That small-town feelModern life has all but abolished the sense of community that residents in many large urban areas crave. This Canadian superpower has drawn up some creative plans for a derelict downtown area. Kate Sawyer reports. Devimco, a commercial developer based in the province of Quebec, Canada, has taken on the biggest project in its historyÔÇöthe $1.3 billion restoration of Griffintown, the partially abandoned ÔÇ£old canalÔÇØ district of Montreal.  ÔÇ£We are offering Montrealers a unique urban project.

Tying it all togetherCompany president John Paxton tells Jenn Monroe how Demag Cranes and Components makes everything fit. Demag Cranes and Components takes pride in having developed a unique range of products in which ÔÇ£everything fits together.ÔÇØ This idea also informs how the company does business and where it looks to make improvements.

Prognosis is very favorableBob Bonar of Dell ChildrenÔÇÖs Medical Center explains to Alan T Swaby how it is taking a wider view of healing, and breaking new ground in the process. The staff of Dell ChildrenÔÇÖs Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin is on tenterhooks at the moment, nervously awaiting the outcome of an ongoing evaluation. However, itÔÇÖs not their clinical expertise thatÔÇÖs being assessed.

Under new ownershipThe sale of Aquila to two separate buyers is not expected to change the culture or the cost of electricity and natural gas in the Midwest. Kate Sawyer takes a reading. For 90 years, Kansas City, Missouri-based Aquila (and its predecessors) has provided safe, reliable electricity and natural gas service to customers throughout Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Those customers, however, will soon be writing their checks to different utility names.In July, the assets of Aquila were sold in two separate transactions.

Abdon Callais Offshore, LLC may have charted a course through deep waters, but its commitment to strong family values keeps it on an even keel. Kate Sawyer reports┬á More than a half century has passed since old Abdon Callais had the inspired idea to convert his barebones shrimp trawler into an offshore service vessel. Since that moment, family-owned and -operated Abdon Callais Offshore has employed the best talent and equipment in the service of far-flung oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

TMC TransportationTMC TransportationÔÇÖs trucks are emblazoned with the slogan ÔÇ£Destination: Excellence.ÔÇØ Keith Regan reports on how the company is using technology and training to stay on that trajectory. The 50-acre headquarters of TMC Transportation in Des Moines, Iowa, demonstrates the companyÔÇÖs belief in the importance of training and technology as it seeks to establish itself as the leader in customer service in the open-freight hauling business.

Designing and developing the organizationOnce business leaders define the companyÔÇÖs vision, they must develop an organizational structure to accommodate the strategies that will achieve this vision. Part two of a series on managing & leading people by Jon Minerich, Principal, Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.┬á This second article in the managing & leading people series focuses on four key areas of the organizational design process: business maturity, strategy, consistent work practices, and HR policies and procedures.

Thomas R. Cutler looks at the value of tradeshows, and offers some suggestions for getting a return from the time and money invested in them. The best tradeshow, seminar, expo, or event can be incredibly valuable in gaining knowledge, interfacing with vendors, suppliers, and customers, and developing new clients and sales opportunities.

AT&T Inc., the nationÔÇÖs biggest telecommunications company, said second-quarter profits rose 30 percent due to increasing growth in the wireless business. ┬á Wireless data revenueÔÇömoney that subscribers pay to browse the Internet and have email access on their cell phonesÔÇörose 52 percent, and average income per user increased 3.5 percent.

Apple reported profits of $1.07 billion in the quarter, up 31 percent from $818 million from the past year. ┬á This amounts to $1.19 per share, 11 cents better than Wall StreetÔÇÖs expectations, according to a survey of analysts.┬á Revenue rose 38 percent to $7.46 billion compared with the same period a year ago, ahead of analystsÔÇÖ estimates for $7.37 billion in sales. ┬á The company shipped a record 2.5 million Macs during the period, an increase of 41 percent from last year, with desktop shipments growing faster than laptops.