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Archive for October, 2009

October 26, 2009 Category: Leadership, Web Exclusive Tags: , , , No Comments →

Björn Stigson was the keynote speaker at the Venture 100 Business Forums in Edmonton and Calgary on Oct. 19 and 20. Stigson is the president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. You can find the slides from his insightful presentation here.

Mr. Stigson was also kind enough to furnish us with some links that further explore the ideas he raised in his keynote presentation. (more…)

October 23, 2009 Category: Leadership, Web Exclusive Tags: , , , No Comments →

Check out Björn Stigson’s PowerPoint presentation from the V-100 Business Forums in Edmonton and Calgary on Oct. 19 and 20. Stigson is the president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. His presentation titled, Business and the Sustainable Development Landscape, is an insightful look at the world in its transition to sustainability.
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October 20, 2009 Category: Leadership, Multimedia Tags: No Comments →

Each September, Alberta Venture, in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers, presents the list of Alberta’s biggest corporations

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October 15, 2009 Category: BizBeat - Editor's Blog Tags: , , , , , , No Comments →

We’re in the process now of putting together our annual “Best and Worst” feature for the December issue and, oh, what a year it’s been. Choosing our top 10 business stories of the year has never been so competitive. Do you go for the arrest of Calgary’s $400-million Ponzi schemers or Capital Power Corporation’s $500-million initial public offering? (more…)

October 13, 2009 Category: Leadership, Multimedia Tags: No Comments →

Each September, Alberta Venture, in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers, presents the list of Alberta’s biggest corporations.

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October 11, 2009 Category: Lifestyle Tags: , , No Comments →

Since the early 1970s, the rocket in the playground at the David Thompson Resort has towered more than three storeys at the side of Highway 11, no doubt inspiring countless back seat campaigns to convince parents to stop en route to mountain getaways

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October 06, 2009 Category: Leadership, Multimedia Tags: No Comments →

Each September, Alberta Venture, in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers, presents the list of Alberta’s biggest corporations

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October 01, 2009 Category: Innovation Tags: No Comments →

How Calgary’s Mentor Engineering makes innovation part of its corporate DNA (more…)

October 01, 2009 Category: Innovation Tags: , , , , , , 1 Comment →

A look at seven nascent technologies with commercial potential being developed in Alberta (more…)

October 01, 2009 Category: Innovation, Multimedia, Web Exclusive Tags: , , , , , , No Comments →

Insiders’ perspectives on what’s right – and wrong – with Alberta’s innovation system

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