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Armed with Data, IWT Plans to Scale
Island Water Technologies has completed the first installations of its Regen water-treatment facility, and those two projects are providing the company with the one thing it needs to win other contracts — data.
Based in Montague, P.E.I., IWT now
PEI’s Startup Zone Adds 3 Teams
Startup Zone, the hub for new businesses in downtown Charlottetown, has announced that three new companies have joined its business incubation residency program.
The latest companies to be accepted into the program are Shoplaw, Local Legends
Securicy Ramping Up Paid Beta Tests
When veteran tech entrepreneur Darren Gallop learned how hard it was to meet his partners’ demands for cybersecurity, it led to the creation of a new company that helps with such tasks.
Gallop is best known as the founder and CEO of Sydney-based
Evoqua Buys Fredericton’s ADI
Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies has bought ADI Systems, Lange Containment and Geomembrane Technologies from ADI Group Inc. of Fredericton for an undisclosed price.
In a statement released Wednesday, Evoqua said the three businesses are
Moving to Cloud, Remsoft Adds Staff
Remsoft, the Fredericton company that produces predictive analytics software for the forest industry, is moving to the cloud, leading to one of the strongest staffing increases in its 25-year history.
The company, which now employs 33 people, plans
New Look in Sydney Startup Hub
The startup ecosystem in Cape Breton is changing, with the creation of a new program called the Momentum Initiative and the end of the ground-breaking UIT program at Cape Breton University.
The changes are taking place at a seminal moment in the
Jobs: Propel Seeks a New CEO
Propel ICT, the regional tech accelerator, is searching for a new CEO, which is the highlight of this edition of our Job of the Week column.
Propel is a unique phenomenon – the only tech accelerator in the country that holds cohorts in four
Jones Highlights IIoT as Opportunity
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is still a relatively new field, one ripe for development in a region such as Atlantic Canada, where there are educational and business systems primed to boost entrepreneurship.
This is the belief of Richard
Side Door Targets Home Concerts
Kicking off an interview about her new music-technology business, Laura Simpson excused herself to text a friend in Los Angeles about an upcoming Janet Jackson concert in someone’s L.A. home.
This is the world that Simpson lives in now — organizing
GoBumpFree Raises $1M, Launches
Having raised almost $1 million in equity funding, GoBumpFree is now launching its new travel platform for airline employees and retirees.
The Halifax company said in a statement this week it is launching the latest version of its travel platform
AVF Presenters Tell Stories of Growth
It’s become a springtime rite in Atlantic Canada. Companies from across Atlantic Canada on Tuesday stood up at the Atlantic Venture Forum to tell investors from across the continent about their success.
Eight companies presented on Tuesday and
ACOA Grants $772K to Venn
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced $772,438 in funding for Moncton-based Venn Innovation Inc. to help the facility to continue supporting IT startups in New Brunswick and across Atlantic Canada.
The two-project funding announced
