Love that dirty water  FilterBoxx Packaged Water Solutions designs and builds skid-mounted, portable, packaged water and wastewater solutions for drilling, mining and pipeline camps, specializing in remote and harsh climate environments. Ric Larson finds out more.  Back in the mid-1960s a Los AngelesÔÇôbased garage-rock band known as The Standells rose to prominence with their hit song ÔÇ£Dirty Water,ÔÇØ which reached #11 on the Billboard charts in June 1966.

Buying locally David Hendricks learns how Eastern Canadians, using the co-operative business model of Co-op Atlantic, are making a positive difference in the lives of their fellow citizens by helping to meet their economic, cultural and social needs, while improving their own lives as well. The concept of a co-operative, or co-op, goes back centuries and is loosely defined as an association of people who choose to unite to meet common economic, social and cultural needs through a jointly owned, democratically controlled enterprise.

Culture change April Terreri talks with the vice president of Wabush Mines to learn more about his vision of inclusion among unionized and salaried employees. Up until about a year ago, going to work at Wabush Mines in Labrador was not a very pleasant experience. The relationship between union and salaried workers had long been tense and distrustful. But all that is changing since Gino Levesque took over as vice president and general manager of Wabush a little over a year ago.

Pedal to the metals Canada Zinc Metals has a very desirable piece of property thatÔÇöwith access to road, rail, shipping and power all in the general areaÔÇöit hopes to develop into a productive and profitable zinc-lead mine, David Hendricks discovers. Vancouver-based Canada Zinc Metals is a tier one mineral resource exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V: CZX).

A world of science When CalgaryÔÇÖs TELUS World of ScienceÔÇöone of the worldÔÇÖs finest multidisciplinary science and technology centersÔÇöneeded to expand, it chose CANA, AlbertaÔÇÖs leading project developer, as its general contractor because of its high standards, as John OÔÇÖHanlon reports. TELUS World of Science has always been a benchmark facility, offering a great learning experience for students, teachers and the general public.

Flying into history Bird Construction won the largest single-building construction project ever awarded by the Canadian Forces to build a new maintenance hangar for the CC-177 Globemaster III. Join April Terreri to discover more. The construction of Hangar 1 at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, will go down in the history books as the largest single-building construction project ever for the Canadian Forces (CF)ÔÇöa cost of C$84.7 million.

Virtual business A virtual business model is at the heart of Treasure Valley Business GroupÔÇÖs continuing growth, Ruari McCallion learns from president and CEO Gary Lim. Back in 1994, Treasure ValleyÔÇÖs first sale was buying excess frozen potatoes from a manufacturer and having them packed under its new brand, TJ Farms. It then sold them to a grocery chain in the Midwest and made a modest profit. That was the beginning of Treasure ValleyÔÇÖs journey to become a global food marketing company conducting business in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Asia.

Driving changes Few industry sectors have been hit harder than the trucking industry during the recent economic downturn. And if recession wasnÔÇÖt enough, the rising cost of fuel combined with waves of new regulations make 2010 a tough time for road haulers. But Andrew Pelis tells one tale of continued growth, courtesy of Southern Cal Transport out of Birmingham, Alabama. ÔÇ£The industry on the whole has seen a downturn in volume since late 2006 that only began to pick up in the last quarter of 2009.

Deep science for everyone Deep beneath the earth in South Dakota, engineers are building what will be the largest underground research lab in the world. The director of operations for the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority talks to Gay Sutton about the challenges of rehabilitating an old mine for science. The Homestake mine in South Dakota is rapidly returning from closure with a new and ambitious purpose. No longer are its operators searching for gold; the mine is being reopened and refitted with state-of-the-art research laboratories.

Engineering continuous improvement The Ruhlin Company is one of OhioÔÇÖs largest construction companies, and its Civil Division is a major go-to contractor for the Ohio Department of Transportation and other infrastructure clients.