Road to prosperity┬áWhen the local economy is feeling the pinch of rising prices and fewer jobs, thereÔÇÖs nothing like a big infrastructure project to redress the balance.

Best of health in Buffalo┬áHealthcare construction is a vital part of primary patient care at Kaleida Health, an outstanding hospital group, as John OÔÇÖHanlon discovers. Buffalo, New York, is a favored city from the point of view of healthcare, and not only if you are sick, because who doesnÔÇÖt appreciate having hospitals and medical research equal to the best in the US right on their doorstep?

Station managers┬áGlobal real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle is acting as project manager for the construction of the long-awaited West Dublin/Pleasanton station on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit line. Ben Sansom investigates. Headquartered in Chicago, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is a real estate services and investment management company with global reach, and a history dating back to 1783 when its founder, Richard Winstanley, set up an auction business in London.

J.F. Shea Construction is building an extension to New York Metropolitan Transit AuthorityÔÇÖs No. 7 Line Subway that will improve the quality of the cityÔÇÖs cultural and business life, as John OÔÇÖHanlon learnsAnyone who rides the New York City subway system knows what the inside of a can must feel like to a sardine.

Delivering hope┬áA partnership between the Indiana University School of Medicine and Clarian Health has resulted in a new care facility, an increased focus on outpatient care, and greater survival rates for patients, as Andrew Pelis finds out. Cancer remains one of societyÔÇÖs greatest fears, but today, thanks to the efforts of Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, an IU School of Medicine and Clarian Health partnership, a greater number of patients are surviving the disease.┬áAdvancements in treatment and technologies have had signific

All about M&E┬áItÔÇÖs mechanical and electrical installationsÔÇöM&EÔÇöthat make buildings work, and Hemisphere Engineering has established a reputation thatÔÇÖs in demand in Canada and internationally, Ruari McCallion learns from John Chomiak. In 2007 Hemisphere Engineering celebrated an important landmark: 50 years since it was established, in Edmonton, Alberta. President and CEO John Chomiak has been with the company for most of its existence, having started in 1962.

Essential elements┬áAndrew Pelis learns how Great Western Minerals Group is striving not only to meet the demand for rare earth elements but also to educate the world about their importance for the future. The clamor for oil and the fear of shortages has become a permanent feature of the Western world. Less obvious is the shortage of rare earth elements and the impact this will have on things we take for granted. The challenge for companies like Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.

A healthy transition┬áMike Schipper explains to Gay Sutton how the newly opened rapid transit system in Cleveland is changing the face of the communities and business districts it services and is leading the way in transport thinking. ClevelandÔÇÖs new $200 million rapid transit system known as the HealthLine BRT (bus rapid transit) was opened to the public in October 2008, two months ahead of schedule, and is the result of 30 months of construction work and traffic disruption.

Big picture results┬áKeith Regan learns how Grantec Engineering Consultants Inc. is working on projects from mine countermeasures to the capturing of wave energy and how it helped the Spallation Neutron Source project bring its Sequoia Spectrometer Instrument online. After nearly 25-yearsÔÇÖ experience performing advanced engineering in the areas of structures, mechanical systems and naval architecture, including his work as the principal structural analyst for the design of the Canadian NavyÔÇÖs Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV), Richard M.

As British ColumbiaÔÇÖs largest bridge construction project in over 20 years nears completion, project director Norm Tennock talks to Gay Sutton about the surprises and challenges of building an aesthetically pleasing structure that will ease congestion and complement the beauty of the surrounding areaJust to the east of Vancouver and set into a landscape of forests, meadows, watercourses and majestic mountains, the communities of Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge to the north and Langley and Surrey to the south are separated by the mighty Fraser River. But not for long.