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Even as the U.S. and other economies struggled through 2011’s second and third quarters, the technology industry has shown no sign that it’s feeling a pinch.

The future of basketball in Canada was dealt a blow when the men’s national team failed to qualify from the Americas tournament in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Accounting scandals in the U.S. have proved to be a boon for Global Relay’s electronic message archiving business

Still savouring B.C.’s forward-into-the-past choice in the August 26 harmonized sales tax (HST) referendum, Lotus Landers will be happy to know that increasing taxation complexity is one of the country’s lesser appreciated hobbies.

I know that you’ve heard of social media – services like Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Like huge numbers of Canadians, you probably have accounts at one or more of these services. But you’re probably using those accounts to keep in touch with family and friends. While you may be aware that these services can be used as business tools, most of you are a little fuzzy on just how to do that.

A tool you may have used in strategic planning, and which is often used in sustainability planning, is backcasting. You envision the future as you want it, then work backward to determine how to get there.

Experienced personnel are the building blocks of a successful organization.

Who says regulations are job-killers? A new ban on sending mattresses to landfill generated 45 new private-sector recycling jobs – and yes, those are “green” jobs – in less than eight months, according to a recent Metro Vancouver news release.

Politicians and candidates be warned: ridiculing urban farming is a no-win strategy. Food security is marching up the priority list in cities around the world, and Vancouver should be leading, not resisting, this movement.

Capstone CEO Darren Pylot is focused on minimizing investor risk in his company by striking smart, well-timed deals in the volatile resource sector