2009 Alberta Venture Archives

Dec 26, 2009

December 2009 Volume 13 Issue 12

COVER STORY:
Business Person of the Year
The worst financial crisis in a generation couldn’t stop Larry Pollock from extending his remarkable record of profitability with Canadian Western Bank. Meet the man behind the method

FEATURE
The Best and Worst of 2009
We recap the momentous, the telling and the bizarre business stories of the past year

INDUSTRY REPORT: MINING
King Coal at the Crossroads
One of Canada’s largest mines lies right in Edmonton’s backyard, but what is its future in a carbon-constrained world?

On the Cover: Larry Pollock photographed by Roth & Ramberg

November 2009 Volume 13 Issue 11

COVER STORY: Executive Salary Survey
In our annual poll, Alberta’s HR managers reveal what companies are paying their key people

INDUSTRY REPORT: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Meanwhile, Back at the Office
The trials of landlords and leasing agents as they fill the space in Calgary’s suddenly glutted office market

FEATURE
Most Respected Corporations
Find out which companies you admire most, and why they stand above the rest in these lean times

October 2009 Volume 13 Issue 10

COVER STORY:
Building the Economy of Ideas
What’s right and wrong with Alberta’s innovation

FEATURE
Car Trouble
General Motors burns rubber out of bankruptcy

FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESS
Ready for the Rebound

On the Cover: Minister Doug Horner, photographed by Roth and Ramberg

September 2009 Volume 13 Issue 9

COVER STORY:
The Venture 100
The 100 highest grossing Alberta companies

FEATURE
The Crumbling of Concrete Equities
The mysterious unravelling of a high-profile real estate syndicator

INDUSTRY REPORT: AGRICULTURE
Saving Our Bacon
How Alberta’s pork industry managed its message

On the Cover: Text by James Provost

August 2009 Volume 13 Issue 8

COVER STORY:
Green Doers
To an environmentally sustainable economy

A Mighty Wind
How big can the wind power industry get?

FEATURE
The New Rules Of Engagement
Environmental accountability and management decisions

On the Cover: Mac Main and Ace photographed by Rod Sinclair

July 2009 Volume 13 Issue 7

COVER STORY:
Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People
These are the 50 individuals who have made their mark on the province, for better or worse, over the past year

INDUSTRY REPORT: FOODSERVICE & HOSPITALITY
Are You Being Served?

FEATURE
Great Spaces

On the Cover: Rick George photographed by Roth & Ramberg

June 2009 Volume 13 Issue 6