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This office is as cool and quirky as its name

Tuesday, Apr. 03, 2012 6:00AM EDT

The offices of Machteld Faas Xander, a creative agency located in Kitchener's Tannery building, is anything but ordinary

Fashion co-op gives designers a business boost

Tuesday, Mar. 06, 2012 9:00AM EST

Laura-Jean Bernhardson talks about how her own inexperience in business helped give birth to the Fresh Collective University, a program to support designers and help them turn their vision into a reality

Co-op finds niche in Canada's evolving fashion scene

Tuesday, Mar. 06, 2012 9:00AM EST

Laura-Jean Bernhardson, the founder of Fresh Collective, explains how a Saskatoon 'girl with a dream' built a sustainable fashion design business out of her living room

What Fresh Collective looks for in a designer

Tuesday, Mar. 06, 2012 9:00AM EST

Besides the ability to produce high-quality products that suit Fresh Collective's target market, Laura-Jean Bernhardson says she looks for personality in a designer applying to the co-op

Kitchener's Tannery district reboots as high-tech hub

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 6:00AM EST

The 340,000 square-foot Tannery building, once the industrial engine of Kitchener, is enjoying a digital renaissance. Developed by Cadan, a Toronto developer, the $30-million complex is now home to an eclectic group of tenants including Google, Desire2Learn and the Communitech hub. In this video, Lana Sherman of Cadan, Kevin Tuer of Communitech and Karl Allen-Muncey of CuteGecko share their thoughts on the project and its influence on the community

North America's greenest hotel

Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 2:46PM EST

Tom Rand, co-owner of Planet Traveler, explains the hostel's sustainability features and why he wants it to shine as an example to other building owners.

Waterfront and transit 'the keys' to Hamilton's future

Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 8:42AM EDT

Fair trade in our own backyard

Thursday, Jun. 09, 2011 5:00AM EDT

100km Foods pays a fair price to farmers, and customers are willing to pay that premium

A trucker's take on the CP strike

Monday, May. 28, 2012 11:46AM EDT

Dan Einwechter, president & CEO, Challenger Motor Freight joins BNN for a look at how the trucking industry is responding to the strike at CP.

BNN's upgrades and downgrades

Monday, May. 28, 2012 11:06AM EDT

BNN's Tony Keller looks at stocks that could move in Monday's trading session based on analyst upgrades and downgrades.

Bankia shares plunge on bailout woes

Monday, May. 28, 2012 10:44AM EDT

Spanish debt yields jumped and shares in fourth-largest lender Bankia SA plunge to record lows, highlighting a lack of confidence in government efforts to stabilise the finances of Spain and its ailing banks

Trade pact 'brings Afghan bright spot'

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:56AM EDT

The signing of a strategic pact with the U.S. appears to be helping to boost Afghan businesses and consumer optimism.

More layoffs expected for RIM

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:50AM EDT

As many as several thousand workers worldwide at Research in Motion could be laid off. Max Wark has more on the round of potential layoffs.

Traders look to slew of economic data

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:42AM EDT

Investors will look to economic data from Canada and the U.S. this week as a distraction from the eurozone debt crisis

Greek Conservatives say a vote for their party is a vote for the euro

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:27AM EDT

The leader of Greece's conservative New Democracy party says a vote for his party is a vote for Greece staying in the euro zone. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

BNN Market Call's past picks

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:20AM EDT

Gavin Graham, president, Graham Investment Strategy Ltd., reviews his past picks.

BNN Market Call's top picks

Monday, May. 28, 2012 6:17AM EDT

Gavin Graham, president, Graham Investment Strategy Ltd., shares his top picks.

How can a company become responsible?

Friday, May. 25, 2012 5:10PM EDT

Carol Sanford, CEO, InterOctave, Inc., explains why Dove's campaign featuring ordinary women was so successful

Spain's homeless turn empty apartments into squats

Friday, May. 25, 2012 11:06AM EDT

When Spain's property bubble burst and the economic crisis took root, thousands of new apartments were left idle while the country's least fortunate were left struggling to pay rent and find work. In Seville, 32 families have come up with a solution -- they've taken over a block of apartments as squatters.

Bankia woes keep building

Friday, May. 25, 2012 9:34AM EDT

Trading in Bankia shares was suspended after reports the bank is gearing up to ask for a 15 billion euro bailout from the government

Facebook and the perils of IPO investing

Friday, May. 25, 2012 8:35AM EDT

Facebook's IPO underscores the risks of buying into initial public offerings for investors