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TruLeaf Launches Across Maritimes
TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, the agtech company planning a chain of indoor farms across the country, announced Monday its locally grown microgreen products are now available in select Atlantic Superstores across the Maritimes.
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We Should Follow Trump’s Lead
Now that I have your attention, let me explain what we mean by the headline.
The Trump Administration (or what’s left of it) has set a target of three per cent annual economic growth each year of his presidency. I doubt he has an ice cube’s hope in
Innovacorp Invested $5.6M in 2016-17
Innovacorp, the venture capital and innovation agency owned by the Nova Scotia government, sank $5.6 million into startups in its 2016-17 fiscal year, continuing at the same pace as the previous three years.
The agency released the numbers last
Job of the Week: Code + Mortar
Weeks after its relaunch, Code + Mortar of Halifax is building up its development team and looking for a senior developer.
Code + Mortar headlines the Job of the Week column this week, having been in the news in June when it changed its name from
SomaDetect Courts Vermont Farmers
As it begins its pilot project in New Brunswick, SomaDetect has been validating the international demand for its product. The Fredericton AgTech company recently signed letters of intent with three-quarters of the 80 farmers it met with during a
Nova Box Globalizes Local Products
Each of the ship captains currently in Halifax for the Tall Ships Regatta will take home a box full of Nova Scotia-themed treasures along with their memories. The Nova Boxes are being provided by Nova Box creator Allyson England, who established her
Dane Creek Adds to Pet Food Venture
Dane Creek Capital Corp. this week agreed to buy pet-related assets of Dartmouth-based Nature’s Way Canada in its latest step in building up a Nova Scotia-based portfolio of sustainable pet food products.
Dane Creek is a Mississauga, Ont.-based
Big Data Congress Eyes Oceans, Ag
The fifth annual Big Data Congress, to be held in Halifax in November, will feature something that none of the previous four have – a focus on specific sectors.
Alternating between Saint John and Halifax, the Congress is an annual celebration of
NL Replaces RDC with InnovateNL
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is replacing its Research & Development Corporation with a new body called InnovateNL, whose first chair is Killick Capital President Mark Dobbin.
In a statement last week, the government said the
Trip Ninja Eyes Big Deal in August
Last Friday, Halifax’s Trip Ninja integrated its travel-planning platform with Galileo, a computer reservations system owned by the international travel service company TravelPort.
It was one more step in a three-year process in an entrepreneurial
RtTech Receives Key Certification
Moncton-based RtTech Software announced last week that its Cipher platform has received a major certification for interoperability in the industrial automation space.
The Industrial Internet of Things company, whose products help industrial
Job of the Week: Dash Hudson SDR
Dash Hudson continues to grow its staff, and its opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax is the focus of this edition of Job of the Week.
Halifax-based Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its