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B.C. game developers shake up San Francisco

More than 20 B.C. gaming companies recently attended the 25th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.

Sales Pitch

Improving company sales results by tapping your team’s inner wisdom

Canadian employers expect hiring climate to remain steady in second quarter

The latest results of the Manpower employment outlook survey more than 1,900 Canadian employers revealed that 21% plan to increase their payrolls in the second quarter of 2011, while 5% anticipate cutbacks.

Consumers will pay for design innovation if it results in a good return on their investment

Unlike seismic modifications, building systems that reduce energy bills boost condominium resale values

Talisman agrees to $1.05 billion deal with Sasol in Montney shale play

Calgary’s Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX:TLM) has announced it is deepening its strategic relationship with South African energy and chemicals giant Sasol Limited in B.C.’s Montney basin, to include the sale of a 50% interest in its Cypress A assets.

Clark to be bombarded with capital spending proposals

B.C.’s total debt continues to rise and is expected to be $47.8 billion by the end of the current fiscal year and $55.9 billion by the end of 2012-13.

Mining-sector employment growth leads otherwise sluggish engineering job market

New resource jobs are a bright light in a job market that saw substantial layoffs during the recession and that presents perennial accreditation challenges for new Canadians

Critics say Canada-Japan free trade agreement still a long way off

Deal would be a boon for B.C. resource companies, but Asian country has traditionally been a tough nut to crack

Metro Vancouver expressway plans worry truckers, business

Groups say the province’s decision to install traffic lights rather than interchanges at two key points on the new South Fraser Perimeter Road could create congestion

City Business

Of legendary SCARPs and looming scraps on Vancouver’s livability front