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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Graeme Wood |Adam Campbell |Alanna Kelly |Jeremy Hainsworth
Graeme Wood / Business in Vancouver - Apr 17, 2025 / 4:30 pm | Story: 545270The B.C. Securities Commission announced Wednesday it has uncovered a scheme believed to have been orchestrated by overseas crime groups. “Our traditional method of investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning won’t work for these scammers, who are often organized crime groups operating in other countries, largely beyond our reach,” Lori Chambers, the BCSC’s deputy director of enforcement, said in a news release.
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1 month ago | 
biv.com | Adam Campbell
Diversifying investments is key as trade tensions rise, says Scott Blair of Canadian Western Bank Wealth, warning uncertainty and panic selling erode confidence.
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2 months ago | 
biv.com | Adam Campbell
Despite a looming trade war between the U.S. and Canada, a weak Canadian dollar will continue to attract American tourists to the province
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2 months ago | 
biv.com | Adam Campbell
Tariff threats are prompting some Indigenous businesses to stockpile product in the U.S., while others shift their focus to the domestic market
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Adam Campbell
B.C. mayors are asking the province for improvements to public safety and housing.
The BC Urban Mayor’s Caucus – a group of 16 mayors from some of the province’s largest municipalities – on Thursday put forward suggestions for this term’s provincial government.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
castanet.net | Adam Campbell
Abysmal mental health and a shift in consumer trends are driving health-tech adoption and success in workplaces across B.C.“In the last couple of months, we’ve seen the well-being index drop to a level that we had not seen since the beginning days of the pandemic,” Telus Health chief mental health officer Dr. Matthew Chow told BIV. Telus Health, a division of Telus Corp. (TSX: T), provides a range of health services to a variety of organizations.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
biv.com | Adam Campbell
Getting rid of B.C.’s provincial sales tax on machinery and equipment (M&E) purchases could boost investment by 17 per cent – or about $1.6 billion.
That’s according to a Tuesday report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) that pointed to a drop in M&E investment as a share of B.C.’s economy, from 3.9 per cent in 2013 to 3.5 per cent in 2023.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Adam Campbell
Container traffic at the Port of Vancouver will soon begin to ramp up.
DB World Ltd., the logistics firm operating the Centennial Terminal (Centerm) at the Port of Vancouver, announced a new partnership with the Gemini Cooperation on Monday.
The new partnership will begin rolling out next month.
Along with recent upgrades to the port, the new partnership will increase the volume of cargo that is loaded and unloaded at the Vancouver terminal.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
timescolonist.com | Adam Campbell
Vancouver-based Procurify has appointed Chad Gaydos as its new CEO.
Gaydos succeeds company co-founder Aman Mann, who will serve as chief strategy officer moving forward, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Founded in 2013, Procurify provides an AI-powered procurement and spending platform to mid-sized businesses and manages more than US$30 billion in company spending annually.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
biv.com | Adam Campbell
From small businesses to large corporations, no company is immune to cyberattacks.
High-profile sports teams such as the Vancouver Canucks are prime targets given their assets and the nature of their business, given they can’t simply close their doors if they experience an attack, said Fortinet vice-president of Western Canada sales Gordon Phillips.
“The puck drops at 7 p.m. regardless,” he said. “We have to make sure we’re available.
