Taking the heat┬áAubrey Eveleigh, COO of MetalCORP, talks to Gay Sutton about the strategic value of finding a rare unique metal, rhenium, in Ontario. Not many of us are likely to experience a genuine Eureka momentÔÇöthat instant when you realize without a doubt that you have discovered something outstanding and unique.

Improvement┬ápioneer┬áAndrew Pelis learns how lean manufacturing, six sigma and an exceptional supply chain keep McKesson Automation at the forefront of pharmaceutical distribution. Based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, McKesson Automation, Inc. began as Automated Healthcare, a company founded in 1987 by Sean McDonald, one of healthcareÔÇÖs leading technology innovators.

Andrew Pelis learns how improved facilities, a focus on innovation and a booming market add up to a promising future for IDEXX LaboratoriesPet care specialist IDEXX Laboratories is undertaking the renovation phase of a $75 million project to expand and update its flagship facilities in Westbrook, Maine.The need for expansion has been driven by the companyÔÇÖs success in adopting a blueprint formulated by Jonathan W.

You can bet on it┬áThe new Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, is unique in several respects, Indiana president and general manager Rick Mazer explains to Gary Toushek. Rick Mazer learned the casino business the old-fashioned, effective way, by working his way up from near the bottom. He began by training as a table games dealer at the Caesars Boardwalk Regency Hotel, which opened in 1979 as Atlantic CityÔÇÖs second casino.

Richard Stolle, president and COO of Homburg Invest, explains to Gay Sutton how anticipating growth markets has enabled the company to build a strong and wide portfolio that provides security in the current difficult timesThink property now and you think of falling prices and increasing losses.

Built to last Quick to see and exploit new opportunities, Heyl & Patterson Inc. is nevertheless a company that nurtures its people.

Repeaing the rewards of reputation┬áHelix Electric of Nevada is now enjoying the results of its steady growth and track record for solid work, with its name up in lights on some of Las VegasÔÇÖs highest-profile projects, as Keith Regan explains. In 1995 Helix Electric was the new kid on the block in the Las Vegas electrical contracting market, a startup eager to prove its merit with the cityÔÇÖs top builders and project owners.

High opportunities┬áDeveloping urban villages in appropriate cities is a priority for Harvard Developments, Gary Toushek learns. Regina, SaskatchewanÔÇôbased Harvard Developments Inc., the primary operating entity of the family-owned Hill Companies (established in 1903), manages and owns property, and develops commercial, retail and residential real estate in parts of western Canada and the US.

Patient privacy┬áKeith Regan learns how Halifax Medical CenterÔÇÖs building project modernizes healthcare delivery to the fast-growing Florida population without losing touch with the past. Halifax Medical Center of Daytona Beach is the Florida coastal cityÔÇÖs primary hospital, featuring the areaÔÇÖs only Level II trauma center and the only pediatrics emergency department.

Road ready┬áThe new Powertrain Engineering Development Center at General Motors offers high-tech testing cells combined with modern energy management and green design, Linda Seid Frembes finds out. As the worldÔÇÖs largest automaker, General Motors Corporation (GM) knows a thing or two about cars.