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As part of an on-going upgrade of health services in the area, the Niagara Health System is on the verge of completing a state-of-the-art new hospital for the St Catharines area. Jane McCallion talks to chief planning and development officer Gloria Kain to discover how you turn one million square feet of building into one million square feet of care.

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have announced an investment of up to $100 million to support the construction of major infrastructure projects across the Middle East and North Africa.

The investment is part of an effort to stimulate economic growth in the MENA region. The IFC and IDB are each investing $50 million in the Arab Infrastructure Investment Vehicle (AIIV), part of the Arab Financing Facility for Infrastructure (AFFI), a joint initiative of the World Bank, the IDB and IFC.

Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based green crude oil production, has secured the final tranche of $144 million investment funding.

Readers of our 1 April story about profal oil need not be sceptical. It’s not the first of April today.

George F. Brown, Jr. and Atlee Valentine Pope discuss issues that can arise in manufacturer-distributor relationships, and how best to tackle them to achieve CoDestiny success stories.

McGill University Health Centre is planning to deliver a new standard of healthcare at the Glen Site in Montreal. Robert Hamilton, senior director of Glen Campus Development and Imma Franco, associate director of planning tell Richard Halfhide how.

As the stand-off between Iran and the West continues over Iran’s possible development of nuclear weapons, the world may soon find itself on the brink of a full-blown conflict. As horrible as such a scenario is to contemplate, multi-nationals doing business in the Middle East should take a hard look at their contingency plans should war break out.

The private aviation industry begins 2012 on a turbulent recovery flight path. 2011 figures showed growth of just 1.9 per cent in overall industry traffic movements, but with an unsettling five per cent drop in December. Yet 2012 still promises to be an exciting year ahead:

Brazil imports 50 percent of the phosphates it needs for agricultural production: MBAC has the ability to become the second largest domestic producer of single superphosphates within the next five years, with a valuable sideline in rare earth elements.

When explicitly defined, core values have the ability to shape the culture and business strategies of a company. From a sales point of view, they also play a crucial role in achieving predictability and consistency in the actions that drive performance and bring about results, says John Treace.

What are the most successful private companies doing to plan for 2012? As part of Stearns Financial’s ongoing research and work with private business clients, we recently completed a report, Small Bets and Super Trends, which details how many top entrepreneurs are finding ways to grow despite the uneven economic recovery. The report includes ideas from hundreds of Inc. 500 CEOs who have maintained above-average growth and profitability despite the tough economic conditions.

Nyanza Bottling Company Limited (NBCL), a joint venture between Sumaria Corporation and the CMG Group of Companies, is one of East Africa’s most dynamic companies. Christopher M Gachuma talks to Jayne Alverca about his passion for excellence.

Logistics has become a critical component for economic success in today’s global scenario and Container Corporation of India is showing the way—by educating the farmer and helping everyone to reap rich rewards.