December 2010

2010 Alberta Venture Archives

Oil sands and government have not delivered on clean-up over the past year

2011: Time to buck up >

The Alberta Venture Podcast: Getting to Know Don Lowry

Our editors deconstruct the 2010 Business Person of the Year >

The Alberta Venture Podcast - Brewing, Business and Beer

Find out about the impact of multinationals on our beer market and why Alberta has so few microbreweries  >

Alberta’s Business Person of the Year

Epcor CEO Don Lowry builds a public utility that will stand the test of time >

Federal government dismissal of Edmonton's Expo 2017 bid shows a lack of leadership

Expo 2017: A Massive Opportunity Squandered >

Here’s what Alberta companies are doing to win the global trade and commerce race

The Need for Speed >

Master Flo turns local expertise into international success

Pressure Performance >

The Lay of the Land for Transportation, Warehouse and Logistics Operations in Alberta

Geography plays a huge role in determining what specialties are where >

Globetrotting lawyer builds a worldwide brand and a reputation to match

Market Maker >

Decade in Review: Oil sands and politics ensured power shift from East to West

Alberta's Decade >

The bruising business of brewing in Alberta

Tapped Out >

An Extraordinary Year

“Don Lowry, an innovative thinker, inspirational leader and motivational dynamo … has taken Epcor from a regional utility to a continental player.”  >

Doing business in China involves more than a passport and a product

East meets west >

From sands to spills and everything in between, oil dominated headlines in 2010

The Good, the Bad and the Oily >

The Alberta Beer Map

Alberta entrepreneur brings green sensibilities to automobile design | Meet the Hemp Car

High Concept >

Working Comfortably

In the Know >

The Right Call highlighted the ethical challenges of corporate culture

We Broke New Ground >

Launched in 2008, Enerjet is trying to extricate itself from the turbulence of recession

Unfriendly Skies >

Action Plan, Part 12 of 12 | Strategies to ride the recovery

Lessons Learned >

2010 Export Awards

For exporters in this province, the economic climate doesn’t get much more hostile than it’s been over the last 12 months >

Why the traditional performance review is getting a failing grade from some Alberta companies

Performance Anxiety >

Marketing Intel | Resist the urge to tinker and the agency pros will work for you

Let It Be >

Calgary entrepreneurs build a hockey market for grown-ups

Finding the net >

Vital Statistics

Transportation & Logistics >

Risky Business

Out Loud >

Curb Appeal | End of the Line

Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s private campaign car pulled into the Aspen Crossing faux-railway station in 2006 >

High-tech entrepreneurs looking to beat Silicon Valley titans at their own game

They Might Be Giants >

Two Alberta companies try to bring high-tech solutions to a reluctant industry

Get Smart >

Why you won’t miss the income trust

Goodbye, and Good Riddance >

Action Plan Online, Part 12 of 12: The Last Word

In this Action Plan online finale, we conclude with a few thoughts on the economic recovery >

Let the Government of Canada guide you to safer harbours

Travel Essentials >

Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery

The Business Person of the Year photoshoot involved safety vests, hardhats and a whole lot of lighting equipment >