Local Business

Securities commission orders Alan Lau to pay more than $120,000 in penalties and restitution

The provincial government’s Buy Local Program provided more than $88,000 of funding for Richmond-based companies, assisting them with marketing campaigns to reach a larger audience and, in turn, hopefully increase sales.

Richmond-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has had its reach into space extended. This summer, the high-tech global communications and information company announced it signed a contract amendment with the Canadian Space Agency for $5.

Two Richmond mortgage professionals have been recognized as two of the highest-producing commercial brokers in the country.

Richmond must actively attract foreign investment, recognize its local green tech companies and encourage entrepreneurship if it wants to be a hub of green technology, says the chair of a new innovation committee.

A Richmond food wholesaler has been ordered to pay a $77,500 fine after pleading guilty to three counts of illegal possession of endangered northern abalone, under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), plus one violation of the Fisheries Act.

Call it a soft serve opening. Richmondites can rest easy again now that Dairy Queen has reopened in Richmond, after a blizzard of local closures and relocations left them temporarily scrambling for an alternative evening treat.

Late October pencilled as possible opening date for 'Central at Garden City' outdoor complex

Vancouver International Airport ( YVR ) announced Wednesday that Beijing Capital Airlines (BCA) will begin service between YVR and Hangzhou, via Qingdao on Dec. 30.

An international award-winning Richmond chocolatier is helping celebrate 2016 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in style. Wild Sweets (dcduby.com) began selling its special “East-Meets-West” collection of Chocolate Art Moon Cakes Bouchées on Aug. 15.