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February 23, 2012
Panama Canal Expansion Program: Overview

Jorge Quijano, executive vice president of engineering with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), talks to Jayne Alverca about taking Central America’s most high profile infrastructure program from concept to completion.

Jorge Quijano, executive vice president of engineering with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), talks to Jayne Alverca about taking Central America’s most high profile infrastructure program from concept to completion.

October 4, 2011
SNC-Lavalin acquires UK rail technology consultancy

Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure group SNC-Lavalin has acquired Interfleet Technology, an international rail technology consultancy group headquartered in Derby, United Kingdom.

Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure group SNC-Lavalin has acquired Interfleet Technology, an international rail technology consultancy group headquartered in Derby, United Kingdom.

Interfleet specializes in rolling stock, railway systems and strategic railway management.

July 26, 2011
New pizza plant planned for London, Ontario

Food manufacturer Dr. Oetker is to build a new frozen pizza production facility in London, Ontario, Canada.

Food manufacturer Dr. Oetker is to build a new frozen pizza production facility in London, Ontario, Canada.

The new plant will act as a production hub for the company's North American pizza operations, and will bring over 125 jobs to London and an expected 300 additional jobs to the surrounding area. 

April 19, 2011
Telecoms giants in procurement deal

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom-Orange have signed an agreement to combine their procurement activities of customer equipment, network equipment, service platforms and IT infrastructure as part of a 50/50 joint venture.

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom-Orange have signed an agreement to combine their procurement activities of customer equipment, network equipment, service platforms and IT infrastructure as part of a 50/50 joint venture.

The companies have estimated that after three years, potential global savings could be achieved of between €400 million and €900 million.

April 6, 2011
SMRT

Singapore’s sophisticated new driverless Circle Line metro system is ramping up to full operation. Khoo Hean Siang, executive vice president at multi-modal transport company SMRT, explains  how the knowledge and experience gained from operating and maintaining Singapore’s rail systems is benefiting rail projects across Asia.

After years of planning, design and construction, Singapore’s sophisticated new driverless Circle Line metro system is ramping up to full operation. Khoo Hean Siang, executive vice president at multi-modal transport company SMRT, explains to Gay Sutton how the knowledge and experience gained from operating and maintaining the majority of Singapore’s rail systems is benefiting rail projects across Asia.

 

March 6, 2011
Strategy: Mergers & acquisitions

Ricoh executive vice president Ian Winham makes frequent trips down the acquisition road. Here, he offers insights on what works, and a novel idea on what’s next.

Ricoh executive vice president Ian Winham makes frequent trips down the acquisition road. Here, he offers insights on what works, and a novel idea on what’s next.

 

Maybe it’s time for Google to purchase a carmaker.

December 17, 2010
Best practices in strategy implementation #2: Include key third-party partners in your implementation plans

Successful firms think about their external relationships as part of their get-to-market plans.

In our research on implementation, we’ve seen over and over that successful firms think about their external relationships as part of their get-to-market plans. For many businesses, supplier ingredients account for a significant portion of their product’s value. And sales channel partners—dealers, distributors, wholesalers, integrators, and others—often provide key services that are critical to end customer satisfaction with these same products. 

November 29, 2010
Walmart offers $2.32 billion for control of South African retailer Massmart

Walmart announced today that it has made a cash offer of $2.32 billion (16.5 billion rand) to acquire a controlling 51 percent interest in South Africa's Massmart Holdings Ltd, its first venture into sub-Saharan Africa.

Walmart announced today that it has made a cash offer of $2.32 billion (16.5 billion rand) to acquire a controlling 51 percent interest in South Africa's Massmart Holdings Ltd, its first venture into sub-Saharan Africa.

September 8, 2010
Bee-Clean Building Maintenance

One of the largest privately owned national contract cleaners in Canada, providing top quality services to a wide variety of client.

David Hendricks dons his cleanest overalls to talk to the EVP of Bee-Clean Building Maintenance, a contract cleaner that provides cleaning services to a wide range of clients across Canada.

 

August 26, 2010
Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing

Ontario-based Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing has a strong customer base in mega mining trucks around the world but receives surprisingly little recognition in Canada. Executive VP Bruce Murray explains how the company is preparing to raise its profile in the North American market.

Ontario-based Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing has a strong customer base in mega mining trucks around the world but receives surprisingly little recognition in Canada. Executive VP Bruce Murray explains to Gay Sutton how the company is preparing to raise its profile in the North American market.

 

August 26, 2010
Tutor Perini Civil Group

Federal stimulus funding for infrastructure is changing the construction industry as more public and private entities opt for design-builds.

Federal stimulus funding for infrastructure is changing the construction industry as more public and private entities opt for design-builds, David Hendricks learns from Tutor Perini Civil Group’s CEO, Jack Frost.

 

June 25, 2010
Ram Power, Corp.

Ram Power, Corp. was formed through a business combination of three geothermal energy companies to develop projects in North and Latin America that offer a return on shareholders’ investment, as David Hendricks learns from executive vice president Dan Schochet

Ram Power, Corp. is a renewable energy company based in Reno, Nevada, focused on developing, owning and operating geothermal power plants. It was founded in 2008 as Ram Power, Inc., by former senior executives from Ormat Technologies, which is also in the business of geothermal energy development. “We decided to form Ram Power because we wanted to have a piece of the action, and working at Ormat wasn’t as much fun as it used to be years earlier,” says executive vice president Dan Schochet, whose primary responsibility is business development.

March 1, 2010
Efore

Running on the spot
Globally, the telecoms market is not short of growth but neither is there a shortage of competition—not to mention pressure from customers, as Alan Swaby learns.
There’s very little chance of a quiet life in business. Even when you think things are going sweetly, there’s something lurking just around the corner, waiting to take a bite out of you.

March 24, 2009
ThermaSource

Hot stuff Geothermal power is a growing renewable energy source, which is good news for ThermaSource, Inc., a leading geothermal drilling, engineering and consulting firm, executive vice president Jim Hanson tells Ruari McCallion. No one who has watched a volcano erupt, experienced an earthquake or watched a geyser blow off steam can fail to be impressed with the power of the planet. The challenge is, as always, how to control and tap it.