News released on 26 May 2022 The City of Richmond has appointed Serena Lusk to the position of Chief Administrative Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Her appointment follows the announcement that George Duncan is stepping down as CAO for the City on June 30 after more than 30 years of service. “After an extensive search
Great Little Box Company and OpenRoad Auto Group have yet again received an award as one of the Best Managed Companies in Canada.GLBC, OpenRoad Auto Group Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. Ideon Technologies is
Arran and Ratana Stephens, founders of Richmond-based Nature’s Path, have been named Distinguished Entrepreneurs by UVic’s Gustavson School of Business. UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. YVR plans to redesign a 300,000
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Decisions to retool and invest in new product markets are necessary to stay relevant, but they can carry significant risk for manufacturers. This Advanced Manufacturing De-Risking Emerging Market Opportunities (DEMO) toolkit was designed to guide manufacturers through the process of identifying, evaluating, and addressing the risks that come with pursuing an emerging market opportunity Taking
Herbaland co-founder and CEO Aisha Yang at the company’s headquarters in Richmond | Rob Kruyt Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. New gelato and dessert store opens in Steveston Sprinkle’s Gelato and Dessert House recently opened its
Presented on February 17, 2022 Creating and maintaining a sustainable community is more important than ever. The impacts of the pandemic and climate change have presented challenges that require unprecedented planning, innovation and leadership. Sustainability has become about more than just concern for the environment. It also involves ensuring a vibrant economy and appropriate infrastructure
Help us better understand your manufacturing business. With funding from the Province of BC, the City of Richmond is implementing an Industrial Capabilities Inventory to understand manufacturing capabilities of local manufacturers and identify companies that could potentially support emergency supplies production beyond pandemic emergencies, as well as identify other business diversification opportunities. Gain access to
YVR welcomes Pacific Farms Market and local brands to airport (YVR) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. As Ideon Technologies goes underground, its profile has never been higher The Richmond company’s x-ray technology has the
Tina Lee, the CEO of T&T Supermarket, right, says she is proud to introduce a diversity of food to Montreal and even recruited her daughter Kira to help with the announcement, which she made in French. (Submitted by CBC by Loblaw Companies Limited) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both
Google Business Profile (GBP) is a Google-powered online directory that lets local businesses share vital company information such as hours of operation, products or services the company offers, and a phone number. This information is important because shoppers can use it to get in touch with a local business or know their hours of operation.
A proposed electric helicopter is seen in an undated artist’s rendering handout image. Helijet, North America’s largest helicopter airline, has announced it has partnered with Blade, a technology platform, in the project. HO-HELIJET / THE CANADIAN PRESS Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to
Project Zero alumni BinBreeze pitching their business on Dragon’s Den. Photo Credit: BinBreeze Every year, 100 billion tons of material enter the global economy, but over 91% of goods end up in the landfill at end-of-life[i]. As climate change, resource scarcity, and global issues expose our current economic system’s risks, the need for a
(Photo: Alamy, CN Traveler) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. Two Richmond companies among 43 to be awarded StrongerBC Accelerating Manufacturing Grants Richmond-Queensborough MLA Aman Singh says provincial manufacturing grants will assist Megatech Distribution and
When complete, the Richmond Industrial Centre will be one of Metro Vancouver’s largest industrial parks. (Photo: Globe and Mail) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. E-commerce putting unprecedented squeeze on Canada’s industrial market Capitalizing on
Thinking about expanding or relocating your business? Food, Beverage, & Manufacturing facilities across BC are more often facing restrictions on space, limitations on their infrastructure and utilities, and layout or flow issues due to organic growth. We often work with manufacturers that have grown over time into as many as 8 separate locations adding a
Sanmar Shipyards and Corvus Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of equipping and building zero-emission and hybrid tugs. From Left: Gary Dockerty, Ipek Gurun, Ronald Hansen, Ruchan Civgin, Vimal Choy and Roger Rosvold. (Photo: Sanmar Shipyards) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use
Eight-lane toll-free tunnel to replace George Massey Tunnel (Photo: Flickr.com) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. Richmond restaurant opens Hong Kong hawker-style patio Late night dim sum, drinks offered through “dai pai dong” experience. Richmond
Volunteers from 505-Junk and Platinum Pro Claim Restoration recently completed a shoreline cleanup at Triangle Beach (Photo: 505-Junk and Platinum Pro-Claim Restoration) Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories. HME Keeping Clients Moving Forward Keeping clients
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