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Shape up or ship out, Australian naval defence contractors told

Shape up or ship out, Australian naval defence contractors told

The new policy, which is predicated on China becoming increasingly dominant in Asia, reflects Australia’s intention to strengthen its U.S. alliance, while maintaining its own defence and support for regional allies.

Climbing aboard the medical marijuana bandwagon with Gov. Hickenlooper and ex-premier Harcourt

Mike Harcourt is signing on with a medicinal marijuana company. Well, what's a former premier to do? Gotta live somehow, one supposes.

Green goes mainstream as tenants demand efficient office space; Oxford Properties Group eyes industrial growth

Time flies when you're having a financial crisis, and Colliers International's first survey since 2007 about the factors driving office leasing shows that efficient space and employee retention have overtaken sustainability as key concerns.
How I did it: Matthew Hornor

How I did it: Matthew Hornor

Downturn in junior mining sector makes for ripe resource pickings
Life Lessons: Diana McMeekin

Life Lessons: Diana McMeekin

Minding your manners matters in business
Mike Forrester: Sound decisions

Mike Forrester: Sound decisions

When organizers went looking for someone to revive attendance at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Mike Forrester’s track record as an astute businessman and origins as a professional musician fit the bill
B.C. building permits down 30% in April

B.C. building permits down 30% in April

The soft trend in permits points to a slowdown in housing starts and reflects elevated new-home inventory, soft resale market activity and a tempered labour market

Action needed to help locals compete with offshore affluence

The festering debate about whether Vancouver should continue its open-house welcome to global investors has boiled over – again.
Beijing, local governments in China at odds over market reform

Beijing, local governments in China at odds over market reform

Beijing is halting approval of all applications for new free trade zones, convinced state and municipal governments either don't understand the next phase of economic reforms or are wilfully following their own agendas.
Small-business confidence surges

Small-business confidence surges

Optimism has climbed to the highest level since before the recession