Business View Magazine Apr-2023

120 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 t is quite a feat to discover how many events and initiatives the Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI) is involved with considering that it is expertly run by only two full-time employees. In just six years, ABCMI has stamped its imprint on the industrial marine sector in Western Canada. That sector is responsible for more than 1,100 companies, 22,700 employees, and over $7.2 billion in economic output, says ABCMI Executive Director Alex Rueben. It includes a handful of sub sectors like shipbuilders and ship repair companies, marine products, small craft marine,industrial marine services including marine infrastructure, and ocean science and technology companies. The association is best known as an expert in organizing and executing industry events. Those events are focused on everything from education and networking to training and recruiting. “We want to be as effective as possible to further industry interests,” says Rueben. I HE