Boom in high-tech jobs boosts B.C.'s sluggish economy

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The new edition of the Profile of the British Columbia High Technology Sector reveals that high-tech jobs rose by 10% in 1999. The jobs were created in the computer programming, marketing and software products sectors.

Computer Services, Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Computer and Data Processing Services, Reports, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Information technology services, High technology, Employment

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Falconbridge buoyed by metal boom

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Metal manufacturer Falconbridge Ltd. has reported impressive first quarter results driven by strong metal prices. Firm's profits touched 462million dollars with revenue of 2.9 billion.

Sales, profits & dividends, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, Company sales and earnings, Company earnings/profit, Metal products industry, Metalworking industry, Falconbridge Ltd.

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Weyerhaeuser to axe 500 B.C. jobs, close mill, plant

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Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. will close down a particleboard plant and a sawmill in Vancouver, British Columbia. The facility closures will lead to the laying off of 500 employees.

Plant shutdown, Reconstituted wood products, Particleboard, Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing, Sawmills, British Columbia, Sawmills and Planing Mills, Sawmill Products, Planning, Human resource management, Building materials industry, Buildings and facilities, Paper industry, Weyerhaeuser Co., WY, Lumber industry, Vancouver, British Columbia

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