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Fourteen Lower Mainland lawyers earn QC appointments

Designation recognizes a maximum of 7% of B.C.’s 10,343 attorneys

UBC biotech spinoff digging deep into DNA

Boreal Genomics closes $6.9m financing, sells first DNA-extraction machines in December

Daunting service industry challenges failing to dampen restaurateur optimism

Despite the negative impact on bottom lines from HST and tougher impaired driving rules, restaurant openings are keeping pace with closures in competitive Vancouver marketplace

Social finance’s “debutante ball” set for Vancouver

Investors, social entrepreneurs gather to share expertise as city to host forum on innovative financing structure

Uranium miners rushing everywhere but here

Demand for clean power is driving up the price of uranium, but a ban on mining the nuclear fuel source in B.C. means explorers must prospect outside the province for opportunities

Purolator orders 600 hybrid electric vehicles

Azure Dynamics Corp. (TSX:AZD; OTC:AZDDF), which was founded in Vancouver in 1997 but now calls Michigan home, landed its single-largest order this week with Purolator ordering 600 hybrid vans to be delivered over the next three years.

Leadership Lessons

An underwhelming percentage of leaders have what it takes to lead

A&W opens 26 new locations in 2010

North Vancouver-based A&W Food Services of Canada announced today that it opened 26 new restaurants in 2010, including three in downtown Vancouver. In 2009, the company opened 22 stores; in 2008, 20; in 2007, 16.

Real estate roundup

Kootenay region flexes its resource muscle as resorts recover from recession beating

Sales Force

Compensation packages for salespeople: The fine print exposed