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April 2015 30 Under 30

With a mission to inform, empower, celebrate and advocate for British Columbia's current and aspiring business leaders, BCBusiness go behind the headlines and bring readers face to face with the key issues and people driving business in B.C.

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P r o m o t e d C o n t e n t 36,198 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs supported by Association members is larger than that of our agriculture industry (which supports 31,726 FTEs), and our film and television industry (which supports 34,700). In fact, automobile-related jobs are almost on par with those of the resource industry (45,703 jobs in 2010), which is touted as our main economic driver of the future. Not bad for an industry in which vehicle manufacturing is largely confined to eastern Canada. The second report, which explores the NCDABC members' renovation and construction expenditures, was released in February of this year, and shows that almost 55 percent of respondents undertake renovations every five to 10 years, and 21 per cent undertake them annually. About $195 million was spent on new construction between 2010 and 2014, and another $357-million is expected to be spent in the next five years. Based on this survey's responses, MNP estimates that the total direct, indirect and induced economic impacts of NCDABC members are approximately $169.2 million, with employment of 991 FTEs. By n e w c A r d e A l e r s A s s o c i A t i o n o f b c OPEN ROaD auTO GROuP NCDa (From left): 2014 groundbreaking ceremony for future Vw store ($357 million is expected to be spent on new construction in the next five years); NCDa President and CEO Blair Qualey with students and representatives of Douglas College, and Mlas Bing, Dalton, and Reimer at west Coast ford lincoln dealership.

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