Alberta's Business Person of the Year in 2001, George led Suncor to become Alberta's biggest company >
Michael Ganley is the editor of Alberta Venture. BizBeat takes a big-picture view of the provincial, national and international news affecting Alberta's business community. He can be reached at mganley@albertaventure.com and @MikeatVenture
A Q&A with our Business Person of the Year >
More than 450 business leaders and professionals crowded a ballroom at Edmonton’s Westin Hotel on Jan. 20 to honour Don Lowry, president of Epcor Utilities Inc. and Alberta’s Business Person of the Year. Lowry’s accomplishments are nothing to sneeze at — he took a small, municipal water utility, grew it into a profitable regional entity and then got into the power generation business, acquiring TransCanada Power LP in 2005, and then split the company in two, creating Capital Power in 2009. >
More than 450 business leaders and professionals crowded a ballroom at Edmonton’s Westin Hotel on Jan. 19 to honour Don Lowry, president of Epcor Utilities Inc. and Alberta’s Business Person of the Year. Lowry’s accomplishments are nothing to sneeze at — he took a small, municipal water utility, grew it into a profitable regional entity and then got into the power generation business, acquiring TransCanada Power LP in 2005, and then split the company in two, creating Capital Power in 2009. >
Our editors deconstruct the 2010 Business Person of the Year >
CEO of Epcor chosen for his innovative leadership style and far reaching vision >
Alberta’s business person of the year is truly remarkable. 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 in our Dec. 2009 cover story and at the Business Person the Year Award Luncheon. >
“Alberta’s Business Person of the Year, Bill Comrie, downplays the influence of life’s events when speaking of the reasons for his success.” >
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