Potential energy┬áNB Power is the state-owned power generation and delivery company in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. As president and CEO David Hay tells Keith Regan, the utility aims to demonstrate how a state-run utility can improve operations by learning from the private sector. Like utilities across North America, New Brunswick Power came into being when government consolidated smaller private power companies to create a state-run electrical monopoly.

The right connection┬áNew power sources and the need to renew the infrastructure add up to good prospects for MSE Power Systems, Ruari McCallion learns from CEO Mark Scher. When the countryÔÇÖs electrical transmission infrastructure was established, windmills were something Don Quixote tilted at. The new generation of wind turbines is making a contribution to local and regional power grids from California to Maine.

Emotion of motion┬áPresident Don Romano tells Jaclyn Beck how Mazda Canada satisfies its customersÔÇÖ passion for the road. ItÔÇÖs been 40 years since MazdaÔÇÖs first car arrived in Canada, and all the while MazdaÔÇÖs reputation for uncompromising quality and outstanding value has steadily grown. As the fourth largest national sales subsidiary of Mazda Motor Corporation of Hiroshima, Japan, Mazda Canada Inc.

A civil partnership┬áMan-Shield Construction has been notching up a healthy 30 percent growth annually for the last five years. Group president Bill Sharpe tells Gay Sutton how the company has built its business by working in close partnership with its clients and suppliers. Man-Shield Construction, one of CanadaÔÇÖs fastest-growing construction companies, can trace its roots back to 1972 when Joe Bova and Terry Ferraro founded B&F Masonry in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The legend continues┬áLawrence Group ArchitectsÔÇÖ dedication to ÔÇ£legendary customer serviceÔÇØ includes taking innovative approaches to solving client problems, as Keith Regan reports. Since the day it was founded in 1983, the Lawrence Group has been a growth-oriented architecture firm. Its founders had high hopes for the St. LouisÔÇôbased design shop; they wanted to create an international firm with a broad enough reach to touch a diversified range of architectural niches, says Dan Rosenthal, one of the firmÔÇÖs principals.

Fleet footed┬áIn less than four years Hunter Roberts has become a significant player in the Northeast construction market, thanks to some nimble footwork, as Alan T Swaby learns. In the world of real estate, they say that location is everything.

Hoover dam bypass┬áThe dangerous approach to one of the WestÔÇÖs engineering marvels will soon be less so, thanks to a new bridge spanning Black Canyon nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River. Andrew Pelis reports. Traffic congestion has become a way of lifeÔÇöbut at a cost.

Designing the future┬áAndrew Pelis learns how Graziani + Corazza Architects is leaving its mark on TorontoÔÇÖs skyline by designing for the 21st century with modern innovation. The Toronto skyline is currently undergoing a transformation.

The 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 outAs the worldÔÇÖs largest automaker, General Motors Corporation (GM) knows a thing or two about cars. Founded 100 years ago, the company is headquartered in Detroit and employs approximately 266,000 people worldwide.

Driving smiles┬áFloridaÔÇÖs Turnpike Enterprise keeps its focus on fiscal responsibility, safety and customer service to achieve high satisfaction ratings from motorists, Linda Seid Frembes finds out. FloridaÔÇÖs Turnpike Enterprise oversees more than 460 miles of roadway that service 1.8 million drivers each day. Opened in January 1957, the nearly 52-year-old toll highway has expanded its footprint while increasing revenue and improving efficiency.