In the 1960s, Calgary boomed as it established itself as an international oil and gas leader. The city’s potential was not lost on Joe Phillips, a successful oil and gas
E.H. Price has a deep heritage as a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sales agency and manufacturer. The company was founded in 1946 by Winnipeg-based professional engineer Ernest
The Thorogood family knows a thing or two about building, founding Totem Building Supplies in 1970. After Jim and son Ryan sold Totem in 2004, they brought younger son Dane
It’s not typical to transition from submarine sandwiches to real estate development, but nothing about the Mylonas family is typical. Jim Mylonas started in the restaurant business in Calgary with
Cowan Graphics Inc. is a family-owned brand builder providing concept to completion services for vehicle markings, retail graphics solutions, building wayfinding signage, tactile and braille signs, murals, window graphics, event
There is no greater investment than our youth, and Roots 2 STEM is empowering the next generation of engineers and scientists as they explore, problem solve and create with hands-on
After 56 years, it was time for change. The Kidney Foundation’s new branding reflects the organization’s evolution into a dynamic force in the fight against kidney disease. “We needed to
It’s 1985 and Charlie Chapman has just ventured off on his own to create what would eventually become Chapman Petroleum Engineering. Long behind him was the sun-drenched fields from the
Business is a contact sport and to be successful, you have to play both hard and smart. Calgary entrepreneur Sean Krakiwsky was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings and played
Just as many great companies before it, Custom Electric got its start with two guys in a garage. Electricians Vern Kemble and Heinz Weiss began moonlighting in 1967 to save
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