Simon Billo caught the entrepreneurial bug early. He’d learned a thing or two about the value of hard work and responsibility as a young man working The Albertan paper route.
Over the past 25 years, Calgary’s skyline has transformed. Its size, shape and colour have, at varying times and to varying degrees, morphed to include new homes, office towers, apartment
The late 1980s were not a time to start a business in Calgary; unemployment was up, oil prices were down and the economy was lagging. Despite the less-than-ideal business conditions,
The year 1898 was a significant one in Canadian history. In those early days of the gold rush, Yukon became a territory unto itself, a first attempt at federal alcohol
When Bruce McKenzie joined Poon & Associates to create Poon McKenzie in 1990, the local architecture firm was a small operation of eight. By 2006, it had grown to include
At that moment, 19-year old Harry Sunner didn’t have anything nice to say to his father. He had just stepped off the plane with his family, transplanted from his friends
Many people warn that you should never go into business with friends, but sometimes it’s the smartest decision you can make. Good friends Corey Hanson and Christopher MacKenzie decided to
Calgary has been blessed with a number of successful business people who chose to move here from Prince Edward Island. Following business administration courses at UPEI in 1979, Michael Dowling
In 2003, in the heart of northeast Calgary, an idea was born. Following the closure of the company they had previously worked for, four former co-workers came together to discuss
The name says it all. When you think of a vault you think impenetrable security, and that is exactly what the VAULTS delivers. The luxury storage condominiums provide an inspired
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