“NYT Business: Economy Is Showing New Signs of Strength nyti.ms/19nw5W3”. More good economic news.

"The only stability you have is to build a skill set that allows you to control your own destiny." on.wsj.com/1eiUHTu

Canada: A suburban nation vancouversun.com/business/Canad…. Not a surprise. Not everybody wants to live in 600 sq ft Vancouver condos.

The North: B.C.’s economic frontier vancouversun.com/business/bc203…. Lower Mainlanders will benefit from the Northern boom. It's economic linkages!

Barbara Yaffe: Preparations for greatly expanded oil exports already moving forward vancouversun.com/business/bc203…. In Vancouver Sun.

Move to single environmental review delights mining industry vancouversun.com/business/bc203…. In the Vancouver Sun.

Former U.S. secretary of labor Robert Reich is speaking at SFU Public Square's 2013 Community Summit. Tix: bit.ly/17NYAL6

Jon Ferry: It’s nice to see the war on cars is failing theprov.in/1akGWRx

“Harvard Business Review: Does playing sports as a kid prepare you for the business world? s.hbr.org/1en7qof”. Worth reading.

Clark, B.C. labour leaders signal plan to work together on jobs strategy bit.ly/186hX6i

Natural gas future bright as transportation fuel, executives say vancouversun.com/business/natur…. Reduce GHG emissions, too.

IPad-Toting Doctors Fuel Publisher Profits as Paper Fades. Implications for pulp & paper industry? bloom.bg/17SoJIO

B.C. government, labour aim at cooperation on LNG jobs vancouversun.com/business/resou…. In the Vancouver Sun.

Yep, it's another housing bubble fw.to/OzaNOHM. In the U.S. Difficult to imagine?

Jumbo mortgage rush: Why the rich are buying fw.to/8mMkdkZ. In the U.S. Explains the bubble?

10 best Canadian cities to look for a job on-msn.com/1dySghL. All in Western Canada.

Hope you enjoyed our 50th anniversary campaign launch & joined President Petter in the dance performance. ow.ly/i/37mrk #SFU50 ^dt

The Mistake Busy People Make ti.me/14F4BHW. Very helpful; worth reading.

Robert Reich's F Minus In Economics: False Facts, False Theories onforb.es/14Csd5m. A critique worth reading.

China, Korea & Japan all on the 13-day sched for the Premier's recently announced trade mission: ow.ly/oKNic BC Trade+Investment