Vancouver biotechnology company Absci has secured nearly $1 billion in contracts in recent weeks, bolstering the business that’s struggled against economic headwinds. Read more… Source:…
Posts published in “East Vancouver”
Courses Golf & Grill aims for perfect mix of food, drink, sport at restaurant opening in east Vancouver
Golf isn’t ideal for players during the region’s rainy, icy and snowy seasons. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘A road to home’: Thrive 2 Survive to provide staffing, case management to people living at Vancouver’s Safe Parking Zone
Thrive 2 Survive, a Clark County-based nonprofit that offers services to people experiencing homelessness, will provide 24-hour staffing and case management to people living in…
Vancouver’s plan to remove lanes from McGillivray Boulevard has residents concerned about safety, congestion
A Tuesday meeting about proposed changes to McGillivray Boulevard in east Vancouver drew a crowd of about 40 with concerns about the project. Read more… …
Karreon Franks’ adoptive parents sentenced to decades in prison for his murder
With tears welling in her eyes, Judge Suzan Clark on Wednesday sentenced the adoptive mother and father of a 15-year-old boy they starved to death…
BowFlex could be booted off NYSE if company can’t raise its value
The New York Stock Exchange is again threatening to remove Vancouver-based BowFlex. This time, the company’s valuation is at issue. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Motorcyclist dies after high-speed collision in east Vancouver
A 38-year-old man died Friday at a hospital after a high-speed collision between his motorcycle and a Ford Escort in east Vancouver. Read more… Source:…
Orchards man, a former volunteer firefighter, pulls neighbor away from flames to safety
A resident of the Nobl Park Apartments braved a rapidly spreading blaze Saturday night to save his downstairs neighbor who was trapped inside when the…
Absci announces new partnership, records loss for Q3
Vancouver biotechnology company Absci announced a new dermatological drug partnership Tuesday, along with continued financial losses and declining revenue. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Getaway driver in east Vancouver drive-by shooting gets 2.5 years
A Vancouver man was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Wednesday for acting as the getaway driver for two teens in a drive-by shooting at…