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Baby boomers who have yet to retire are far less optimistic about their future than those who have already retired, according to an RBC poll released Wednesday morning.

Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts Inc. (TSX:COA) is tearing down more walls at its headquarters in the Broadway Tech Centre located at East Broadway and Renfrew Street.

The B.C. government is sending a mobile air-monitoring lab to Tomslake, which is just south of Dawson Creek, to address concerns of area residents about the impact that oil and gas activities have on the air quality in the region. Blair Lekstrom , B.

In its second financing in recent months, Vancouver-based Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (TSX-V:AAR.UN) has raised $20.3 million in a public offering of units.

The organizational shakeup that will re-integrate BC Transmission Corp . with BC Hydro has already begun at the energy utility.

Canadian entrepreneurs from young software companies are optimistic about their growth prospects in 2010 after a challenging recession, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Close to 60% of respondents to PwC

Five B.C startups are among 20 Canadian companies that are heading to the Silicon Valley this Tuesday for a 48-hour regional tour that is to help them connect with the advice, resources and networks they need to grow their businesses.

Bob Rennie plans to address the scarce living space in downtown Vancouver during his keynote speech at the Urban Development Institute ’s AGM this Thursday in Vancouver.

The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has fined Heritage Education Funds Inc. $50,000 for failing to maintain adequate compliance practices and correct deficiencies identified in past compliance examinations.

Vernon-based Tolko Industries Ltd. has signed a second major lumber sales deal in China that will support 400 mill and woodland jobs. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.