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Fort McMurray rebuild to cover oil revenue losses for Alberta: Conference Board

Fort McMurray rebuild to cover oil revenue losses for Alberta: Conference Board

The rebuilding effort in Fort McMurray is expected to add more GDP to Alberta’s economy than was lost in oil revenue during the wildfires. A recent report from the Conference Board of Canada estimates lost oil revenue at $985 million or 0.
Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 17, 2016

Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 17, 2016

Hosts Tyler Orton and Romila Barryman delve into the economic impacts of the Fort McMurray wildfire in the latest episode of Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio 98.3.
Editorial: Solutions to B.C.’s productivity problems

Editorial: Solutions to B.C.’s productivity problems

The productivity puzzle needs attention in B.C. A growing inventory of data shows it should also be atop corporate priority lists across the country.
Peer to peer: Re-evaluate finances, software and strategy

Peer to peer: Re-evaluate finances, software and strategy

What are some tips/advice to spring clean my business?
Hidden agenda in Liberal government’s new transparency policy

Hidden agenda in Liberal government’s new transparency policy

Hidden agenda in Liberal government’s new transparency policy
Insider trading: May 17, 2016

Insider trading: May 17, 2016

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended May 11, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Major Vancouver investment firm among local companies in the Panama Papers

Major Vancouver investment firm among local companies in the Panama Papers

Haywood Securities executive surprised that his company showed up in database leak
BC Liberals can’t bury all their missteps in the mix

BC Liberals can’t bury all their missteps in the mix

When George Harrison made errors in a recorded performance, he liked to tell fellow musicians not to worry: “We’ll bury ’em in the mix.” That expression morphed into the name Traveling Wilburys.
Vancouver millennials have least amount of spending money in Canada: Vancity

Vancouver millennials have least amount of spending money in Canada: Vancity

Vancouver and Toronto millennials are in a high-cost, low income bind, says a new report from Vancity Credit Union
Chinese trade mission to B.C. yields early-stage partnerships

Chinese trade mission to B.C. yields early-stage partnerships

Potentially billions of dollars worth of deals were signed during last week’s trade mission involving visitors from Guangdong