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Corporate complexity continues to increase and having executives capable of managing it is the key to a corporation’s success, according to a global executive survey by KPMG.

BC’s biggest miner might face a picket line on Sunday for the second time in less than a year. On Thursday, Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B), which operates five coal mines with more than 2,500 workers in southeast B.C.

Small and medium-sized businesses in North America and other developed economies have been less confident about the future than their counterparts in emerging markets around the world.

BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) president and CEO Pascal Spothelfer announced Thursday that he will leave the organization June 30.

Despite strong rebounds last year, investors across Canada are still apprehensive about the market.

The federal Competition Bureau of Canada has applied to the Competition Tribunal to overturn the merger of two companies involved in the disposal of hazardous waste in northeastern B.C. The bureau said the merger between Calgary’s CCS Corp.

Workers at Canada’s largest port had no trouble keeping busy last year, moving a record breaking 118.4 million tonnes of cargo. This according to Port Metro Vancouver ’s 2010 year-end results released Thursday.

Air Canada has delayed the expansion of its Vancouver to Tokyo service due to lower than expected demand. Last August, the airline had announced it was adding a second flight between YVR and Haneda International Airport .

Whether it’s the short-lived firework shops opened before Halloween or the seasonal calendar stores opened before Christmas, temporary retail shops are proving to be a successful way to create a niche demand.

The commodities market ended 2010 on a high note, which is good news for resource companies heading into 2011. According to a Scotiabank commodity price index report released Thursday, price trends in 32 of Canada’s major exports jumped 5.