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Telus scraps 1.5% credit card surcharge on customer bills

Telus has reversed its decision to charge an extra fee to customers who use a credit card to pay their bills.

Last fall, the telecom company announced it would start charging some of those customers a fee of up to 1.5 per cent.

That change came about as a result of a settlement between credit card companies and merchants that would allow merchants to start passing on the cost of fees known as interchange fees directly to customers.

Telus was among the first companies to attempt to do so, notifying customers last summer of its plans. When asked for comment

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WestJet to wind down Swoop, integrate into main operation – Business News

WestJet to absorb Swoop

The Canadian Press – | Stories: 431105

WestJet says it will wind down its Swoop brand by late October as it integrates the budget carrier’s operations into its main banner.

The move comes after ratification of a new collective agreement

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Bailey Jenkins, Director of Operations at iCRYO, Recognized in Utah Business’ 30 Women to Watch

Published: Jun. 12, 2023 at 9:07 AM EDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago

Former Collegiate Athlete Turned Top Executive Earns Recognition of Accomplishment as a Business Leader in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — iCRYO, the fast-growing recovery and wellness brand, is celebrating the nomination of its Director of Operations, Bailey Jenkinswho was recognized in the Utah Business’ 30 Women to Watch.

Bailey Jenkins, Director of Operations at iCRYO, was recognized in the Utah Business' 30 Women...
Bailey Jenkins, Director of Operations at iCRYO, was recognized in the Utah Business’ 30 Women to Watch.(PRNewswire)

The 30 Women to Watch awards honor the exceptional women of Utah’s businesses.

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Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10-year average – Business News

Home sales, prices rising

The Canadian Press – | Stories: 429918

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says May home sales rose 15.7 per cent from a year earlier.

The BC board says Vancouver’s housing market is showing signs of heating up heading into the summer, as prices increased for the sixth consecutive month.

The board says sales for the month totaled 3,411, which was 1.4 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average of 3,458.

The composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver was $1,188,000 last

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Caviar & Bananas opens second downtown Charleston location > Charleston Business Journal

The gourmet café and market Caviar & Bananas has opened a second Charleston location.

The Ashley Avenue spot features the same menu items, such as sandwiches, salads and a wide selection of ingredients in the market, as the original George Street location, according to a news release.

The new location at 170 Ashley Ave., across from the Medical University of South Carolina campus, replaces the former Halo Café. The space totals about 2,700 square feet. Jeremy Busse and his company, Tru2Word General Contracting, was at the helm for the project.

“The location seemed prime for an upscale cafe like Caviar

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Pleasant Places grows without outgrowing family culture > Charleston Business Journal

Pleasant Places Landscaping has been taking care of the grounds around Lowcountry homes and businesses since 1984.

Customer service, community at the forefront of Artigues’ family-owned business since 1984

Guy Artigues started Pleasant Places Landscaping in 1984 with just his old pickup truck, a trailer, a lawn mower, and an intense work ethic.

Thirty-six years later, his company employs some 220-250 people and does more than $20 million in business each year in the tri-county area. Pleasant Places handles virtually all aspects of commercial landscape construction projects and maintenance, including design, installation, lighting and hardscape. The company’s work can be seen all over the Charleston area, including Marion Square, Kiawah Island, MUSC, College of Charleston, Daniel

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Charleston marina company buys Florida operation > Charleston Business Journal

Lighthouse Point is on the Intracoastal Waterway and close to the Hillsboro Inlet access point to the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo/Smith Aerial)Charleston-based PORT 32 Marinas has acquired Lighthouse Point Marina in Lighthouse Point, Fla. The purchase is part of PORT 32’s renewed focus on acquisitive growth along both the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, according to a news release from the company.

This is the second marina acquired by the company in the Fort Lauderdale area. Terms were not disclosed.

The purchase of Lighthouse Point represents the first marina acquisition by the new PORT 32 leadership team, which joined the company in late 2022. PORT 32 describes itself an owner, operator, developer and acquirer of a growing collection of

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Why rethinking retirement might help solve Canada’s demographic crunch

Cross Country Checkups1:53:00FULL EPISODE: What did you do when you were being pushed into retirement?

Aveleigh Kyle retired as an intensive care (ICU) nurse nine years ago. It was a difficult job and the night shifts were taking their toll.

She stayed in the field part time, but now in her 60s — and having spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic helping administer vaccines — she’s back in the ICU at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre.

Her arrangement with the department means no more nights and flexible shifts, but Kyle’s there with her experience when new grads at

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