Local Business

Residential sales set to begin next spring.

Take aim, Burnaby. The city's first Target is opening on Wednesday. The doors will open at 8 a.m. at the new location at Metropolis at Metrotown, where the Zellers was previously.

Have a yoga mat kicking around that's a little worse for wear? You can recycle those mats at MetroZen between Nov. 9 and 16. The mats will be donated to the B.C. SPCA. "Mats we collect will be donated to the B.C.

Burnaby-based Computers for Schools is nearly the definition of an ecologically minded organization - the nonprofit recycles and refurbishes donated used computers and sells them to schools at low prices.

The Vancouver Foodster himself, Richard Wolak, is serving up a delicious evening in Burnaby Heights next month. Wolak, writer and founder of www.VancouverFoodster.com, is organizing a Tasting Plates tour of the neighbourhood on Dec. 11.

Don't forget - this Thursday is the grand opening of the new Microsoft store at Metropolis at Metrotown, and the free Kelly Clarkson concert at Swanguard Stadium to celebrate takes place Friday.

Three Burnaby businesses are in the running to be B.C.’s next top exporter. Each company is a finalist in a different category of the B.C. Export Awards, which is co-hosted by Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters and the B.C. government.

Local company turns up the heat with a little help from the sewers.

After 50 years in Burnaby, the Morrey Auto Group is expanding, and the newest addition is bringing a touch of class to the company's dealerships in the city.

A local restaurant with deep roots in the community cooked up a winning recipe to win this year’s B.C. Hydro small business energy challenge.