Economy, Law & Politics

Regulations that could expand services beyond B.C. borders would come at cost to local institutions

A shortlisted bidder to privatize B.C.'s liquor warehousing and distribution filed its proposal after the deadline, but was not disqualified because of a technicality, Business in Vancouver has learned.

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending August 22. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Entrepreneurs dominate the business landscape in Surrey.

Watchdog says BC Place manager has failed to diversify revenue streams

Half of B.C.’s biggest business deals since 2010 were done south of the Fraser River

B.C.’s auditor general cannot fulfill his duty if he is blocked from seeing the deal that paid $6 million in legal bills for two government aides who pleaded guilty to corruption, the BC Supreme Court heard Monday.

Softening trade will slow B.C.’s GDP growth to 2.3% this year from 2.9% in 2011, according to an RBC Economics forecast released this morning.

Employment rose by 15,000 jobs in B.C. in August, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.3 percentage points to 6.7%, according to Statistics Canada. This came in sharp contrast to the 15,000 decrease in jobs seen in July .

B.C.'s economy should pick up a little steam in 2013 and then percolate at above-average growth rates between 2014 and 2016, according to a new report by Central 1 Credit Union. The credit union's chief economist, Helmut Pastrick, predicts B.C.