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There's a new competitor in town: Whole Foods set to open in Burnaby

2016-01-27 06:02:26| Grocery - Topix.net

Burnaby Whole Foods Market concierge Tilda Ven Alainen-Fry explains her role, which includes personal shopping and directing shoppers to the items they need, to a group touring the new store Monday. Photograph By Cornelia Naylor Burnaby Whole Foods Market concierge Tilda Ven Alainen-Fry explains her role, which includes personal shopping and directing shoppers to the items they need, to a group touring the new store Monday.

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Town OKs $3.21M tax plan for Entenmann bakery site sale

2016-01-25 12:44:59| Beverages - Topix.net

The potential new owners of the Entenmann's property in Bay Shore want to turn the space into an industrial park for businesses in the food and beverage industry. Photo Credit: Newsday / Don Jacobsen The potential new owners of the Entenmann's property in Bay Shore want to turn the space into an industrial park for businesses in the food and beverage industry.

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College Town: Clark lecture focuses on dark side of apparel industry

2016-01-24 11:07:24| Apparel - Topix.net

Being employed can be both a blessing and a curse for some in the clothing business, and Clark University sociologist Robert J.S. Ross will present a talk about the dark side of the apparel industry at 4 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Higgins Lounge at Clark's Dana Commons. Drawing on his decades of research and having traveled to Bangladesh to investigate and study the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, which killed more than 1,100 people in 2013, Mr. Ross will discuss the horrific conditions of the global apparel business, in which profits are outweighing the livelihood of workers.

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Town centre Wi-Fi could bring boost to Milford Haven businesses

2016-01-21 09:47:14| Wireless - Topix.net

Charles Street, Milford Haven, is one of the sites earmarked for a new town centre Wi-Fi project. PICTURE: Milford Mercury At a meeting on Wednesday, January 13, members of Milford Haven Town Council were able to ask questions about a proposed county council scheme to install free public Wi-Fi in Pembrokeshire's biggest towns.

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