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Building at (and for) 40 Below

By Peter Burrows It ain’t easy, making something new at minus-40. In fact, it’s sometimes downright impossible.

The dragon and the polar bear

By Lauren McKeon Battered by recession and hungry for cash, mining companies are turning away from traditional partners and courting Chinese investment with increasing success.

Bruised But Not Broken

The three territories sidestep the worst of the economic meltdown.

The Yoga Business

By Laurie Sarkadi- With enviable results, Judy McNicol has brought the principles of ashtanga yoga – selflessness, restraint, austerity, discipline

Top Northern Employers

Once again this year, we asked employees from across the North to write in and tell us what’s so great about the place where they work. Is it the perks?

The Whiz Kids

By Jennifer Macphee -- Not everyone has the guts to risk everything and strike out on their own.

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THE PULSE

BY Keith Halliday Will the Gulf spill sink plans to drill offshore in the North?

The Watercooler Effect

By Terri Schlichenmeyer -- It’s a tough world out there, and getting tougher. You heard that the CEO got ousted and there’s nobody at the helm right now.

The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles

By Terri Schlichenmeyer -- You knew it was a bad time of year to go to that store, but you went in anyhow and you wished you hadn’t.

Outliers: The Story of Success

By Terri Schlichenmeyer -- Your college alumni letter came the other day. You read it, surprised and a little depressed: A first-class slacker you graduated with is now a multi-millionaire.

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