Jeremy Sturgess has decided to step away from his successful Calgary company, but has left Sturgess Architecture in good hands with a talented leadership group. Claire Young / Postmedia News After 42 years running his own architectural firm in Calgary,…
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Varcoe: Power changes unveiled in Alberta, but a bigger jolt awaits
Pictured is a power line in Calgary. Azin Ghaffari / Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Calgary The provincial government just sent a small spark through Alberta’s power market. A bigger jolt could come in the next few weeks. The Kenney government introduced legislative…
Brooks: Brookline celebrates 15th anniversary in style
Pictured at Brookline Public Relations’ 15th anniversary celebration Oct. 1 at Bridgette Bar are Brookline principal Shauna MacDonald and her husband Shane Hooker, CEO of Sanjel Energy Services. The sparkly soiree featured a surprise performance by Paul Brandt. Bill Brooks…
Brooks: Heritage Park Shindig perfect event to end summer
Pictured from left at the 31st annual Shindig fundraiser in support of Heritage Park are Paul Corbett and his wife, Heritage Park president and CEO Alida Visbach, with Debbie and Dave Rodych, Heritage Park Society board chairman. This was Visbach’s…
Enmax’s Maine purchase stirs controversy south of the border
Enmax Corp.’s proposed $1.3 billion USD purchase of a Maine-based electricity company is stirring up controversy south of the border, where local lawmakers and union officials have questioned whether the City of Calgary-owned utility is taking on an alarmingly risky…
Renewables marketplace looking to take off in Alberta
Pictured are power lines near Deerfoot Trail in Calgary on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Calgary From energy firms to tech giants to food and beverage chains, a growing number of North American companies are inking deals for green…
Calgary Co-op eliminating plastic bags entirely
A Calgary grocer is ready to pull the plug on plastic bags in the new year. By replacing plastic shopping bags with 100% biodegradable ones and a bring-you-own-bag incentive program, Calgary Co-op intends to phase out the single-use plastic bags…
Varcoe: Don’t call it a comeback — yet — but Calgary’s economy is in transition
Mary Moran, president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development speaks Wednesday during the organization’s outlook luncheon. Jim Wells/Postmedia Five years into a gruelling economic downturn, it’s time for Calgary — and Alberta — to change the tune. The slide in…
CED launches new ad campaign to attract tech workers, restore Calgary’s ‘entrepreneurial’ reputation
A new $4 million ad campaign aimed at attracting tech talent to Calgary will also attempt to combat a growing perception that the city has lost some of its entrepreneurial spirit, Calgary Economic Development said Wednesday. Mary Moran, President and…
Section 23 continues building legacy in city housing market
Chris Plosz, president of Section 23, and his senior vice-president Marion Murray, outside the under-construction The Edward. Supplied photo / Postmedia News One of our city’s nicest commercial offices is a character house on 9th Street, half a block south…