by Rachel Brighton | Mar 4, 2019 | News
The Valley REN is delighted to share this great business news for the Annapolis Valley region. A five-year expansion announced today by BioVectra Inc. is expected to bring 110 highly skilled, full-time jobs to the Windsor (Nova Scotia) plant of the Atlantic Canadian...
by Rachel Brighton | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog, News
Help us evaluate opportunities to extend Internet services to local businesses – complete a quick survey and join in a local workshop. Extending from Halifax to Middleton, the Valley Community Fibre Network (VCFN) is a community-owned fibre-optic network, serving...
by Rachel Brighton | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Did you know? the Annapolis Valley economic region covers Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties as of July 2017, the population in this region was 124,808 (Source: Statistics Canada estimate) 3,487 Valley businesses and institutions have employees (Source: Canada...
by Rachel Brighton | Jan 25, 2018 | News, Opportunities Now!
A jobs spike in the middle of 2017 pushed annual employment significantly higher in the Annapolis Valley compared with 2016. Preliminary labour force data for the 2017 calendar year shows strong growth in employment in the Annapolis Valley economic region.* The spike...
by Rachel Brighton | Oct 13, 2017 | News
The Annapolis Valley unemployment rate has fallen to within one percentage point of the Halifax rate. Employment in the Valley increased by almost 5% in the January-September period of 2017 compared with the first nine months of 2016. CLICK HERE to read Valley...
by Kelly RM Ells | Jun 30, 2017 | News
There is a shared optimism for the economic strength of the Annapolis Valley. The Valley Regional Enterprise Network (Valley REN) held its second Annual General Meeting at the historic King’s-Edgehill school library in Windsor on June 19. More than 60 people attended,...
