BCBusiness Magazine | July 2010
cover story
Hang on to your hats: 2009 was a roller coaster, and the ride's not over yet.
The recession was bad, but B.C.'s diverse economy put up a fierce fight.
With forestry down for the count, miners emerge as B.C.'s export heroes.
Clean tech continues its slow and steady climb up the rankings.
The much-battered tech industry thrives by changing its focus.
What does Telus CEO and Top 100 top dog Darren Entwistle think about when he's not selling cellphone plans or building new relay towers? Saving Canadian health care.
Doug Janzen, Cardiome Pharma's CEO, is optimistic the company will become increasingly profitable.
Vancity CEO, Tamara Vrooman, is not afraid to express her nurturing side.
Aurizon Mines CEO, David Hall, attributes the company's 645 percent jump in earnings to "hieroglyphics" legible only to accountants.
BC Children's Hospital Foundation CEO, Sue Carruthers, hopes 2010 will be another lucrative year.
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- Slideshow: Flagship Vancouver banks, now and then.
features
Only in B.C. would a past Playboy model,
a former teen heartthrob and scads and scads
of ex-NHLers try for a second career in
real estate development.
SmartDesign Group president Nick Baker says B.C.'s natural landscape inspires Vancouver's successful interior design industry.
With economic crime on the upswing private investigators are making a comeback.
How is Army & Navy's president going to revive the Downtown Eastside as the social, cultural and commercial heart of Vancouver?
Conditions in the world of venture capital may not be at their peak, but some investors are looking up.
As our transactional economy relocates to the Internet and
financial institutions continue to close branches, we remember those banks that once stood as pillars of our community.
The controversy behind the Fraser River's gravel extraction program and its ecological damage.
departments
She's young, passionate and determined to shake up the lighting industry. Meet innovator Jeanette Jackson.
With the loonie and U.S. dollar now close to par, B.C.'s inefficient businesses must find new ways of doing things.
A billion-dollar Vietnam casino scheme, big-time Vegas developers, a New York hedge fund – and Vancouver right in the middle.
As more workers face the strain of caring for aging parents, workplaces need to step up and help.
Art operations across B.C. are reeling from provincial funding cuts, but managers say the show must go on.
primer
Voice of the People:Yes, the public is consulted for big projects, but is anyone listening?
Inquiring Minds:What is your vacation horror story?
Expat:Working down under.
Need to Know:How to choose a location for your business.
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