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Despite a turbulent year, the Canadian mergers and acquisitions market made a strong showing in 2018. Aggregate deal value surged 20 percent over 2017, while transaction volume gained 8 percent, according to PwC’s M&A Year in Review and 2019 Outlook. Fuelling that growth was an abundance...
As 1,000 policymakers gather in Victoria for the 20th annual Privacy and Security Conference from February 6 to 8, we look at how British Columbians are—and aren’t—thinking about what’s happening to their data
New year, new award season. For the 16th year, Small Business BC is set to recognize the province’s top small companies in 10 different categories. Previously, the list containing the top 10 semi-finalists was released and, after reviewing each company’s presentation...
Lift upgrades are happy events for the skiers who use them but otherwise not especially remarkable—except when half a dozen B.C. ski resorts hop aboard at the same time. Whether there’s something in the air (apart from lifts) or it’s just a coincidence, the 2018-19 season is looking up
B.C.’s music industry is rock ’n’ rolling. Given the wealth of musicians in and from the province, it’s no surprise that the sector is a major economic driver. Music BC, which advocates for the industry’s advancement, has compiled an official year in...
Address: 6858 Wiltshire Street, Vancouver Price: $5,980,000 Listing: R2335653 The skinny: Five-bedroom, six-bathroom, 5,143-square-foot house on a 9,497-square-foot lot in South Granville The bling: You’ve been looking for something nondescript, a little ugly even. The kind of house that doesn’t invite a second look, that quells...
When New Democrat Leonard Krog resigned his seat in the provincial legislature on November 30 to run for mayor of Nanaimo, there was nervousness from his caucus, sure. After all, Krog’s party (along with the three BC Green Party members) held a slim majority over the BC Liberals. A byelection in his riding...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the business of doing good. So much more than a marketing opportunity, it’s about building a social purpose into your organization and making a real difference in your community and the world at large. On...
BCBusiness + Cross Canada Corporate Services Every technological advancement has a downside, but what plagues today’s connected populace is the lack of face-to-face social skills. In light of advancing digital and social media technology, what comes as a shock to employers is how...
You could see this coming. During the last quarter of 2018, the City of Vancouver’s industrial vacancy rate dropped again, from 1.7 to 1.4 percent, according to a new report from Los Angeles–based real estate services firm CBRE Group. The study, Vancouver Industrial Market Statistics, Trends and Projections, points out that industrial has never...