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A smart home with a smartphone

Getting a home’s energy systems to communicate with each other to achieve maximum energy efficiency is the goal of Ekostat, which regulates indoor climate with an Android tablet and enables houses to swap energy

Finning workers poised for strike

About 700 workers at Finning International Inc . could go on strike if ongoing talks between the company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers falter, Finning spokesman Mauk Breukels told Business in Vancouver June 20.

People On The Move

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Not your average Joe

Local green decaffeinator targets new opportunities to educate roasters about its product and cash in on trends amid soaring coffee prices and a high dollar

Foran moves head office to Vancouver from Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan-based Foran Mining Corp .’s June 20 announcement that it will move its headquarters to Vancouver June 23 inevitably reminds Vancouverites that the city has had trouble landing large companies’ head offices.

Vancouver’s brand battle

World’s perception of the city shifts away from the friendly, progressive Olympic host

Public eye

HST “information campaign” turns into sales job

Telus on top

While Bell, Rogers and Shaw focused on content production by investing in media assets, Telus stayed focused on content delivery by expanding its fibre-optics network

B.C. retail sales climb for third consecutive month

Retail sales in B.C. rose 1.3% to $4,959,000 in April for a third consecutive monthly gain, according to numbers released this morning by Statistics Canada . Nationally, retail sales grew by 0.3% in April, driven by a 1.

True wealth

A new way to look at risk