Showing all articles in the Featured category
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UW Warriors hockey gets assist from local tech company
09 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Support from HockeyTech provides awards of $4,500 to 4 Waterloo hockey players. Read more
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Innovation economy demands confidence, not complacency, Premier tells CityAge conference
09 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks about the challenges cities are facing at the CityAge conference in Toronto. Read more
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Surviving BlackBerry and other stories: how Ted Livingston built a unicorn in Waterloo Region
08 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, gives a talk at the University of Waterloo about Kik's journey, and the legal troubles they faced with BlackBerry. Read more
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Vidyard acquires Switch Merge to make video marketing personal
07 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The acquisition brings Switch Merge's technology to the Vidyard platform, which saw 16 times as many click-throughs during testing. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: What happens after the voting?
06 October 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
Scout Public Affair's Faye Roberts takes a detailed look at what government actions are taken after an election is complete. Read more
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Women entrepreneurs win big at pitch competition
02 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
The Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp pitch competition concludes as winners walk away with a combined $100,000. Read more
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Shopify expansion in Waterloo Region to employ 300
01 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Shopify has announced a new facility and are hoping to expanding and employ 300. Read more
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TD to create 120 jobs at new tech facility in Waterloo
01 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
TD is looking to create 120 more jobs as they have opened a new tech facility. Read more
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Art and tech intersect at Fluxible 2015
30 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Fluxible wraps the fourth instalment of its festival in the Waterloo Region, gathering UX professionals from across the region. Read more
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Palette takes top honour at UX Design Awards in Berlin
30 September 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Startups
Palette beats out 9 other innovators at the UX Design Awards, taking home the top prize. Read more