BCBusiness Magazine | July 2008

Sitting pretty: Top 100 Companies in BC - 2008 Peter Mitham B.C. is well positioned to handle economic shakeups. Get a full Top 100 winners list, videos, slideshows and sponsor information.
The real deal Peter Mitham The building industry is booming—so why are developers leery of revealing their bottom lines?
Where are they now? Lauren Kramer Catching up with six of B.C.'s Top 100 CEOs from 1998. Their whereabouts will surprise you.
The Orient express Lauren Kramer For some B.C. companies, China's Olympics are an introduction, for others—a reunion.
Human Resources Peter Mitham They're some kind of wonderful: five CEOs who break away from the rest of the Top 100 pack. Lindsay Gordon: The banker
Dianne Doyle: The caregiver
Richard Garneau: The miller
Donald Lindsay: The miner
David Anderson: The guardian



Recipe: Sumptuousness from famed chef Hidekazu Tojo

Video: Peter Legge talks with Stedman Graham


Round table: All together now An introduction to P3s.

Midnight at the oasis David Jordan The attraction of the skies.

The Boulud effect Jessica Werb Celebrity chefs upping the ante for local restaurateurs.

The ring cycles Brennan Clarke How much Olympic money is spent and where.

Video: A narrated tour of three Olympic venues under construction
Learning on the line Lucy Hyslop Private business is footing the bill for critical workplace literacy programs.
The inheritance problem Vicki O'Brien Leave your fortune to your loved ones—while damaging them as little as possible.

Extra: Last rights: Passing on your bucks
Where have all the cowboys gone? Danielle Egan Not all family-run ranches are going the way of the dinosaur.
Sink or swim Andrew Findlay Without proper management, B.C.'s herring industry faces an uncertain future.

Extra: The down-low on herring roe

Extra: B.C.'s exotic delicacies
Power play Don Whiteley Green energy may sound like a no-brainer, but...
What's up, docks? Dee Hon Can the environment survive a revamp of our ports?
Down to the wire Steve Burgess Free wireless has changed the way cafés do business, and it's not always good for the owners.
Extra: Vancouver hot spots

Here come the vultures Cynthia Cushing Insolvency lawyers are probably good at downhill skiing, or anything involving rapid descent.
Tales of a fur trader Stephen Hume Take a walk in legendary Simon Fraser's boots.



High profile: Education exporter

Importing: Deal breaker

Sweet gig: The vox rocks

Sustainability: Greener pastures

Portrait: Tiny tugs

Need to know: How to pick a spot

Who what wear: Whitefish Group Holdings' Jay Garnett

Game plan: Learning to walk, wirelessly

Big ideas: Suburban walking blues

Crossroads: Tekmira Pharmaceuticals' Mark Murray

Tech talk: Goodbye workdays

After hours: Off-roader Kellee Irwin

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