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The moments, milestones and stories that helped shape Waterloo Region tech. Explore the archive and revisit the people, companies and ideas that got us here.

No pivot required: As D2L turns 20, the mission remains clear

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

D2L Ceo John Baker joins Communitech to answer some questions about the Company turning 20 and their…

Lights. Camera. Apollo.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Next May's edition of the Grand River Film Festival will have some new changes including moving from…

M-Theory: On net neutrality, the medium is part of the message

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

How big corporations can control, reveal, and even charge you for your Internet usage.

On to the next adventure: Q&A with Velocity's Jay Shah

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Jay Shah, Velocity’s Director since September, 2016, stopped the presses earlier this week with a blog…

Plum: Making diversity happen – by design

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Plum CEO Caitlin MacGregor speaks on their product that helps diminish discrimination during the hiring…

That day when Alert Labs met Canadian Tire – and a partnership was born

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Canadian Tire partners with Alert Lab, a start-up whose products measure water use, detect flooding and…

Ontario unveils $25.8-million fund to help clean-tech companies

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Province of Ontario lanches the "Low Carbon Innovation Fund" to foster research and new technologies…

Ray Simonson, founder and CTO, retires from Coreworx

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

After more than 14 years of building Coreworx, a company that builds integrated information management…

Two firms share $100,000 at Fierce Founders pitch competition

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Furnishr.com, a Toronto-based home decorating platform, and SomaDetect, a Fredericton, each earn $50,000…

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