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B.C.'s mining sector has invested heavily in a new $75 million earth sciences centre at the University of British Columbia that it hopes will help fill a growing need for skilled workers in the mining sector.

Stewart Butterfield, the Vancouver entrepreneur who co-founded the popular photo sharing site Flickr, which was acquired by Yahoo, has announced he is shutting down his latest venture – a game called Glitch.

The B.C. government and Telus have quietly made a consolation deal after the Liberals made headlines earlier this year by reneging on its promise to give Telus naming rights to BC Place, Business in Vancouver has learned.

Vancouver's biOasis Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: BTI) announced this morning it has entered into a research and evaluation agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca.

The same day that the B.C. government denied Shaw Communications’ attempt to overturn the major $1 billion contract awarded to competitor Telus, Shaw CEO Brad Shaw met with Premier Christy Clark.

Vancouver's Avigilon Corp. (TSX:AVO) earned top honours Tuesday night at a Deloitte-sponsored awards ceremony to recognize Canada's top 50 technology companies.

Burnaby biotech Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX:TKM) has settled a legal battle with an American collaborator and a B.C. splinter company formed by former Tekmira employees.

HootSuite announced this morning that it has added to its dashboard two new Facebook features that are specifically geared toward its business clients.