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Voltera wins James Dyson award as first units ship
11 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
The prestigious James Dyson Award was given to Voltera, makers of the world's first personal circuit board printer. Read more
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Communitech Rev cohort 2 launches; dedicated advisers named
10 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
BluePoint Technology, Knowledgehook, FunnelCake, and TallyFi have been selected to take up residence in the Rev space in the Communitech Hub. Read more
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GM Canada partners with Communitech to launch innovation research zone
10 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
GM Canada is partnering with Communitech to launch an innovation hub of their own. Read more
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Honeywell to acquire COM DEV for $455 million
09 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured
Honeywell International now has plans to acquire COM DEV International, a Waterloo Region-based aerospace components company founded 41 years ago. Read more
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On the value of experience, and 9 a.m. cheesecake: Happenate founder Kris Braun
05 November 2015 | By Michelle Gold-Mire in: Featured, News, Startups
After rewarding a colleague for a job well done with a simple slice of cheesecake, Kris Braun was inspired to start Happenate, a solution for team rewards. Read more
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Plum wins Buffalo startup prize, sets sights on U.S. market
30 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured
The Waterloo Region tech company Plum won a prize of $250,000 from a Buffalo-based business competition called 43North. They were chosen as one of 11 winners from 11,000 applicants. Read more
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Layoffs are bad enough; botching them is worse
29 October 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
We’ve all been laid off from tech companies, some of us more than once. We’ve been survivors of more rounds of layoffs than we can count, and been the ones laying off our teams. So we know layoffs are… Read more
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Global mindset key to Waterloo Region startup success: Compass report
28 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Waterloo Region was ranked 25th in a new report by Compass that ranked the world's start-up communities. The report stated that the region must take a more global mindset in order to grow. Along with… Read more
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Drone-maker Aeryon Labs takes flight with CDN$60 million investment
23 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Waterloo Region drone maker Aeryon Labs is set to double its operations after securing CDN$60 million in investment to boost its presence in the fast-growing global market for small unmanned aerial systems.… Read more
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Politics Plug-in: Curtain call and post-election checklist
20 October 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
The Politics Plug-in offers a post-election checklist for your business to complete once the election has concluded. Read more