It’s been a New York tradition for over 100 years, and today Yonkers Raceway presents a new face to the world, COO Wayne Smith tells Ruari McCallion.

An evening’s harness racing at Yonkers Raceway has been part of the New York City entertainment landscape for over a century—since 1899, to be precise. But it’s more than that.

┬áA new approachGary Toushek investigates how Vancouver is planning for the healthcare needs of the elderly with its Residential Care and Assisted Living Capacity Initiative. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is famous for its temperate climate and idyllic surroundings that attract retirees, which today means mostly empty-nesters over the age of 50. ItÔÇÖs a group that includes joggers, golfers, boaters and other active people, as well as more sedentary and slower-moving seniors: overall, a group that increasingly requires more healthcare services.

Finding the sweet spotTransitioning from an old facility to a new one is not exactly a piece of cake, SVP Autumn Bayles explains to Gary Toushek. In 1914 baker Philip Baur and egg salesman Herbert Morris went into business together in Philadelphia to produce small baked goods using ingredients delivered fresh daily to their bakery. MorrisÔÇÖs wife proclaimed the products ÔÇ£tasty,ÔÇØ so the Tasty Baking Company was born, and the products bore the brand name Tastykake.

Crystal ballSenior vice president George Read tells Gary Toushek what he sees in the future for Shore GoldÔÇÖs diamond explorations. "On the Star Diamond project we have defined our resource and can now enter a pre-feasibility study, ultimately with the definition of a reserve calculation, then we move on to bankable feasibility by the end of 2008.ÔÇØ  George Read, senior vice president of exploration & development of Saskatoon, SaskatchewanÔÇôbased Shore Gold Inc., is commenting on the National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate p

Growth painsSan Diego International Airport is following a master plan for growth, despite serious constraints on its future capacity, Martin Ashcroft discovers. San Diego International Airport has a unique history and some unique present day circumstances. In 1927, Charles A Lindbergh took off in The Spirit of St Louis from Dutch Flats, just north of the current airport, on the first leg of the journey that would end with his becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Refining momentExecutive vice president Jimmy Crosby tells Gary Toushek how Paramount PetroleumÔÇÖs investment in technology expanded its capabilities to produce clean car, diesel and jet fuel. Can you imagine what itÔÇÖs like operating an oil refinery in California today? How about on the coast, in the south end of Los Angeles County? You would expect strict state and EPA regulations regarding emissions.

Wishing upon a starJohn Millard shares with Jenn Monroe Novant HealthÔÇÖs strategy to reach maximum energy efficiency. Three years ago Novant Health set its sights on the stars. Actually, the goal is to reach just oneÔÇöthe Energy Star rating. ÔÇ£We want to be in the top 25 percent in our industry,ÔÇØ says John Millard, director of energy and environmental affairs. ÔÇ£For our hospitals, itÔÇÖs a standard weÔÇÖre putting out there.ÔÇØ But attaining the Energy Star rating is just one piece of a two-pronged initiative.

Making way for the futureKeith Regan learns how a multimillion-dollar project to upgrade a rail yard that hadnÔÇÖt kept up with the times will enable Metro-North Railroad to save time and money. On the average weekday during 2007, more than a quarter of a million people took Metro-North trains into and out of New York City. Approximately half were traditional commuters heading to and from downtown Manhattan. The other half were using the railroad because it has become an attractive alternative to the single-occupancy vehicle.

Sustainability 101McMaster University looks forward to a sustainable future right on its campus, Jenn Monroe reports. As it is preparing its students for the future in the classroom, McMaster University is also teaching them how to be good global citizensÔÇöone building project at a time. McMaster University is not your typical downtown university.

Going upKone Inc., has a mission: to keep us moving in environmentally friendly ways, Ruari McCallion learns from Vance Tang. Kone Inc, a Finnish-owned company with its Americas headquarters in Lisle, Illinois, supports a much firmer statement of intent than you normally find with international corporations.ÔÇ£In the Americas our industry should end the installation of hydraulic elevators within the next five years,ÔÇØ says Vance Tang, president and CEO of the companyÔÇÖs American division.