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Responding to customer growth in Latin American and other Spanish-speaking markets, Vancouver-based HootSuite Media Inc. has launched a Spanish version of its social media dashboard.

While B.C. residents are the Canadians most likely to closely scrutinize their insurance policies, they also have one of the highest national rates of omitting and lying about facts when filling out an insurance application, according to a TD Insurance survey.

Canadian Visa cardholders contributed $9.2 billion to the U.S. tourism economy, according to a Visa Inc . (NYSE:V) 2011 Tourism Outlook: USA report. That’s an 18% increase from 2009, when Canadians spent $7.8 billion in the U.S.

Following a national trend, B.C.’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are starting to see more exporting opportunities, according to a new survey commissioned by package delivery company UPS Canada.

Scotiabank's commodity price index, which measures price trends in 32 of Canada's major exports, rose by 1.3% month over month in March.

Wavefront, the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada’s wireless companies, announced today that it has doubled the size of its centre and has a number of incubator office spaces available for wireless entrepreneurs.

Vancouver is motivating builders to propose larger developments in an effort to finance its own growth, according to real estate consultant Michael Geller .

1-800-Got-Junk? founder applying same franchise approach to company promising one-day house painting

Name brand: CEO Marla Kott aims to leverage her company’s turnaround success into establishing Imprint Plus as a dominant global player in the badge-making business

A Vancouver mining company is being recognized for being environmentally friendly. On Monday, Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) was awarded a clean industry certification from Mexico’s federal attorney for environmental protection for its Cozamin copper mine.