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Jobs of the Week: NBIF, CAA

  • Apr 30, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

The two postings in our Jobs of the Week Column today both come out of New Brunswick from widely recognized organizations. One in Fredericton is with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the other is in Saint John with the Canadian Automobile

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Nicole LeBlanc Joins Sidewalk Labs

  • Apr 27, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Nicole LeBlanc is moving on from BDC Capital.

The New Brunswick native sent out an email Thursday night saying she would be joining the investment team at Sidewalk Labs. That’s the Alphabet Inc. unit that's conducting a huge experiment in urban

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NB To Spend $53.5M on Innovation

  • Apr 27, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

The Government of New Brunswick announced on Wednesday it’s spending $53.5 million to foster innovation and boost research and development in the province.

“This investment is a big boost for innovation and will enable NBIF to support and nurture

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KRS Wins Dutch Safety Contest

  • Apr 26, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Keeping Roads Safe, the company that is designing a software to keep drivers off their phones while behind the wheel, won first place during a pitching competition at Intertraffic Amsterdam, a worldwide annual exhibition for the traffic and mobile

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Full Plate To Help Seniors Eat Well

  • Apr 26, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Many seniors wish to age in their own homes but struggle to buy and prepare the food they enjoy. To address this, a new grocery delivery service, Full Plate Care, will soon be piloted in Cape Breton.

Full Plate Care will begin an eight-week pilot

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BlueLight To Attend Fundica Event

  • Apr 26, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

BlueLight Analytics, the Halifax company that helps dentists cure fillings properly, appears to be the lone Atlantic Canadian competitor in the Fundica Roadshow this year.

The organizers on Wednesday announced the 18 companies that will pitch at

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NouLAB Tackles Immigration Issue

  • Apr 25, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

With New Brunswick facing the double threat of an aging and shrinking population, the NouLAB project is working to devise new strategies to attract and retain immigrants.

NouLAB is a social lab overseen by the Pond-Deshpande Centre at the

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AVF Begins To Unveil Speakers

  • Apr 25, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The Atlantic Venture Forum, which will be held in just over two months, is rolling out its list of speakers for the conference in Halifax.

The speakers include financing expert David Brennan, innovation leader Jim A. Gibson, SkipTheDishes

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Bay Area Talent Mulls Canada Move

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

A trip to San Francisco last week included a few meetings with startup entrepreneurs and the discussions inevitably turned to one topic — immigration.

This subject is never far from the minds of senior teams in growth-stage companies in Atlantic

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Digital NS To Host Creativity Seminar

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Facilitator and design expert Anne Stieger will conduct a two-session seminar on Fostering Creativity and Effective Ideation in Halifax starting May 16.

The seminar, hosted by Digital Nova Scotia, will show participants how to increase and harness

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A Peek Inside Volta’s New Digs

  • Apr 23, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Last weekend, a team of movers descended upon Volta Labs in Halifax to start moving the tech hub into its new 60,000 square foot home in the Maritime Centre. Its resident companies are now settled into their new offices, while construction continues

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Jobs: Dash Hudson and Remsoft

  • Apr 22, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

There are three postings each from Dash Hudson in Halifax and Remsoft in Fredericton in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing company for content creators. Its AI-powered software, Vision, helps its corporate clients

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