Economy, Law & Politics

Business financing on the rise while banks and credit unions look to increase lending volumes in fast-growing Metro Vancouver city

Yellowridge Construction Ltd. is suing the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and DigiFX Networks, claiming the trade organization has repeatedly threatened to sue the firm for using pirated software after DigiFX allegedly reported the construction company when it terminated an information technology consulting deal.

Central 1 Credit Union had a profit of $68.5 million in 2013 – 7.6% lower than 2012's profit of 74.1 million.

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Anyone still planning to make contributions to a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) for the 2013 tax year had better hurry.

Employees in British Columbia earned an average of $895 per week in December 2013 – almost 22% less than those in Alberta – according to Statistics Canada data released February 27.

Consumer debt levels in Vancouver jumped by more than 7% at the end of 2013's fourth quarter when compared with the same period one year ago, making it the only major city not to see a decrease.

The multimillion-dollar lawsuit surrounding BC Place Stadium's retractable roof has been settled out of court.

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending February 19. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

Contractor Kiewit/Flatiron GP is suing DEAL S.r.l., McNary Bergeron & Associates LLC, Sani Engineering Ltd., International Bridge Technologies Canada Inc., International Bridge Technologies Inc. and T.Y. Lin International Group Ltd. over an incident that saw a section of the new Port Mann Bridge crash into the Fraser River during construction in February 2012.