From the Penticton Western — In what is sure to prove to be a controversial move, Penticton City Council voted December 21 to require professionals in the construction industry to have liability insurance: Read more addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fbusinessokanagan.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fpenticton-moves-to-require-building-design-and-construction-professionals-be-insured%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Penticton+moves+to+require+building+design+and+construction+professionals+be+insured’; addthis_pub = ”;
|
||||||
  |
There was good news for Penticton and the Okanagan from McCoy Corp. which builds the Scona and Peerless brands of truck trailers, announced today (July 7) that it will consolidate its Edmonton operations into its Peerless facility in Penticton after a full strategic review of all options available. The company says that new orders and [...] |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2010 Business Okanagan - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
Was there a better way to handle the collapse of GM and Chrysler?
I know, everyone has 20/20 hindsight. Mea culpa. That being said, the idea of bailing out failing businesses doesn’t sit well with me. The market delivered its assessment on General Motors and Chrysler. They have been in decline for a number of years. I’m fairly sure that most businesspeople felt similarly uneasy with the bailout. [...]