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Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 25, 2016

Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 25, 2016

Iain Black, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, joins Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio in studio to discuss challenges businesses experience dealing with red tape, the PST-GST system and his organization's recent decision to rebrand
Contracts, but nothing else, released about Mayor’s ex-aides

Contracts, but nothing else, released about Mayor’s ex-aides

Gregor Robertson’s two former aides were paid a combined $61,000 on consulting contracts
Bank of Canada holds overnight rate steady at 0.5% but issues more cautious forecast

Bank of Canada holds overnight rate steady at 0.5% but issues more cautious forecast

Wildfires in Alberta will trim one-and-a-quarter percentage points off real GDP growth in Q2, the Bank forecasts
B.C. gambling regulator reveals epidemic of violations

B.C. gambling regulator reveals epidemic of violations

Violations of B.C.’s gambling law skyrocketed by...
Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 24, 2016

Business In Vancouver on Roundhouse Radio: May 24, 2016

The City of Vancouver granted its first licence to a medical marijuana dispensary last week (May 16).
Editorial: Amp up anti-corruption campaigns

Editorial: Amp up anti-corruption campaigns

There’s some good news on the corporate corruption front: public awareness of it is growing; the bad news, however: corruption’s pervasiveness is also growing. Fighting its continued expansion will require more than awareness.
Profile: Chris Catliff, president and CEO, BlueShore Financial

Profile: Chris Catliff, president and CEO, BlueShore Financial

'No place like home' for credit union executive
Insider trading: May 24, 2016

Insider trading: May 24, 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 18, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com
B.C.’s economy is No. 1, GDP numbers confirm

B.C.’s economy is No. 1, GDP numbers confirm

It has been a lengthy wait, but the release of provincial gross domestic product (GDP) estimates confirmed our expectation that B.C. indeed led the country in economic growth in 2015. Provincial GDP expanded 3% last year, compared to 0.
Business owners need to have corporate exit plans at the ready

Business owners need to have corporate exit plans at the ready

Over the past decade there has been much speculation over when a wave of baby boomers would sell their businesses. Study after study predicted a mass transition that never came.