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Dreams Inc.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:51:02 -0800

Susan Hollis

Lifetime achievement: Robert Lee

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:19:28 -0700

by BCBusiness

Winner: Turnaround

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:17:57 -0700

by Valerie McTavish

Tales of a fur trader

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:57:23 -0700

by Stephen Hume

In the early days of July 1808, Montreal fur trader Simon Fraser caught his first glimpses of the Pacific Ocean. He had arrived at the mouth of the river that now bears his name some 36 days after leaving Fort George (modern-day Prince George) and almost three years after establishing B.C.’s first European settlement at McLeod Lake.

Man of the north

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:44:13 -0700

by Tony Wanless

In 30 years, he's ascended to the uppermost stratum of world business.

As a youth, Tom Albanese fled a small industrial New Jersey town for Alaska. Albanese, now 50, is the first American CEO of the venerable London-based mining giant Rio Tinto PLC, which last year took over Alcan Inc. in a $38-billion deal. He went to university in Fairbanks, Alaska, for degrees in mineral economics and mining engineering.

Back in the game

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:42:00 -0800

By Peter Severinson

Mason, a stocky 60-year-old, earned both fame and infamy in B.C. in the ’90s when Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., the hometown alt-beverage champion he founded and led, took shareholders for a few gut-wrenching falls in the market.

Port of call

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:28:00 -0800

By David Jordan

In a floor-length skirt and quilted vest, Sarah Morgan-Silvester is the picture of West Coast casual. Her unlined face framed by a simple bob, the youthful 48-year-old greets a visitor to her spacious waterfront office with a relaxed smile.
Meet the new face of corporate Vancouver.

Long walk home

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:19:00 -0800

By Monte Paulsen

In Vancouver real estate is a sport. It’s what we talk about at dinner parties, the way Angelinos gossip about movies or Calgarians gush about oil. It’s our über-metaphor: the thing we talk about when we talk about ourselves. And it’s how we keep score; anyone who’s owned a home in Vancouver during the past decade has a one-that-got-away story.

Industrial revolution

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:32:00 -0800

As Vancouver’s unrelenting real-estate story continues to hog headlines, now is a good time to step back, take a breath and ask a few big questions. How exactly did we get into this prolonged hot market? Where is it taking us? What are the consequences for B.C.’s economy?

Backward business lesson

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:08:00 -0800

By Bryan Gallagher

After spending three years and $18,000 on my bachelor of business administration degree at SFU, I’ve only discussed a green economy for a total of one hour. I’m appalled.
Canadian schools continue to teach that poisoned waters, fouled air, decimated forests and a warming climate are acceptable costs of doing business.