Economy, Law & Politics

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 .

Richmond-based Catalyst Paper Corp. has entered into a restructuring and support agreement, the company announced Monday.

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 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.

Vancouver businessmen Jim Pattison and Chip Wilson are among Canada’s top 10 billionaires, according to Forbes magazine.

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.

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.

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 .

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

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.