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With $1.42 billion of acquisitions in China over the last nine months, the value of Canadian deal-making in China this year has outpaced even the merger and acquisition boom of 2007, according to a new PwC report released this morning.

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is making it easier for people to go green. The hotel chain announced yesterday that it has installed electric vehicle charging stations in three of its hotels in Vancouver and Victoria: the Fairmont Waterfront, the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and the Fairmont Empress.

Vancouver-based Joey Restaurant Group and BC Housing of Canada were recently awarded the International Coaching Federation ’s (ICF) top prize for organizations that have profited through their commitment to leadership coaching.

An electrical contractor is suing Hotel Georgia Development Ltd. for $1,356,021 in unpaid electrical work on the Private Residences at Hotel Georgia.

Ever think you’d see Google, Facebook, Bell Media, LinkedIn and the Royal Canadian Mint congregated in the same place at the same time (aside from the numerous tabs open across your laptop)?

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business awarded Scotiabank its Nancy McKinstry Award for Leadership in Diversity.

Vancouver-based ClearVision Technologies Inc ., a developer and engineer of quality assurance (QA) products for corrugated box manufacturing, has been acquired by Detroit-based Valco Melton .

Prescription drug costs are not the cause of the national health spending crunch, according to a new Fraser Institute report. The Misguided War Against Medicines 2011 blames public insurance programs for Canada’s ballooning healthcare budget.

Forest Technology Systems (FTS) has landed a $1.7 million contract to provide data loggers to Environment Canada’s Water Survey of Canada.

Boosting your company’s bottom line could be a status update away. At least that’s what today’s Social Intranet Summit in Vancouver aims to show business owners.