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Economic development as a field is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and – especially of late – questioning. Economic developers today may deal much with economic transformation as economic growth.

This National Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour and celebrate 22 of the Indigenous leaders in the community who work daily to increase the visibility and inclusion of Indigenous individuals and businesses. Which of these leaders are you already familiar with?

Jobs and Careers in Vancouver’s Fashion and Apparel Industry As with other manufacturing sectors, the performance apparel industry creates career opportunities in research, development and design, materials engineering, assembly, distribution, points of sale, repair,...

If people aren’t happy, can we really say our economy is a good one? In this new video, World Happiness Report author John Helliwell discusses measuring happiness and how to shape a happier economy.

In the leadup to Creative Industries Week, we sat down with Geoff Teoli, Acting Vancouver Film Commissioner, for an update on Vancouver’s film scene, including areas of the city that are attracting filmmakers and how the industry has evolved into an advocate for community-building and sustainability.

Does the apparel industry needs a redesign? An overview of the successes and trends in Vancouver’s circular fashion and apparel industry textiles.

Dwindling faith in GDP metrics has renewed interest in assessing a population’s wellbeing by exploring new subjective metrics, incl. measuring happiness.

In the spirit of centring Black contributions to our community, and the important role they play in building a future that is sustainable, equitable and powerful, we’ve compiled a diverse – but by-no-means-comprehensive – list of Black leaders in Vancouver whose work is too important not to commemorate. Uplift your feed by following these 23 Black leaders in Vancouver championing a just, resilient and more sustainable future.

We’ve done exactly what it says on the tin. The Vancouver Economic Commission has published more than 50 articles and 10 reports in 2021. If you only intend to read one thing from us all year, we suggest you pick from this shortlist of can’t-miss stories on developing trends and topics in the Vancouver economy.

What is the just transition? What does a just transition mean for workers in Vancouver? And what are some next steps to realize a just transition in Vancouver? For further studies on the just transition, read the Best Practices for a Just Transition Report.

We’ll never forget the summer of ‘21. Kicked off by a heat dome in late June and followed by devastating forest fires and record-setting temperatures, summer threw crippling curveballs into the tourism...

After decades of advocacy, the provincial and federal governments have announced an investment of $3.2 billion over five years in quality, universal and affordable childcare.

First, a definition: esports is competitive video gaming.   But there’s a lot more to it than casually playing some Fortnite. It’s an explosive billion-dollar industry – and if we’re going to...

We’re taking these six economic-inspired books on our summer travels… and you should, too. After all, the economy is central to our lives, and inextricably connected to hot-button issues like climate change and reconciliation. Don’t you think it’s time to learn what it’s all about?

Despite recent successes and rising global attention to Vancouver and British Columbia’s life sciences sector, there are numerous outstanding opportunities to ensure the continued growth of this sector.

However heartfelt and sincere, land acknowledgements become rote – even lip service – unless backed by meaningful and effective action to redress past and ongoing harms perpetuated against Indigenous peoples both locally and across the country. Here are some organizations leading the way on economic reconciliation.

As May draws to a close, so too does Asian Heritage Month, which celebrates and recognizes the vibrant social, economic, cultural, political, research and other innumerable community contributions by people of East, South, Southeast, Central and Western Asian descent.

"To get a sense for how unhinged our economy is from the real world, consider the fact that pollinators, earthworms, rainforests, clean air, parenting, friendship, sleep and solidarity are considered to be literally valueless according to our dominant metric of economic success."

With ICTC, we're discussing why BC’s success in flattening the curve is just one of many factors to consider when looking at BC's post-COVID economy.

COVID-19 may have caught the world by surprise, but the climate crisis has been predicted for decades. Can we act now to “flatten the curve” on climate change?