An Okanagan author’s book about scaling a company, growing rich and doing so without ruining your personal life hit shelves earlier this week. Penguin’s Portfolio on Tuesday released Buy Back Your Time, which
Concert Caravans set to roll
Jan 20, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Photo: Contributed Chris Rocks isn’t only his name; it’s also a lifestyle. And now it’s the theme of his new business. Rocks has started a Kelowna company called Concert Caravans, a hassle-free, door-to-door service
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