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Coding adds new twist to balloon artist’s craft
24 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Drew Ripley is a balloon artist and created a giant balloon goat that was displayed in Communitech. Ripley speaks about his journey and how he got here. Read more
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Better ideas come from teams built on diversity, says Google exec
18 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Steve Woods spoke on the importance of diversity in tech, and how the industry can take steps to change the current landscape. Read more
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Sundown shutdown? Not at this summer festival in Kitchener
17 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
The Summer Lights Festival is back and Communitech News sat down with Charlene LeDuc to discuss. Read more
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Venture capital world clicks for former online-shopping exec
10 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Janet Bannister has been involved in both the online-shopping industry as well as the venture capital world. Learn more about them and their journey. Read more
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Entrepreneur Sarah Prevette launches innovative camp for kids in Waterloo
03 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured
Entrepreneur Sarah Prevette is launching a summer camp as a part of Future Design School. This program seeks to enable kids to explore their ideas and passions, and is open to youth in grades 6-9. Read more
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Communitech pumped for #RedDayFriday fight against heart disease
03 June 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Peter Sweeney to discuss St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation and their role in Manulife's LPGA Classic. Read more
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Local hiker joins Nepal’s long trek to recovery
27 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Walter Huber, an accountant and CFO at both Sweet Tooth and P&P Optica in Waterloo Region, and a long distance hiker is raising funds for a humanitarian trip to Nepal in November. Read more
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Bootcamp showcases tech’s women to watch
20 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Communitech's Alayne Hynes to talk about the 2015 Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp. Read more
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OpenText digs in for a good cause
13 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
OpenText's team spend a week helping out Habitat for Humanity. Read more
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John Chen’s rebuilding of BlackBerry, and what’s in Waterloo’s secret sauce
06 May 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
John Chen, while not a Waterloo Region local, now works in and is part of our ecosystem in their rebuilding of BlackBerry. Communitech News sat down with John Chen to talk about this. Read more