Corporate Sponsors

3M: a 2010 corporate sponsor

Zig Zag — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:59:11 +0000

3M to dress up Olympic sites

London Free Press, September 11, 2008

HBC's Olympics line falls flat

Zig Zag — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:04:47 +0000

HBC's Olympics line falls flat

The Globe & Mail
October 3, 2008
Marina Strauss

Olympic Sponsor Holds Seminar on 2010 Security Products

Zig Zag — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:31:23 +0000

Heavyweight security eyed

Officials briefed on tools available, including multi-threat detection system that screens entire city blocks
Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun,Wednesday, October 29, 2008

More on 2010 Security Industry: Acklands-Grainger

Zig Zag — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:21:20 +0000

Security contracts hint at level emergency planning for 2010 Games

Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun, Friday, October 31, 2008

Should anything go really wrong at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, it won't be because the people in charge of securing the Games don't have the equipment.

Economic Decline Continues to Haunt 2010 Olympics & Corporate Sponsorship

Zig Zag — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:03:10 +0000

In Uncertain Economic Times, Could Jittery Olympic Sponsors Drop the Torch?

ROD MICKLEBURGH
Globe and Mail, November 18, 2008

GM's Olympic Sponsorship Vulnerable to Economic Crisis

Zig Zag — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:58:25 +0000

Struggling GM still committed to Olympics

Automaker intends to keep its name on Vancouver arena
Bruce Constantineau,
Vancouver Sun, Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Hudon's Bay Company & Corporate Colonialism

Zig Zag — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:57:05 +0000

The Hudson's Bay Company:

Corporate Colonialism & the 2010 Winter Olympics

More Good Economic News: RBC Hit with $1.6 Billion Loss

Zig Zag — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:20:11 +0000

RBC takes $1.6-billion hit amid credit crisis

Eoin Callan, Canwest News Service
The Province, Monday, November 24, 2008

TORONTO - The Royal Bank of Canada warned it would be forced to take a $1.6-billion hit as market losses mounted and loans started to go sour.

CTV Olympic Coverage Caught in 'Perfect Storm'

Zig Zag — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:48:17 +0000

CTV-Rogers Olympic consortium caught up in a 'perfect storm'

Advertising dollars a big question mark for Vancouver Games
Toronto Star, Jan 07, 2009
Chris Zelkovich Sports Reporter

Sticker shock has some television advertisers balking at record-high prices for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

2010 Sponsor Nortel goes Bankrupt

Zig Zag — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:41:00 +0000

Vancouver Olympics suffer first sponsor bankruptcy

By BOB MACKIN, 24 Hours, Jan 14, 2009

Things just got worse for VANOC.

Hudson's Bay to Cut 1,000 Jobs

Zig Zag — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:30:56 +0000

Hudson's Bay to Cut 1,000 Jobs

The HBC is a national corporate sponsor to the 2010 Olympics. It is one of the oldest corporations in the world, and was a central factor in the colonization of 'Canada'.

Hudson's Bay restructuring will cost 1,000 jobs
CBC News, Wednesday, February 4, 2009

3M Executive Held Hostage: France

Zig Zag — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:40:11 +0000

French strikers hold 3M exec hostage amid talks

Mar. 25 2009, The Associated Press

PITHIVIERS, France -- Striking French workers for U.S. manufacturer 3M held their boss hostage amid labour talks Wednesday at a plant south of Paris, as anger over layoffs and cutbacks mounted around the country.

Corporate Sponsors Remain a Concern for 2010

Zig Zag — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:38:07 +0000

Sponsors on track, but concerns remain

Relying on Nortel, GM, Petrocan and the IOC, VANOC says budget is on schedule - but gaps could emerge

DAVID EBNER, March 26, 2009, Globe and Mail

Campaign to Stop Killer Coke at Shareholders Meeting

Zig Zag — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:20:40 +0000

Campaign to Stop Killer Coke to Protest at Coke Annual Meeting: Mobile Billboards in Atlanta Area Will Highlight Coke’s Abuses

[No2010 Note: Coke is one of the top Olympic sponsors and a sponsor for the torch relay]
Monday, April 20, 2009, For immediate release

General Motors Bankruptcy Could Leave Olympics Stranded

Zig Zag — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:54:23 +0000

Vanoc assured that GM will fulfill sponsorship commitment

By JEFF LEE, Vancouver Sun, May 28, 2009

If General Motors files for bankruptcy protection on Monday, as is widely expected, it will have yet to deliver more than 4,300 vehicles for the 2010 Winter Games.