The Emerson Brewing Company was last night named as the Westpac Supreme Business Excellence Award winner at a black-tie function in Dunedin attended by about 330 people.
Balclutha business leaders last night told new Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan that keeping jobs and services local was important for the district.
If the council decided to add all submitted requests, the rates rise would increase to 2.43%.
KiwiRail's Hillside workshops may have won a $40 million contract to deliver carriages to Tranz Scenic, but it has not stopped Government, Dunedin City Council and Dunedin business representatives from moving ahead with plans to win at least some construction work on the $500 million tender for Auckland's trains.
Gone are the days of employees shuffling out the door and retiring at 65 as more and more people seize work opportunities well in to their 70s.
Will Central Otago paddocks be dotted with dairy cows in 2020?