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Your Kootenay
Tech + Innovation Hub

Connecting People, Business + Innovation

Here at KAST, we are passionate about connecting people, businesses and their innovative ideas. Since 1998, we’ve led our region’s economic development through technology and innovation and are the only non-profit tech association serving the entire Kootenay region.

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KAST is Hiring: Indigenous Consultant

Indigenous Consultant:  Kootenay Net Zero Innovation Action…
January 24, 2023/by Melanie Fontaine

KAST is Hiring! Apply today for our East Kootenay Expansion Director

 



Job Description: East Kootenay Expansion Director

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What people are saying about KAST:

“The KAST VAP program provided much more value then just the formalities of the curriculum. The launch into the local and extended tech community has proved invaluable and we look forward to working with KAST and the relationships we made through them for a long time to come!”

Peter LeCouffeOperations Managerhttps://harriersurveys.ca/ – Harrier Aerial Surveys

“KAST has provided great learning and networking opportunities to connect with other tech workers in our region, and linked us to excellent resources from outside the Kootenays. The MIDAS Lab, in particular, has given us the space to develop our projects with the tools we, as a small company, couldn’t afford on our own and surrounded us with people who push our skills further.”

Mary AustinDirector of Business Developmenthttps://www.austinengineering.ca/ – Austin Engineering Ltd.

“You get a sense that there’s a real movement going on here. I looked around and saw other companies that are accessing VAP and I saw people talking about having a business mentor and talking about that value, and doing it in a particularly Kootenay kind of way… everyone was both working hard and playing hard, and you can see that there’s a lot of excitement …”

Dave MacLeodCEOhttps://www.thoughtexchange.com/ – Thoughtexchange
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