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Man of the north

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:44:13 -0700

by Tony Wanless

In 30 years, he's ascended to the uppermost stratum of world business.

As a youth, Tom Albanese fled a small industrial New Jersey town for Alaska. Albanese, now 50, is the first American CEO of the venerable London-based mining giant Rio Tinto PLC, which last year took over Alcan Inc. in a $38-billion deal. He went to university in Fairbanks, Alaska, for degrees in mineral economics and mining engineering.

Back in the game

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:42:00 -0800

By Peter Severinson

Mason, a stocky 60-year-old, earned both fame and infamy in B.C. in the ’90s when Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., the hometown alt-beverage champion he founded and led, took shareholders for a few gut-wrenching falls in the market.

Gifted

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:58:13 -0700

by Katya Holloway

Last June, Frank Giustra made an astonishing public announcement: he was donating $100 million and half of his future mining earnings to a radical global initiative to battle poverty. The event ushered in a new era of giving in B.C., one that thrives on publicity and competition. In other words, it’s all about business. Only this time it’s all about who gives, not gets, the most.

Risky business

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:13:44 -0700

By Peter Severinson

Wanted: mining engineers and rig workers for oil exploration in developing country ravaged by tribal militias. Must be calm under pressure

Mineral explosion

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:05:00 -0700

By Peter Mitham

The contribution of B.C.’s top miners to the province’s economy jumped $4.2 billion in one year.

The Future

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:47:31 -0800

Vicky O'Brien

Online medical consultations, direct ferries to Seattle, technology vying with forestry for top spot among the province’s employers… Sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but when we asked experts to gaze into their crystal balls, this is the scenario they envision for B.C. just four years from now.