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TECNA Summer Conference 2017: Q&A with Chairman Skip Newberry
25 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
An interview with Skip Newberry, Chairman of TECNA, an umbrella organization for more than 50 tech associations in North America, in regards to the organization, their work, and plan's for this week's… Read more
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At TextNow, make a hiring referral, earn a $13K bonus
24 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
TextNow, a Waterloo-based company that offers mobile phone and Internet service, know how difficult it is to find talent in the Waterloo region. Therefore, they are offering $13,000 to employees who make… Read more
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IBM Innovation Incubator launches at Communitech Data Hub
19 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Communitech, IBM, and the provincial government come together to unveil the IBM Innovation Incubator. The incubator aims to help small-to-medium startups launch new tech while leveraging big data. Read more
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Sandvine accepts takeover bid by Francisco Partners
17 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Sandvine CEO, Dave Caputo, speaks in an interview after the acquisition of Sandvine by private equity firm Francisco Partners in a deal worth CAD$562 million. Read more
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Communitech @20: Made in Waterloo Region – The Gamechangers
17 July 2017 | By Communitech in: Communitech @20, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Take a look at some of the cool innovations that were born in the Waterloo Region that made a large global impact. Read more
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ComIT: A classroom, a helping hand, and newfound programming skills
13 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
ComIT co-founder Pablo Listingart brings the tech class program from South America to Canada. The ComIT program provides IT training to individuals who otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford formal… Read more
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Communitech @20: They came, they stayed, they grew
07 July 2017 | By Communitech in: Communitech @20, Ecosystem, Featured, News
When Google's engineering site director Steve Woods came to Waterloo Region in 2008, it didn't take long for him to see why the Region is a great place for expansion. Read more
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Communitech @20: Chance meetings, lucky run-ins and shrewd gambles
04 July 2017 | By Communitech in: Communitech @20, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Read about 3 Communitech member companies and their chance encounters that lead them to success. Read more
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CIBC unveils data studio at Communitech Data Hub
27 June 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Jose Ribau, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer at CIBC, speaks on the new CIBC Data Studio at the Communitech Data Hub. Read more
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AI and data the focus of Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange program
23 June 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Startups from across Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the US have all come together at Communitech in Kitchener for the Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange Program. Read more