The banker

Lindsay Gordon, president and CEO, HSBC Bank Canada

Ask Lindsay Gordon about his company’s performance in a year that’s not been kind to many financial institutions, and he points to Western Canada’s economic strength. “How a bank performs is a function of the economy in which it operates and the customers that it has,” he says. “We’re very fortunate to have operated in a fairly strong economy and particularly in [Western Canada].” more...

Sitting pretty

This year’s Top 100 numbers back up economists’ claims that B.C. is well positioned to weather any economic downturn associated with the U.S. housing crisis. Aggregate revenues for the Top 100 companies were $122.2 billion, an increase of 8.9 per cent over last year’s tally. The surge outpaces the 6.2 per cent rise in the province’s nominal GDP. And the threshold for making the list this year inched up to $223.9 million in annual revenues, $40 million more than last year.

A glance at the companies reporting the strongest growth over the past year shows just how broad-based the momentum is for B.C.’s economy. more...

The lost frontier

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View from the top: Top 100 Companies in BC

Record revenues, low unemployment and strong commodity prices have sent B.C.’s economy into overdrive more...

Navigating the Silk Road

Beckoning the West like a seductive temptress, the lively Asian economy promises to reward its suitors with riches galore. But get the courting wrong and you’ll end up rejected, embarrassed and burned. Some B.C. expats with homegrown knowledge have advice on how to woo the East with confidence. more...