contracting out services and projects. Un-
fortunately for independently-owned com-
panies like Corgan, competition is fierce
for work with big oil companies operating
on First Nations traditional lands. .
Corgan is an Aboriginal company, and the
owners, Elsie Cowie and Clem Organ, are
proud that approximately 13 per cent of
the Corgan workforce is Aboriginal. Corgan
is also a Full Member of the Northeastern
Alberta Aboriginal Business Association
(NAABA), although Graham says, “We are
not affiliated directly with any bands. We
are a solid independently-grown company.
We are truly a grassroots General Con-
tracting company that has worked its way
up through the ranks surviving recessions,
take-over bids and fires. Fort McMurray is
home. ”
The company has becoming an expert at
juggling customers, designers, sub-con-
tractors, consultants and suppliers, while
simultaneously expanding its areas of ex-
pertise. From home design and customiza-
tion, industrial maintenance services and
HVAC solutions, Corgan is rapidly growing
despite the competition.
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