Based on a report by InterVistas, the BC Government is looking at one Vancouver region and one northern region to create Foreign Trade Zones.  “FTZs encourage overseas firms that are already exporting goods into the NAFTA economy to undertake some of the value added activity in North America,” the report said. Such activities are:  assembly, [...]

BC towns like Penticton and Ft. St. John are lobbying WestJet for short-haul flights when these services begin in 2013.                 Details

  Sprint has given Lightsquared until mid-March to get FCC approval, in another extension.  The FCC’s issue is with the prospective system’s interference with GPS signals used by a number of industries including aerospace.  http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=470816 http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57369141-266/sprint-gives-lightsquared-until-march-to-get-fcc-approval/?tag=mncol;editorPicks http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-10/sprint-puts-investment-in-lightsquared-on-hold-hesse-says.html                  

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