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On March 10, VEDC held its Quarterly City Hall-Business Leader dialogue session to discuss recent economic events and the principles of a long-term Economic Development Strategy for the City of Vancouver.
VEDC sponsors the Sustainability 2.0: The Evolution of Green Event
VEDC is pleased to support Sustainability 2.0: The Evolution of Green. Hosted by the Strathcona BIA, the event is aimed at helping businesses in Strathcona further their sustainability goals by building a progressive sustainable business community.
VEDC coordinates partnering program for U.S. IT systems integrators
VEDC introduced a delegation of prime contractors and system integrators from Virginia, U.S. to an impressive array of British Columbia technology and IT sector expertise last week.
LifeSciences British Columbia today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the GyeongGi Bio-Center, a non-profit organization responsible for supporting the biotech and pharmaceutical industries in Korea’s GyeongGi Province, in order to facilitate partnership and collaboration between the two province’s biotech and life sciences industries.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has once again named Vancouver as the world’s most liveable city. The organization’s Global Liveability Rankings survey reviewed 140 cities around the world on over 30 indicators grouped in to five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.