Manitoba Business
Hall of Fame
JA Manitoba recognizes the cumulative work of individuals over a lifetime dedicated to enhancing the economic prosperity of Manitoba through their business endeavours.
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A Lifetime of Dedication
Carole Vivier
As CEO & Film Commissioner for Manitoba Film & Music for the past three decades, Carole has been at the… Read more »
Bob Tallman
In 1942 Bob Tallman’s father, Harvey, bought a small business named Princess Auto. The company’s roots were in selling auto… Read more »
Abdo (Albert) El Tassi
Albert was born and raised in Kherbetrouha, Lebanon, where he was a schoolteacher and principal. He immigrated to Winnipeg in… Read more »
Gerry Price
If Gerry Price had continued down his chosen path as a young man, he may have ended up as a… Read more »
Richard Kroft
It took going to law school for Richard Kroft to figure out he wanted to make his mark in the… Read more »
Ida Albo & Rick Bel
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before – two economists walk into a restaurant and end up taking over… Read more »
Louie Tolaini
Some entrepreneurs go into business because they hear a calling while others see an opportunity. Louie Tolaini had no such… Read more »
Sandy Riley
Sandy Riley went to the most prestigious law school in the country and while he learned many valuable skills at… Read more »
Honourable Douglas Everett
Nobody in the Everett family imagined that the three old pumps at their Dominion Motors automobile dealership in downtown Winnipeg… Read more »
Philip Kives
It seems whatever the founder of K-tel International touched turned to gold, whether it was greatest hit compilation records, kitchen… Read more »
