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Interest in organic farming has waned slightly in B.C. according to data provided by the Canadian Organic Growers but there are still proportionally more B.C. farms devoted to raising organic crops than most other provinces.

A former BIV Top Forty under 40 winner has been recognized by Small Business BC after it named his company, CityMax.com, as the company of the year at its recent annual awards ceremony. Company CEO Dean Gagnon was named a Top Forty under 40 in 2009.

SouthGobi spokesman Steven Feldman: The Vancouver-based coal miner’s stock sat at $11.93 in early day trades this morning, which is compared with a 52-week high of $20.39 on January 8.

Advanced cranberry propagation techniques are yet another way PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund (TSX:PRT.UN) is trying to diversify its business portfolio. The Victoria-based seedling company, which operates 10 nurseries throughout B.C.

As baby boomers head toward retirement the insurance industry is grappling with tough questions about long-term savings.

Executives at Bell Canada and the Vancouver Whitecaps refuse to say how much the Canadian telecom will pay to be the founding sponsor of the Major League Soccer team , which will play its inaugural season in 2011.

The University of British Columbia plans to buy 103.6 hectares of land north of Kelowna to double the size of its UBC Okanagan campus. On June 9, the UBC board of governors approved the $8.78 million purchase from the City of Kelowna.

Ontario-based Andrew Peller Ltd. expects that its May sale of Vancouver’s Granville Island Brewing Co.

When Edmonton-based Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) announced earlier this month that it had achieved its 88th consecutive profitable quarter, it noted that some of its good fortune stems from Vancouver-based subsidiary Canadian Direct Insurance .

B.C.’s economy is on the rebound, and a gradual turnaround in the province’s depressed forestry sector is helping, according to an RBC Economics report released this morning. The report projects the economy will grow 3.