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Construction will begin this summer on the new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism on Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. “B.C. is expecting 91,000 new job openings in tourism- and hospitality-related industries over the next decade, and the majority of these jobs will require some form post-secondary education or skills training,” said Lisa Beare, minister of post-secondary…

Risks associated with cranes in B.C. are increasing as more cranes are in operation than ever before, and this work is taking place on increasingly complex, multi-employer worksites. Tower cranes are essential pieces of equipment on many sites, and typically operate safely and without incident. However, tower cranes have the potential to create catastrophic risk…

The National Education Association (NEA), in partnership with the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, has released the “NEA School Gun Violence Prevention and Response Guide.” This comprehensive guide provides resources, tools, and practical recommendations to equip educators and others in the school community to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from gun violence in Pre-K–12 schools and institutions…

Cooling towers play a critical role in both indoor climate control and process cooling systems. Ensuring a high-quality water supply for these components enhances their efficiency, extends their lifespan, and simplifies maintenance. Municipal-supplied or well water has historically been the most common source of makeup water for evaporative cooling systems. However, concerns related to water…

The 63,000-square-foot project is slated to begin construction in July. Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) has embarked on a transformative project to replace a prefabricated metal building at its Ben White Boulevard location with a two-story medical office building. The Central Texas healthcare provider hired Lawrence Group Architects to perform a feasibility study and design for…

Signage can make it easier to navigate a space for seniors. It seems like nearly everyone has a memory of one of their parents refusing to stop to ask for directions, causing tension and embarrassment for everyone in the family as they continued to get more and more lost. As time passes, this could be…

The stock market offers daily lessons in animal spirits and, occasionally, something more. Every so often, investors become obsessed with a small group of companies, and clever analysts give them a name that resonates with the investing public. In the ’60s, we had the Nifty 50; in the 2010s, we had the FAANGs; and today…

  How many of you are not 100% crystal clear about what your boss and organization expect of you? Who has been surprised by negative or critical feedback on something on/about which you thought you were doing well and according to agreed-upon parameters? Who has been blindsided by performance review comments that were never brought…

This is the third of a four-part series taking a closer look at how 72 companies in four industries — beverage, apparel, food, and high tech — performed in Ceres’ new Valuing Water Finance Initiative Benchmark report, which assesses how companies are valuing and acting on water as a financial risk and driving the systemic…

Facilities management is no longer just about keeping the lights on. Today’s facilities managers have a seat at the table, contributing directly to business success. They’re responsible not only for maintaining buildings and ensuring smooth operations, but also for making strategic decisions that impact business growth and revenue. Facilities managers are tasked with optimizing costs…