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NaiKun Wind Group: Paul Taylor

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:19:00 -0700

by Peter Severinson

David Podmore: Builder's dilemma

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:55:46 -0700

by Peter Severinson

David Podmore is one of those lucky few who have always known what they’ll do in life. Chat with him about his career, and he explains one move after another with a simple phrase: “I’m a builder.” He’s president and CEO of Concert Properties Ltd., a development company he built with Jack Poole, who serves as chair of both Concert and the Vancouver Olympics Organizing Committee (VANOC).

Tiny tugs

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:06:33 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Growing up in Tofino, Ron Burchett used to drive the shipyard workers crazy asking questions about the boats they worked on. To keep him busy, they’d give him blocks of wood and tell him to carve his own.

“Then they realized I had some sort of talent,” he says, “but they weren’t sure what the hell to do with me.”

Mark Murray

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:13:48 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Mark Murray
President and CEO, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp.
When two companies have been bitter rivals – competing in the markets and clashing in the courts – how do they forgive, forget and hold hands?

Burnaby-based biotechs Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Protiva Biotherapeutics Inc. have played out a fierce family drama in recent years.

Deal breaker

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:05:24 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Victoria car dealer Todd MacDonald is launching a new battle in an old war: the cross-border car trade. For years certain cars have sold for thousands less in the U.S. than identical cars in Canada.

Different players cite different reasons for the discrepancy: manufacturers say it’s because Canada’s smaller market isn’t as profitable as that of the U.S., while critics maintain manufacturers charge more in Canada simply because they can.

A lending hand

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:22:24 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Faking it

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:32:10 -0700

by Jessica Werb and Peter Severinson

IM: Dan On

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:18:38 -0700

Who do you admire in the B.C. business community?

IM: U. Gary Charlwood

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:19:14 -0700

by Peter Severinson

"Who do you admire in the B.C. business community?"

Andrew Seymour

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:06:07 -0700

by Peter Severinson

Leaving the U.S. was no small step. But Toronto native Andrew Seymour arguably landed a pretty sweet job when he took the GM duties off the plate of Canadians president Andy Dunn in January: the Canadians have growing ticket sales, a spruced-up stadium and energetic local owners willing to spend some cash.

The 40-year-old Seymour had a well-established life in Fort Myers, Florida. He worked his first sports internship with the Fort Myers Miracle minor baseball club.