Feb
18
2010
From Montreal Gazette:
The Quebec government announced Monday a new program to accelerate permanent residency status for foreign-trained workers.
Immigration and Cultural Communities Minister Yolande James made the announcement at the Science Centre in Montreal’s Old Port accompanied by the executives from two of the city’s leading high-tech firms, Electronic Arts, and CGI.
James said the [...]
Feb
05
2009
From ctv.ca:
Video game publisher Electronic Arts says its third-quarter loss widened because of a slew of charges and weak holiday sales which the CEO called “a clear disappointment.”
The Redwood City, Calif.-based company, which has locations in Canada, also unveiled more cuts, saying it would now lay off a total of 1,100 jobs, or [...]
Dec
15
2008
From gamedaily.com:
Following the news that publisher Electronic Arts cut its outlook and is looking at laying off more staff in the near future, shares in the company fell more than 15 percent in early trading on Wednesday after opening at $16.84. As of press time, ERTS is at $16.35.
A number of analysts have [...]
Dec
01
2008
From dailymail.co.uk:
SCi Entertainment, the owner of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider computer games franchise, is in bid talks once again.
It follows a nightmare year for the firm in which its losses have quadrupled and the share price has slumped 92 per cent.
A source familiar with matter said discussions are at an ‘early- [...]