Tweak and improve┬áHow do you affordably sustain excellence in energy management? Continuous improvement and partnerships are the keys, Gary Toushek learns. In 2008, BC Hydro honored Kwantlen Polytechnic University of Surrey, British Columbia, with its Excellence in Energy Management Award.

Power brokers┬áKitchener-Wilmot Hydro has been providing electricity to its customers for nearly a century. April Terreri is your guide to discover the companyÔÇÖs latest endeavors in 21st-century power upgrades. The electrification of the US and Canada has a romantic past with hydroelectric power.

Getting better everyday┬áWork is well under way on the rebuilding, expansion and refurbishment of Kingston General Hospital, Ruari McCallion learns from Krista Wells. The heart of Kingston General Hospital (KGH) in Kingston, Ontario, has quite a historical legacy. From 1841 to 1884 it was the home of CanadaÔÇÖs original Parliament, when the Province of Canada was created under the Act of Union (1840).

Conservation in the Heartland┬áThe Kansas City Board of Public Utilities operates both electricity and water systems for the Kansas community. Keith Regan learns how water and electricity go together surprisingly well. ┬áThe Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) marks its 100th anniversary as a vastly different company than the one founded to help foster the growth of the Midwestern city a century ago.

A family affair┬áAlready unique for being a family-run company 117 years after its founding, J. P. Cullen & Sons is pioneering the use of continuous process improvement and utilizing the latest technologies, president and CEO David Cullen tells Gay Sutton. At construction company J. P.

Right the first time┬áWhile many companies are shrinking, Jacobson Companies is continuing to grow by taking the cost out of its customersÔÇÖ operations. Gay Sutton finds out how from regional operations manager Tim Day.

Spur of the moment┬áA unique private-public partnership in El Paso continues successfully into its second year. April Terreri dons a hard hat to dig up reasons for the successes there. One year ago, Achieving Business Excellence profiled J.D. Abrams, LP, an Austin, Texas-headquartered firm offering heavy civil contractor services and specializing in public works infrastructure projects.

Management magic┬áITT Defense Electronics & Services has developed a comprehensive business management model that provides a sustainable and efficient framework within which the business can operate and grow, as Vince Thomas explains to Gay Sutton.  ITT Defense Electronics & Services, a division of global engineering and manufacturing giant ITT Corporation, provides sophisticated communications, sensing and surveillance equipment, and advanced engineering and integrated services to both government and commercial customers in the defense sector.

Down by the station┬áNorfolk, Virginia, is the smallest city in the US to receive federal funding for a light rail project. Climb aboard with April Terreri to discover what this project means for the future of Hampton Roads, Virginia. Transportation planners in Hampton Roads, Virginia, had long worried that congestion on major interstates and arterial roads was approaching critical levels, especially at the regionÔÇÖs numerous tunnels and bridges, where commuters regularly were encountering hours of stalled traffic.

Berth announcement┬áVancouver, CanadaÔÇÖs biggest and busiest port, has seen a huge increase in container traffic, and itÔÇÖs expected to triple by 2030. The construction of a third wharf at Deltaport will help, and John OÔÇÖHanlon speaks to the man responsible for building it. Deltaport is VancouverÔÇÖs largest container terminal, operated by TSI (Terminal Systems, Inc.) under a long-term lease agreement with Port Metro Vancouver.