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Vancouver hiring to spike this quarter: survey

Vancouver hiring to spike this quarter: survey

Vancouver’s hiring outlook has jumped up for 2012’s second quarter, following a quiet outlook for the current quarter, according to the just-released Manpower Employment Outlook Survey .
Catalyst enters into restructuring and support agreement

Catalyst enters into restructuring and support agreement

Richmond-based Catalyst Paper Corp. has entered into a restructuring and support agreement, the company announced Monday.
River Rock owner GCG sees fourth-quarter revenue fall 4%

River Rock owner GCG sees fourth-quarter revenue fall 4%

Falling income from Great Canadian Gaming ’s (TSX:GC) three racetrack casinos and Coquitlam’s Boulevard Casino , combined with flat revenue at the group’s flagship River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, forced GCG’s revenue dow
Coast Capital’s 2011 results buoyed by record mortgage growth

Coast Capital’s 2011 results buoyed by record mortgage growth

Coast Capital Savings Credit Union reported a solid year in 2011 with assets increasing by nearly 12% to $11.8 billion, new member growth of more than 20,000 and net income of $62.0 million. The 2011 figures compare with assets of $10.
Jim Pattison and Chip Wilson make Forbes billionaires list

Jim Pattison and Chip Wilson make Forbes billionaires list

Vancouver businessmen Jim Pattison and Chip Wilson are among Canada’s top 10 billionaires, according to Forbes magazine.
B.C.’s small business optimism falters in February: CFIB

B.C.’s small business optimism falters in February: CFIB

Despite national gains, B.C.’s small business confidence wavered in February, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The latest Business Barometer Index indicated B.C. as slightly less optimistic at 64.
Telus will not get naming rights to BC Place

Telus will not get naming rights to BC Place

The significance of Premier Christy Clark ’s absence from a major press conference held by Telus (TSX:T) last week became clear Wednesday, with the announcement the local telecom will not get naming rights to BC Place.
B.C. lawyer sanctioned for insider trading

B.C. lawyer sanctioned for insider trading

A B.C. lawyer who bought securities in a mining company while it was engaged in an acquisition has been sanctioned by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC). According to a BCSC panel, Kjeld Werbes bought shares in Global Uranium Corp .

WorkSafeBC releases 2011 list of worksite penalties

Peter Kiewit Infrastructure, Encana Corp. and Penfolds Roofing among companies hit with fines

Litigants clash over who owns sound and video equipment

Vancouver businessman Bruce Scott is suing the owners of the Fort Nelson Hotel because they’re not paying him to lease equipment that he claims is his.