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U.S. company buys Vancouver tech company for $83m

U.S. company buys Vancouver tech company for $83m

Vancouver technology company Ultrasonix Medical Corp. announced January 8 that it will be bought by Peabody, Massachusetts-based Analogic Corp. (Nasdaq:ALOG) for $83 million cash.

Canada’s universities need more accountability, not more money

A great number of the public documents from universities are glitzy advertisements about the “good things” that happen on campus. …We could not find detailed information on the cost of educating students and their graduation rates in the
Vancouver clean-tech, Dow collaborate on fuel-from-plastics process

Vancouver clean-tech, Dow collaborate on fuel-from-plastics process

A Vancouver clean-tech company has inked a deal with American chemical giant Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) to collaborate on a process for turning used plastics into fuel and chemicals.
Response Biomedical expands distribution of cardiovascular products in the U.S.

Response Biomedical expands distribution of cardiovascular products in the U.S.

Vancouver's Response Biomedical Corp. (TSC: RBM) (OTCBB: RPBIF) has entered into a distribution agreement with Laboratory Supply Company, Inc. (LABSCO) in Louisville, Kentucky, to distribute cardiovascular products in the U.S. to hospitals with fewer than 150 beds.
White Rock river mapping company gets federal grant

White Rock river mapping company gets federal grant

A White Rock company that specializes in hydrological mapping is getting a boost from the federal government to field test a new satellite imaging system for mapping rivers.
Business as usual for Peer 1 employees during sale: company

Business as usual for Peer 1 employees during sale: company

It will be business as usual for the Vancouver employees of Peer 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), as the data centre company changes hands in a friendly takeover, says Peer 1 president and CEO Fabio Banducci.
How much would it cost to use Facebook ad-free?

How much would it cost to use Facebook ad-free?

A Vancouver digital marketing agency has uncovered some surprising results in its search to answer that question.
Local private college countersues after closure

Local private college countersues after closure

Royal Canadian Institute of Technology alleges provincial government agency needlessly shut down the post-secondary business and interrupted its students' education
DotNetNuke acquires Australian website and software developer

DotNetNuke acquires Australian website and software developer

DotNetNuke Corp., Business in Vancouver’s 14th fastest-growing company in B.C. this year, announced this morning that it has acquired iFinity, an Australian website and software development and URL management company.
GrowLab grad Wantering raises $470,000 in seed funding

GrowLab grad Wantering raises $470,000 in seed funding

Vancouver-based online personal shopper site Wantering has announced the closing of a $470,000 seed round led by venture capital firm Yaletown Ventures.