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Printing plant seeks buyers in active industrial market; Boundary Bay project aiming to fill demand for warehouse space

Printing plant seeks buyers in active industrial market; Boundary Bay project aiming to fill demand for warehouse space

Pressing matters
Life Lessons: Lesli Boldt

Life Lessons: Lesli Boldt

Never stop fishing for new business
Thailand investment increasingly mired in political turmoil

Thailand investment increasingly mired in political turmoil

There are signs that Japanese investors are growing weary of the seemingly endless political turbulence in Thailand

Export growth in Asia and U.S. to the rescue in B.C.

With a population of 1.25 billion today, and an additional 254 million people expected over the next two decades, India represents a significant growth market for B.C.’s exports

Lessons to learn from India’s economic and social outlook

While Canadians were preoccupied with a housing expense scandal in the senate, India is going into next month’s federal elections with fully 30% of its MPs facing criminal charges
Founder pulls plug on Kinjoe while Roam Mobility thrives

Founder pulls plug on Kinjoe while Roam Mobility thrives

I recently got a pitch from a San Diego company that has developed a new social media app called Tower, which connects people living in residential towers, dorms, barracks, etc.

Marketing to increase sales: Tap the power of one to plug into the power of many

I found myself reflecting on pivotal events of 2013 recently, and in honour of Nelson Mandela's passing, I watched again a 1992 movie called The Power of One, set in South Africa during the Second World War and featuring a young English boy raised under apartheid. It was a powerful movie about racial injustice and had an amazing soundtrack. I downloaded it to my iPod for inspiration in 2014.

Canadian Games success amid Russian Olympic excess

A combined web-streaming audience of 1.4 million on both sides of the border watched Canada edge the U.S. in the men’s hockey semifinal, further validating the case for advertiser-supported webcasts

Dying scallops add to climate change's mounting economic costs

Until our carbon-intensive resource industries are rapidly repositioned from a holy grail to a regrettable interim step into a low-carbon future, what we celebrate as economic growth in B.C. is actually economic suicide
Life Lessons: Doug Nelson

Life Lessons: Doug Nelson

President and CEO, BC Cancer Foundation. Communicate major company changes directly with staff