Green business in B.C.
Timothy Renshaw reports on green business in B.C. on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleNDP's environmental platform
Joannah Connolly outlines the NDP's green policies on Global BC Morning News
View ArticleLX Ventures to acquire another Vancouver startup
Vancouver's LX Ventures (TSX-V:LXV), the high-tech incubator headed by venture capitalist Mike Edwards, announced Tuesday it is acquiring Vancouver startup Mobio Technologies for an undisclosed amount.
View ArticleTepid times for tech stocks
Timothy Renshaw discusses the drop in some tech company stocks on Global BC
View ArticleRoam Mobility inks partnership with London Drugs
Roam Mobility, the Vancouver technology startup born out of consumer frustration with high roaming charges, has struck a partnership deal with London Drugs to have Roam SIM cards available in 76 stores...
View ArticleCanadians plan cautious investment strategy for 2013: survey
Canadian investors are optimistic about the stock market, but many plan to take the slow and careful route in 2013, according to a survey conducted by investment firm Franklin Templeton.
View ArticleDigital age to take $1 billion gouge from Canada Post business
Canada Post may not go the way of the Pony Express any time soon, but the national mail carrier is facing a financial crisis due to falling mail volumes that could cost it $1 billion a year by 2020, a...
View ArticleBC Place on the block if NDP wins election
NDP leader Adrian Dix promised Wednesday to order a government review of BC Pavilion Corp. (PavCo), and said he may even privatize BC Place stadium if his party wins the May 14 election.
View ArticleB.C. retail sales down slightly in February: StatsCan
Retail sales were up in February across Canada, but took a slight dip in B.C., according to Statistics Canada data released yesterday.
View ArticleForestry companies’ profits took a hit in Q4
As the forestry sector slowly crawled out of the red and into the black in 2012, B.C. companies fared better than their counterparts in Eastern Canada, according to a PwC report released today.
View ArticleCanada Post's financial woes
Timothy Renshaw explains Canada Post's disappointing financial results on Global BC
View ArticleRising demand for B.C. lumber
Paul Harris discusses the rising demand for B.C. lumber in Asia on Global BC
View ArticleNew innovation network to connect business, colleges
Colleges in B.C. and the Yukon have partnered with the BC Justice Institute to create a new network that will help businesses and organizations tap the expertise of post-secondary schools to help them...
View ArticleCanada should rework R&D tax credits: C.D. Howe
Canada should invest more money in research and development, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released this morning.
View ArticleB.C.’s annual wage increases trail national average: StatsCan
B.C. wages rose 2% in February this year compared with February 2012 – more than 50% less than the national average increase of 3.1%, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.
View ArticleRainmaker announces new animated film title
The battered stock of Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. (TSX:RNK) got a boost Wednesday following the release of details of its new animated film project based on a popular PlayStation game.
View ArticleCity of Vancouver invests $5 million in childcare
The City of Vancouver has announced it will use a $5 million surplus to create hundreds of new childcare spaces.
View ArticleNDP platform worries small business
Labour measures in the BC NDP's platform are causing concern for small business.
View ArticleLayoffs follow closure of two of EA's Vancouver studios
A global downsizing move by Electronics Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:EA) has hit Vancouver with the reported closure of two local EA studios.
View ArticleFatburger moving into Waterfront Centre
Fatburger is set to share space with Ricky's Urban Café at the upscale Waterfront Centre from next month.
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