Business

Hiring expectations are down in Greater Victoria, slipping six percentage points from the same period a year ago.

The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has a new communications co-ordinator - Oriane Fort, former Symphony Splash volunteer co-ordinator and currently event committee chair for the Pandora Arts Collective.

The B.C. government has opened its first trade office in Hong Kong, as part of a tour of the region that includes a speech by Premier Christy Clark to world economic leaders.

Japan Airlines Co. is raising 663 billion yen ($8.5 billion) in its initial public offering, pricing its shares at the top of its range at 3,790 yen ($48) - the world's second biggest IPO this year after Facebook.

DragonWave Inc. will cut 48 positions, primarily in Ottawa and Israel, to reduce its annual operating expenses by $6 million. It anticipates $1 million of restructuring charges related to the job cuts.

The B.C. legislature is getting some renos. Stantec Architecture is working on drawings to alter the main entrance and create a barrier-free access on the west side of the loading area. A tender call for general contractors closed last week ...

Australian boss says Victoria electronics company a good fit

Spectra, BG propose LNG plant on coast

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and B.C. Premier Christy Clark are the headline speakers at the sixth annual State of the Island Economic Summit next month in Nanaimo.

Oil company BP said Monday it is selling some deep-water assets in the Gulf of Mexico to Plains Exploration & Production Co. for $5.