Alberta Needs to Learn from the Eggs in the Basket Fable
December 30, 2016
“We are into a bit of a journey here in Alberta because shortly we’ll be into the third year of this new environment,” admits BDC’s Michael Selci, senior vice president, financing – Prairies. “The requirement of the new environment is diversification. Prior to the downturn, [Alberta had] solid, profitable companies, but very few business owners had to wonder how to diversify. They had great business models that allowed them, under the previous environment, to do well; but frankly, they weren’t diversified.”
Local Waste Services Corp. Completes Founding Acquisition
Edmonton Start-up creates unique growth model to better serve local markets
November 10, 2016
Local Waste Services Corp. a newly formed Edmonton based company has acquired a controlling interest in Black Cat Disposal Inc., which is now operated as Local Waste Services (Edmonton) Inc.
Building permits' value dips, but still ahead of 2011
August 3, 2012
Though building permits issued in July by the City of Regina tapered off from the same month in 2011, the city's total so far this year is ahead of last year.
Outstanding CEO: The builders' builder
November 03, 2009
In person, Ross Grieve, chief executive of PCL Constructors Inc. and Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year for 2009, comes across as a family man. He's relaxed and friendly, even folksy, just the sort of person you might expect to find leading a 103-year-old business founded by a small-town Saskatchewan family near the turn of the past century and now owned entirely by its employees.
But don't let Grieve's down-home demeanour distract from his executive acumen. His career at PCL, Canada's largest construction firm - a company that today boasts a North American footprint - spans four decades, and in his 12 years as chief executive, Grieve has overseen a period of tremendous growth.