Business in Calgary
Years ago I rode France’s excellent fast train, the TGV, from Lyon to Paris. It was an amazing ride – fast, smooth, comfortable and competitively priced. This is a train that actually does 300 kilometres per hour. What is remarkable is that when you go into a curve, you can still walk down the aisle of the train without feeling like you are being thrown against the side. I think this has something to do with the suspension system and track design. It would be my fervent wish that we could duplicate something like that in Alberta. If we did, I would even take a trip to Edmonton just for the ride.
Years ago I rode France’s excellent fast train, the TGV,
from Lyon to Paris. It was an amazing ride – fast,
smooth, comfortable and competitively priced. This
is a train that actually does 300 kilometres per hour. What
is remarkable is that when you go into a curve, you can still
walk down the aisle of the train without feeling like you are
being thrown against the side. I think this has something to
do with the suspension system and track design.
It would be my fervent wish that we could duplicate
something like that in Alberta. If we did, I would even take
a trip to Edmonton just for the ride.
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volume 24 • number 3<br />
THIS MONTH’S FEATURES<br />
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53 • alberta: Upgraded<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>g you wanted to know about the North West<br />
Redwater Partnership’s ref<strong>in</strong>ery <strong>in</strong> Sturgeon County<br />
By Nerissa McNaughton<br />
57 • sOLiD: <strong>Calgary</strong>’s Commercial real Estate<br />
Market<br />
<strong>Calgary</strong> is well on its way to earn<strong>in</strong>g the rank<strong>in</strong>g of an<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternational market<br />
By Parker Grant<br />
62 • Condom<strong>in</strong>iums are on the rise<br />
Real estate <strong>in</strong> our city cont<strong>in</strong>ues to be robust and tighten<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>ventory <strong>in</strong> the s<strong>in</strong>gle-family resale market is good<br />
news for condom<strong>in</strong>ium owners and developers<br />
By Heather Ramsay<br />
62<br />
66 • renos as a solid <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
From dazzl<strong>in</strong>g kitchens and hardwood to energy-efficient<br />
plumb<strong>in</strong>g and light<strong>in</strong>g, renos have a solid ROI<br />
By John Hardy<br />
74 • 2014 <strong>Calgary</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational auto and<br />
Truck Show<br />
BOMA<br />
79 • spr<strong>in</strong>g 2014<br />
COMPANY PROFILES<br />
REGULAR COLUMNS<br />
10 • tra<strong>in</strong> à Grande Vitesse<br />
By Richard Bronste<strong>in</strong><br />
12 • How Ma<strong>in</strong>stream Became Extreme<br />
By Frank Atk<strong>in</strong>s<br />
14 • Look<strong>in</strong>g Back on (and Forward to) retirement<br />
By Lonnie Tate<br />
101 • Lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Bus<strong>in</strong>ess</strong><br />
105 • the <strong>Calgary</strong> report<br />
Current developments for <strong>Calgary</strong> Telus Convention Centre,<br />
Tourism <strong>Calgary</strong>, <strong>Calgary</strong> Economic Development, and<br />
Innovate <strong>Calgary</strong><br />
110 • Market<strong>in</strong>g Matters<br />
By David Parker<br />
89 • P<strong>in</strong>nacle Group<br />
Draw<strong>in</strong>g on three decades of experience<br />
93 • sunik roof<strong>in</strong>g Cont<strong>in</strong>ues Legacy of<br />
Leadership at 25 th Anniversary<br />
97 • kahane Law<br />
Not Your Average Law Firm…<br />
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8 • March 2014 BUSINESS IN CALGARY | bus<strong>in</strong>ess<strong>in</strong>calgary.com
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