WATT Consulting Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm with regional presence across Western Canada including Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton and Calgary. With a one-studio mindset, this dynamic team of engineers,
As a young optometrist in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Dr. Alan Ulsifer loved providing quality eyecare to patients, but he loved the business side of optometry even more. Throughout his early
While some destinies are etched in stone, Doug Lacey’s was chiseled in concrete. When he entered the concrete restoration business to combat musty, damp or leaking basement foundations in 1992
When City Wide Towing started servicing Calgarians in 1963, it quickly became Calgary motorists’ first call after a break down or accident. In the 60 years that followed, City Wide
From humble beginnings come great things, and that was certainly the case for Neil Bates. For the past 45 years he has grown Blue Ridge Excavating from a one-person outfit
With nothing but a manual brake, single-hit punch, air shear and a commitment to produce quality metal products, Ed Ireland started Allied Metal Ltd in 1968. Since then, the company
Paula Lestinho learned about hard work and gratification from her parents. Growing up in Portugal and arriving in Canada in her early teens, she had to learn a new language
It has been an incredible journey of determination and persistence for Janice Larocque, founder and president of Spirit Omega, every step of the way. Larocque’s company, along with subsidiary Fast
Every kid loves a big truck, but very few get to grow up and work with them every day. Greg Stahl learned about trucks – and business – on his
What started with one truck, a tiny office, a staff of four and an abundance of ambition and drive has grown into a multi-generational Calgary success story. Ray Davidson and
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