In October 2018, Netflix announced plans to issue roughly US$2 billion in bonds to fund corporate activities, including content development and acquisitions. According to its SEC filings, this issuance would push the company’s total long-term debt and short-term obligations to more than $18 billion. 

In today’s digital age, “e-learning” might not seem like a revolutionary technology. But when the co-founders of Thinkific created their first online course in 2007, it set them on a path to disrupt the way people around the world create and access education.

The Thompson-Okanagan’s economy expanded over the past five years, however, in 2018, this growth moderated. While this was due partly to a cooling of the real estate market, the slowdown was mostly attributable to a shortage of skilled labour. According to CPABC’s Regional Check-Up, over 7,700 workers left the Thompson-Okanagan last year, which contributed to the loss of 4,500 jobs.