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Vancouver’s Bunting Coady Architects has gone global.

Increased competition from Seattle, infrastructure upgrades at other ports in B.C. and a new tax in Alaska are all causing Vancouver’s prominence as a cruise ship destination to decline.

The allure of Vancouver’s boutique-loving, tech-savvy shoppers, as well as the ambition of a local consumer electronics reseller, has led Hewlett-Packard to open its first branded retail store anywhere in Canada or the U.S.

Vancouver’s mining sector produced another major takeover transaction Monday as gold prices continued to trade at near-record highs. Toronto-based precious metal streamer Franco-Nevada Corp.

Vancouver-based currency printer Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP) is acquiring an optical security technology found in the threads of banknotes from the Bank of Canada for $750,000.

A Vancouver home that was formerly Canada’s most expensive has been sold for $17.5 million – a price tag that could be a new record in Vancouver, according to the home’s builder.

More than a month has passed since Ottawa rejected Taseko Mines’ (TSX:TKO) plan to build the Prosperity mine near Williams Lake, but the town isn’t giving up on the project.

Executive Group and Argo Ventures Inc., both of Vancouver, said Thursday they plan to construct three mixed-use condominium towers on a property next to the Olympic Village.

A new B.C. mining boom is underway, and that means metal producers are not only hiring people to fill new positions, but they are also preparing for an exodus of baby boomers. Jim Utley , vice-president of human resources at B.C.

The U.S. isn’t hungry for B.C. wood these days, but Asia sure is. On Thursday, the provincial government said the export value of the province’s forest products sent to China and Japan “cracked” the 40% threshold for the first time.