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Solutions abound as businesses look to restart in COVID-19 recovery phase

A Richmond company is prioritizing the use of its temperature sensors – used also in manufacturing production lines to identify overheating – to detect symptoms of COVID-19. FLIR Systems, whose headquarters are in the U.S.

Ikea Canada has announced the re-opening of all 14 of their locations, after having closed their doors for more than two months due to COVID-19.

Richmond's Great Little Box Company (GLBC), an award-winning manufacturer in label and packaging solutions, is not as “little” anymore as it announced its acquisition of Ideon Packaging – also a manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions.

Corvus Energy, a Richmond-based energy storage company, has been named as a finalist for a BC Technology Industry Award (BC TIA) in the Excellence in Global Export category. The award is given to companies that demonstrate success in exporting B.C.

With line-ups at grocery stores and some delivery services backed up, one Richmond eatery has launched a phone application where people can buy food items from restaurant suppliers instead of grocery stores.

Agreement to cut production boosts oil prices slightly, but bigger problem of glut persists

The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) developed a website to help the public understand how prices of gasoline and diesel are influenced in the province. On Tuesday, BCUC launched GasPricesBC.

Canadian Tire Corporation is joining other companies in reducing hours as well as closing some of their stores to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

CEO says company would also have to axe $1 billion of investment plans if required to provide mobile virtual network operators access to its infrastructure