September 2008

The Boom’s Long Tail
The pace has slowed, but Alberta’s corporate sector still managed to mark gains in 2007

The Venture 100 (1.6 Mb PDF)
The one and only list of the largest 100 companies headquartered in Alberta

The Next 100 (760 Kb PDF)
A list of companies that have what it takes to be next year’s leaders

PWC Private 50 (275 Kb PDF)
Our inaugural list of the 50 largest privately held companies

The Performers (450 Kb PDF)
The Venture 100 + Next 100 companies that stood out by various measures

Largest Employers (300 Kb PDF)
The organizations where the most Albertans punch the clock

Not-for-Profit 50 (270 Kb PDF)
The 50 biggest not-for-profit enterprises, ranked by revenue

Fertility Rites
Move aside, big oil. A fertilizer maker, Agrium Inc., is Alberta’s investment darling these days

Where CEOs Come From (730 Kb PDF)
Headhunter bait, company man or something else? A statistical look at Alberta’s leading executives

The Mini Major
Connacher Oil and Gas is one oilsands junior that’s acting like an integrated oil company

And Then There Was One (360 Kb PDF)
The history of Alberta’s health regions, by the numbers

The Last, Greatest Merger
The inside story on this year’s three-way combination between Servus, Common Wealth and Community Credit Union

Cowboynomics (150 Kb PDF)
The economic impact of Cowtown’s biggest party

Have a Seat (100 Kb PDF)
How the directors of Venture 100 companies get paid

Methodology and Notes

Index (1.2 Mb PDF)

INDUSTRY REPORT: Agri-Foods

Vital Statistics (200 Kb PDF)

Fast Food Nation
Who cooks any more? Time-starved consumers are buying meals ready to eat. How Alberta’s food preparers are meeting the demand

Fat Chance
The trans-fat-free trend spells another kind of oil wealth for Alberta

Feeding the Tiger
Mostly ignored by Alberta food processors, India presents an enormous – and for now, wide open – market opportunity

Glorious Food!
A visual portrait of some of Alberta’s innovative agri-food operations

FEATURES
Exile in the Oilpatch
Jim Roy was the architect of the royalty system that helped revive the oil and gas industry in the 1990s. Now he thinks Albertans are getting shortchanged – and it’s only going to get worse

The Skilled Migrant’s Lament
In the midst of a labour shortage, highly educated immigrants should have an easy time landing jobs in their fields. We followed some to find out why they don’t

Corporate Cult(ure)
Devoted employees, company picnics and a friendly workplace are a good thing. But when the corporation takes on the role of community, it can be dangerous

Green to Gold
Natural food stores are not your mom-and-pops anymore. How Planet Organic has become one of the hottest brands in organic retail

Camp Life (1.3Mb PDF)
Ever wondered what those work camps outside Fort McMurray really look like? We did too. A photo essay of where workers go at the end of the day

The Sky’s the Limit
WestJet employees learn many important skills: how to tell good jokes, manage stock options and start new companies

City Needs Champion
Everything’s in place for Edmonton’s downtown arena bid. Except a leader

DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Note
Contributors
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To the Letter
Winners’ Circle
The Right Call
Prairie Trader
One of a Kind
Three Martinis
Think, A New Idea of Alberta
Stopover
Next Up
Open Range
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