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Contents
38 72 122 3 Editor’s Note 6 opening lines 16 Executive Viewguest article
24 Training the next generation of iron and steel workersfranchising
38 1-800-packouts Presenting a unified frontretail
52 the good toy group Marketing specialty toys 62 aurora world A global leader in plush toysenergy & mining
72 anaconda mining Going for the gold 80 hi-kalibre equipment A leading innovator in the oil and gas industry 88 tervita corporation Earth matterscity view
100 stony plain, alberta Intrepid small town with big-time plans 112 batavia, Ill. Where tradition and vision meet 122 Canton, Mass. Home of the Paul Revere Heritage Site 134 norfolk, va. Projects coming to fruition142
hamtramck, Mich.
The city within a city
152 menomonee Falls, Wis. Already good, going for great! 160 mundelein, ill. Reinventing and renewing itself 172 port of olympia, wash. Life at the center 182 watertown, wis. Opportunity runs through it 194 wellington, fl. Retaining that hometown feeling 62