Business news archive
108 economic development stories, newest first.
The City’s economic development team published these stories between 2020 and 2026. They cover new businesses, development and building records, the airport, innovation events such as ConvergX, and the Make it in Cranbrook profiles.
They’re grouped by the year they were last updated.
Jump to: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021
2026 (18 stories)
- City partners with Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce, launches Business Retention and Expansion (BRE+) Survey
- In the Middle
- Make it with KORE: Outdoors Summit marks fifth anniversary
- Connecting Kootenay innovation with global markets: ConvergX 2026
- 22nd annual Cranbrook Strongman Classic
- 49 years of fishing, family and community at Idlewild
- Data as infrastructure: how Cranbrook is building smarter economic decisions
- Momentum builds as Cranbrook hits new permit record
- ConvergX 2026
- 10,000 homes
- Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Kootenay Children’s festival
- Cranbrook’s capital works program
- ConvergX Cranbrook regional leadership innovation event
- Make it in Cranbrook: Domino’s Pizza
- Make it in Cranbrook: the Baker Hotel
- Make it in Cranbrook: Pro Rodeo
- Cranbrook Public Library
2025 (37 stories)
- Cranbrook breaks records and sets it’s sights on $100 million
- Make it in Cranbrook: Public Works
- Make it in Cranbrook: pickleball
- Make it in Cranbrook: Bandits
- Pacific Coastal Airlines celebrates a new chapter in regional travel
- Make it in Cranbrook
- Cranbrook nets a rare double win in economic development marketing
- Kootenay Children’s festival
- 2020 record breaking year for Cranbrook in economic development growth
- Tax revitalization program
- Cranbrook development surges
- Cranbrook’s capital works program
- Strengthening ties and attracting investment
- Record breaking June marks exciting growth at Canadian Rockies International Airport YXC
- Cranbrook Bucks hometown hockey
- Choose Cranbrook BCEDA award
- Rocking the Kootenays
- Choose Cranbrook wins best website ever at 2025 BCEDA awards; Cranbrook brings home two prestigious wins in a weekend to remember
- Ed fest creating an icon
- Big news takes flight at YXC
- Why Choose Cranbrook don’t take a chance it’s a choice to help businesses grow and succeed
- Cranbrook’s educational landscape paving pathways for growth and opportunity
- KAST is hosting the Kootenay investment challenge
- New outdoor patio guide to help businesses create great outdoor spaces this summer
- Smart planning for a stronger Cranbrook
- Cranbrook BC affordable living in the heart of the Rockies
- BuyBasin festival
- Canexport grant to help city explore growth into new Industries investment attraction efforts
- Understanding the OCP
- Cranbrook’s parks recreation fuel economic growth
- Cranbrook’s green future
- Innovative housing strategies in Cranbrook
- Do business here: a newcomers guide to opportunity in Cranbrook part 3
- Cranbrook’s path to a sustainable future
- Choose Cranbrook unveils latest investment attraction video we are Cranbrook
- City celebrates completion of new official community plan our path to 2042
- BC Builds city seeking interest for new housing development downtown
2024 (16 stories)
- Cranbrook’s commitment to health and wellness through active transportation
- Work here: a newcomers guide to life and opportunity in Cranbrook part 2
- Cranbrook’s active transportation options for all ages and abilities
- Cranbrook’s e-scooter pilot: we came, we saw, we scooted
- Live here: a newcomers guide to life and opportunity in Cranbrook part 1
- Strategic access to the world Cranbrook’s advantage for business growth
- Experience the Ktunaxa cultural installation at Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Cranbrook’s diverse economy a hub for growth and opportunity
- E-scooters in Cranbrook proving to be a big hit in first two and a half months of operation
- Cranbrook public data portals enhancing transparency and supporting community development
- Unleashing potential Cranbrook’s startup ecosystem
- Cranbrook’s e-scooter pilot program a new spin on urban mobility
- Cranbrook where sunshine meets opportunity
- FDI investment attraction videos highlight key development opportunities
- Job creation First Nations reconciliation and tourism gems abound in Cranbrook
- Strong second and third quarters for development and construction values in Cranbrook in 2023
2023 (5 stories)
- Increased air service restaurant service coming to Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Cranbrook applies for CMHC grant to help contribute to development of affordable housing
- Step into the future of mobility we are embarking on an active transportation plan and your voice matters
- Cranbrook selected for BC Hydro’s load attraction program
- Two major capital projects in Cranbrook to begin over next couple of weeks
2022 (7 stories)
- City well positioned to meet housing construction changes under proposed housing supply act
- Ktunaxa homelands earn national award
- Our path to Cranbrook 2042
- City local tourism partners launch public survey as part of tourism master plan creation
- Choose Cranbrook wins prestigious award: the Best of the Best
- Cranbrook tourism to operate visitor information centre
- ConvergX the basecamp of the Kootenays 2021 videos
2021 (25 stories)
- Cranbrook joins the BC PNP entrepreneur immigration regional pilot
- City launches downtown revitalization portal
- The Ktunaxa Nation and the City of Cranbrook a partnership with Indigenous people and a community
- City awarded $75,000 in grant funding for tourism master plan
- Road tax continues to pay off
- Discover shippers in the Kootenay region
- City launches public data portal on Choose Cranbrook
- Council to update outdoor patio program in support of restaurants during circuit breaker
- Small business week: get your taste of the EatLocalYXC festival
- City sells former Tembec property to Peak Renewables
- Regional economic summit in Cranbrook focuses on strategies to strengthen regional economy
- City launches new development guide to help navigate municipal applications processes
- Future of Peak Industries newly acquired industrial land in Cranbrook looks bright
- Benefits of sound asset management principles innovative thinking are paying off
- City buys former Tembec lands opens doors to attracting industrial development business
- Council approves waiving of some monthly downtown parking fees until end of June
- Council endorses plan to defer more than 7.3 million in projects in 2020
- Council reviews extension of 2020 property tax penalty deadline for business to october 1st
- Cranbrook launches ePay payment portal for variety of city related bills and fees
- Local business support stimulus behind creation of joint economic resiliency task force
- Shallow deep services installation investor attraction focus for former Tembec land in 2020
- Work on former Tembec land development to begin as engineering study tenders awarded
- Working hard to support our community during this pandemic — statement from Mayor Pratt
- Innovation at work announcing the LiveLocal EatLocalYXC festival
- Creative redevelopment planned for former Canadian Tire property
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