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Taxis vs. Uber: a perfect example of resistance to change

Taxis vs. Uber: a perfect example of resistance to change

Three things traditional taxi companies have in common with businesses of the past
Elastic Path lands more venture capital

Elastic Path lands more venture capital

Elastic Path, a Vancouver e-commerce company whose clients include Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) and Louis Vuitton, has landed $5.35 million in follow-on financing. The latest round of financing was led by the BDC Venture Capital IT Fund.
Vancouver high-tech alloys makers lands F-35 contract

Vancouver high-tech alloys makers lands F-35 contract

A Vancouver-headquartered company that specializes in making highly specialized metal alloys has landed a $2 million contract with Lockheed Martin to supply components for the F-35 fighter jet. Under the contract, IBC Advanced Alloys Corp.
Strike stokes tutors, threatens international program

Strike stokes tutors, threatens international program

Parents turn to tutoring companies to fill gap created by school labour dispute
B.C. food industry's high-tech services appetite grows

B.C. food industry's high-tech services appetite grows

Venture capitalists investing hundreds of millions in innovative mobile app startups
Indochino to open first permanent U.S. showroom in New York

Indochino to open first permanent U.S. showroom in New York

Vancouver-based online suit-seller Indochino plans to open a permanent brick-and-mortar showroom in New York City on September 10, the company announced September 5.
Gastown maturing into high-tech hub

Gastown maturing into high-tech hub

A Vancouver cloud-linked tech giant has become the largest office tenant in Gastown, further evidence that the heritage area is emerging as a hip, high-tech hub in Vancouver.
How realistic are Canada Post's e-commerce plans?

How realistic are Canada Post's e-commerce plans?

The blue Clearly Contacts boxes stand out on the long conveyor belts crisscrossing the cavernous interior of Canada Post’s new 700,000 square foot processing plant in Richmond.
Rumoured investment in Hootsuite fans IPO speculation

Rumoured investment in Hootsuite fans IPO speculation

Could Vancouver social media darling Hootsuite soon be going public? That’s the speculation being fuelled by a report by the Wall Street Journal that Fidelity Investments plans to invest $35 million in the local company, developer of the popular soci
School is not in session as mediation talks break down

School is not in session as mediation talks break down

The Monday after Labour Day is usually an exciting time for students going back into the classroom and beginning a new year. This year, however, an impasse between teachers and the provincial government is keeping this from happening.