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High rollers and lax lotteries changing BCLC’s economic outlook

High rollers and lax lotteries changing BCLC’s economic outlook

Three-year Crown agency service plans reveal buoyant gambling returns, liquor sales uncertainty and multimillion-dollar losses for BC Place Stadium
Q&A: Communication is key to building your family bank

Q&A: Communication is key to building your family bank

Former co-owner of Vancouver’s NHL, NBA teams on retaining multi-generational wealth
B.C. Budget 2015: No surprises, surplus of $284m projected for 2015-16 year

B.C. Budget 2015: No surprises, surplus of $284m projected for 2015-16 year

There were no surprises and only a few small changes revealed in the B.C. budget February 17
Lower Mainland home prices up in January despite lower sales

Lower Mainland home prices up in January despite lower sales

This month’s real estate headlines will likely be dominated by a plunge in Alberta housing demand as the dominoes fall from the oil price collapse, capital expenditure cuts and severe bruising of corporate Calgary.
B.C.’s largest business improvement association turns 25

B.C.’s largest business improvement association turns 25

Funded by commercial property owners, the DVBIA has a $2.5 million budget
Editorial: Competitiveness barriers abound in B.C.

Editorial: Competitiveness barriers abound in B.C.

This year's catalogue of the top barriers to business competitiveness in Canada should be posted on corporate bulletin boards everywhere
Insider trading, Feb. 17, 2015

Insider trading, Feb. 17, 2015

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 11. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Ralph Klein saved Alberta healthcare and education

Ralph Klein saved Alberta healthcare and education

Premier Jim Prentice and Finance Minister Robin Campbell have made it clear the province will reduce government spending in its March budget. In response, many people have alluded to the 1990s

Smart cities contest cultivating urban economic intelligence

It’s great to see more cities getting smart about being smart.
Vancouver bike share unlikely to debut this year

Vancouver bike share unlikely to debut this year

Amid bike share sector financial upheaval, launch date for Vancouver program has been pushed back