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Glen Korstrom

Glen Korstrom

Glen has decades of experience as a business reporter. His areas of focus tend to be retail, tourism and hospitality.

Glen has won journalism awards, such as the Jack Webster Award in the Business, Industry, and Economics category. He has also won gold and silver Ma Murray Community News Media Awards.

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604-345-6949
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Recent Work by Glen

Former B.C. unicorn Copperleaf wins YVR asset-management contract

Former B.C. unicorn Copperleaf wins YVR asset-management contract

Technology will help Vancouver International Airport manage infrastructure and investment-planning to get the biggest bang for its bucks
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Non-U.S. foreign visitors to B.C. finally exceed pre-pandemic level

Non-U.S. foreign visitors to B.C. finally exceed pre-pandemic level

Fewer American visitors coming to Canada through B.C. has kept the overall number of foreign visitors to B.C. below its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from Statistics Canada
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Vancouver's Nude Beverages sells ready-to-drink product line for $11M

Vancouver's Nude Beverages sells ready-to-drink product line for $11M

Co-founder who left the business in 2021 told BIV he was disappointed with the sale price
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Loblaw's missing 25 pallets of walnuts spur lawsuit

Loblaw's missing 25 pallets of walnuts spur lawsuit

Carriers allegedly delivered the pricy nuts to the wrong distribution centre, and then a storage facility before their "disappearance"
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B.C.-based EV-bus maker Vicinity Motors hires president, plans growth

B.C.-based EV-bus maker Vicinity Motors hires president, plans growth

Company generated US$19.1M in 2023 sales, claims US$125M backlog
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Downtown Vancouver poised for growth amid challenges

Downtown Vancouver poised for growth amid challenges

Restaurant sector struggles while hoteliers enjoy highest occupancy and room rates in Canada
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Canada needs commission to keep productivity top of mind: BCBC

Canada needs commission to keep productivity top of mind: BCBC

Commission's aim would be to conduct public inquiries, reverse Canada's long decline in labour-productivity growth
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B.C. robot-maker Sanctuary AI lands investment from Accenture

B.C. robot-maker Sanctuary AI lands investment from Accenture

Investment comes as competition ramps up in burgeoning niche of providing robots to perform repetitive tasks, reducing need for human labour
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Retail space remains scarce across Metro Vancouver

Retail space remains scarce across Metro Vancouver

Suburban retail vacancy is low, despite expansions at sites such as Amazing Brentwood, Richmond Centre.
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B.C. eateries, pubs seeing steepest sales drops among provinces

B.C. eateries, pubs seeing steepest sales drops among provinces

Sales declines in January were evident on year-over-year and month-over month bases.
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