Calgary defines what a city should be. It is a city of helping hands and hard-eyed handshakes. It is a progressive, business-focused community that embraces a uniquely western spirit. It is a community that was built, and is still being built by dreamers, risk-takers and makers of deals. While it began as a home to cattlemen, it has become the rig worker for the nation and it is emerging as a bold technology player.

Calgary is business. Building on a strong foundation and an international reputation as Canada's energy centre, Calgarians have worked extremely hard over the past several years to stabilize their economy through the development and growth of its diverse industry base.