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With Quebec’s video game industry enjoying a growth spurt, it’s becoming increasingly attractive to Vancouverites in a sector that has lost 25% of its local jobs since 2008

According to a new survey from KPMG International , consumer companies around the globe are showing a surprising resilience and guarded optimism about prospects for growth in 2011.

Although there are no metal mines within 100 kilometres of Vancouver, the city remains a global hub for resource extraction

Recognition given to those in the C Suite who play a pivotal role but are often overlooked

An engaging workplace and meaningful employment are vital to staff health

His comments were in response to a Business in Vancouver story about the removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts and development of a beach at the east end of False Creek (“False Creek beach blanket bingo – issue 1122; April 16-May 2).

Vancouver’s Verisante Technology Inc . (TSX:VRS) will be getting some financial help from the BC Cancer Agency to further develop and commercialize a device that can aid in the detection of skin cancer.

>Metro Vancouver bedroom communities crank up development business as Vancouver affordability continues to evaporate

Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (TSX: RBA) announced this morning that profits were up 30% from the same quarter last year. The company – the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment – recorded net earnings of US$16.

One of Business in Vancouver’s most recent Top Forty under 40 recipients has won the Business Development Bank of Canada ’s 2011 Young Entrepreneur Award (YEA) for British Columbia.