Coastal Contacts Acquired by French Lens Maker for $430 Million
WEBFeb 27, 2014 · Canada’s online retailing giant, Coastal Contacts—a Vancouver success story—has been bought for $430 million. Vancouver’s Coastal Contacts Inc., the parent company of ClearlyContacts.ca (known in other markets as Coastal.com), has been acquired by Essilor, one of the world’s largest lens manufacturers based out of France, for CAD$430 million.
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation: An …
WEBNov 3, 2022 · BCI’s 2021-2022 Corporate Annual Report illustrates a range of achievements, including a 7.4% annual return on behalf of B.C.’s public sector pension plans. The corporation also added $11.5 billion in net assets under management (AUM), increasing its total AUM to $211.1 billion. BCI’s specialized investment expertise …
The 2023 Top 100: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry
WEBJun 26, 2023 · The province’s top businesses in finance, transport, technology and more. Inflation’s bite brought new corporate leaders to the fore in 2022, while taking the edge off the commodity boom. Here are the largest businesses in the province, organized by industry. BCBusiness is your go-to playbook for what’s going on in the province right now.
The most affordable places to buy property in B.C.
WEBAug 16, 2018 · Prince George and Kamloops have a price-to-income ratio of 4 for a two-person household, and affordability drops off from there. Not surprisingly, Vancouver is the least affordable, with a price-to-income ratio of 14 for a two-person household and 32 for one person. In BCBusiness ‘s Best Cities for Work in B.C. in 2018, ranked based on a ...
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Frontier Collective aims to propel Vancouver's tech sector to new ...
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · A coalition of entrepreneurs and business leaders plans to make the city a global leader in frontier technology by 2030 . Vancouver’s thriving technology sector just got a new champion in the Frontier Collective.. This group of younger entrepreneurs and business leaders bills itself as the first to represent and advance some of the region’s fastest-growing tech industries.
FLO a Canadian company at the forefront of the EV revolution
WEBNov 29, 2017 · FLO, the Canadian leader in electric vehicle charging solutions and the operator of the largest charging network in the country, is leading the way by developing innovative technologies and working to make EV charging more accessible and convenient every day. FLO has earned a reputation for providing …
Top 100 2019: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry - BC Business
WEBJun 24, 2019 · BCBusiness is your go-to playbook for what’s going on in the province right now.Our magazine aims to inform and entertain you about the companies big and small making waves in your backyard, the issues affecting the province and the people you really should get a coffee with.
22 things you need to know about B.C. business and the economy …
WEBJan 21, 2022 · So the outlook for global and Canadian economic growth has been downgraded for 2022, with some of that expansion pushed back to 2023. “At the same time, inflation has ended up being far higher, broader and more sustained than many central banks had projected.”. 2. An economic rebound hides fundamental flaws.
The 2019 Top 100 All-Stars: Jim Pattison Group - BC Business
WEBJun 20, 2019 · Credit: Courtesy of Jim Pattison Group. The conglomerate that Pattison launched in 1961 remains B.C.’s biggest private company by revenue in our latest Top 100 ranking. Almost six decades into his business career, Jimmy Pattison shows no sign of stepping away from the diversified multibillion-dollar empire he built.