Rise Focuses on Two Initiatives

Rise, a Fredericton-based company dedicated to encouraging the use of sustainable materials in home renovations, is planning to launch two new services to help generate cash flow.

The company was founded two years ago, and has grown its user base and raised some equity financing. Founder and CEO Matt Daigle said the company’s focus now is to launch a green certification for builders, and a

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Halifax’s PI Wins First Chinese Client

Halifax-based life sciences services provider Partner International has signed up one of the largest healthcare groups in China, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, as its first client in the Middle Kingdom.

The company known as PI announced the deal on Wednesday, adding to its global portfolio of clients in life sciences and advanced technology-based industries. The 17-year-old company

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What Canada’s First E-ID Will Mean

Three years ago, I saw the future when I witnessed Estonia’s digital government initiatives.  For me, the genie was out of the bottle and I couldn't shake the vision.  Since that day, I only see what's possible when it comes to New Brunswick.  The race is on to become the leader in putting citizens’ needs solidly at the centre of every developed solution. There has definitely been great progress

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New Brunswick’s Airport Problem

Business people and entrepreneurs are told to go to where their potential investors and customers are. Often, they are in cities like Boston and New York.

Though hopping on a plane and flying right to these places seems easy enough, it’s not so simple when you live in New Brunswick.

Right now, none of the province’s three major airports offer any direct flights to the United States. If you want

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Innovation Week Launched in NL

Newfoundland and Labrador launched its fourth annual Innovation Week on Monday with the theme of “innovative thinking”.

The week brings businesses, investors, inventors, youth and other stakeholders together to find ways to grow the province’s key sectors. It is a mix of conferences, start-up workshops, clean and ocean technology events, TEDxYouth, a “Girls Learning Code” workshop, and an R&D

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Job of the Week: Clockwork Fox

Our Job of the Week column this week highlights an opening for a front-end web developer with the Newfoundland and Labrador education technology company Clockwork Fox Studios.

St. John’s-based Clockwork Fox focuses on game-based learning. It makes video games that inspire and engage young kids to learn math. It analyzes data from these games to provide teachers and parents with information on

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