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Restaurateur has healthy appetite for downtown food scene
11 March 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Bill MacTavish is now a seasoned entrepreneur with years of experience learning at his own pace in the hospitality field. His journey has led him to save two downtown Kitchener hotspots — Imbibe and The… Read more
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Solve a problem, find a business: the Bridgit story so far
06 March 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Bridgit is the number one construction workforce intelligence solution. Lauren Hasegawa talks about her path to creating her business and how she has innovated the construction workflow and management… Read more
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OpenText takes a stand on International Women’s Day
05 March 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Canada’s largest software company, Waterloo-based OpenText has gone beyond talk to become a tech sector leader in diversity, with women making up 30 percent of its workforce and occupying three of nine… Read more
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Auvik, Dejero, Intellijoint land $1.8M in FedDev investment
05 March 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, News, Startups
Three Waterloo Region tech companies are getting some federal government investment to help them bring new products to market faster. Auvik Networks, Dejero, Intellijoint Surgical all received fund from… Read more
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Step away from the desk: Lots to love in downtown Kitchener
04 March 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
There is a lot to do in downtown Kitchener. As the years have gone on we have seen massive investment into the development of the downtown area. The BIA has been working hard to push this progress along.… Read more
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Cold-weather policies need some red-hot innovation
25 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
There is an issue when we determine if things are safe and not safe. With cold temperatures in Canada sometimes reaching deadly levels, it is sometimes a matter of a degree or two between closing schools… Read more
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Joseph Fung on why giving is as important as shipping
18 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Joseph Fung grew up volunteering. He brought this mindset to his company TribeHR and wanted to build it into the companies framework. After TribeHR was purchased by NetSuite he has continued on the push… Read more
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Donna Litt: One chapter of her career closes, another begins
11 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Donna Litt to reflect on her adult life and her next steps in her career. Read more
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Amandah Wood: No such thing as an ordinary day at the office
04 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Amandah Wood created a blog called "Ways We Work", where they investigate people from different industries on their careers, to get a glimpse at human nature and patterns. Read more
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Kik builds high engagement on app and in person
02 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik is giving back to the community by hosting a hackathon on the University of Waterloo campus. Read more