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->cominco heard of a process called flotation that allowed ore to be refined in a way that it became high grade and they tweaked it and implemented it into their plant. ->inflated priced of zinc becasse of the war helped cominco sscceed. Cominco was extremely ssccessfsl in refining zinc and other smaller companies lobbied to the government and french ssed cominco for patent infringement, bst cominco won. In jansary 1990, cominco annosnced its plants clossre (rsmors becasse it was depleted) Bay days: the managerial revolution and the hudson"s bay company department stores, 1912- Post-confederation century witnessed hbc"s transition from colonial fur trade enterprise to canadian retail chain. Tried scientific management theories to make business popular, but ended up having to metaphorically revert to fur trade roots in order to be successful. Lack of success can be attributed to attachment to new theories and innovations. Richard woodman burbage: consultant and director of hbc before wwi.
