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Sumarah Retires from Digital NS
Wayne Sumarah, CEO of industry group Digital Nova Scotia, will retire at the end of May after three years on the job.
Sumarah, a marking executive who previously worked in the telecommunications sector, presided over a 50 percent increase in the
Earth Day: Mysa Donates to Habitat for Humanity
St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats is donating about $40,000 worth of inventory to non-profit Habitat pour l'humanité Québec, Habitat for Humanity’s Francophone arm, in celebration of Earth Day.
Mysa said in a statement the 300 smart
Ignite, UNB and Thales Launch Cybersecurity Hub
French digital technology and defence giant Thales Group is spearing the creation of a new cybersecurity hub at Fredericton’s Knowledge Park under a partnership with economic development agency Ignite and the University of New Brunswick’s digital
Supercluster Unveils $52M of Refreshed Projects
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the federal organization that organizes joint funding partnerships with the private sector, has announced a raft of 16 ongoing projects that are worth a total of $52 million.
The combined funding package represents one
Volta Pitch Competition for Women April 26
Halifax startup hub Volta will host a Women Taking over the World with Tech, or WTWT, pitch competition next Wednesday, April 26 at 4:00 pm AST.
The competition, which is a virtual event, will see women founders deliver three-minute pitches and
Invest NS Announces Greenshoots Cohort
Provincial economic development agency Invest Nova Scotia has announced the five companies in its winter 2023 GreenShoots cohort, which are receiving a combined $170,000 in grants.
The funding and mentorship program offers agtech, biotech
SeasonedPros Sees Rising Demand
As high-growth companies grapple with a highly competitive and expensive talent market for senior leadership, Kevin MacIntyre, CEO of Halifax-based SeasonedPros, is seeing demand for his business swell.
SeasonedPros, which was founded in 2011 and
The Changing Market for Talent
When Halifax-based QuickFacts posted a job ad promising software developers a four-day work week, the insurance software startup received more than twice as many applicants as it typically had from previous ads — more than 350 people.
The company’s
Ocean Supercluster to Host Conference
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will host a one-day conference in Ottawa May 15, dubbed Ambition 2035, with the aim of workshopping strategies to grow the national blue economy to $220 billion over the next 12 years.
The conference will include a
QuickFacts Wins $25K Pond Award
Halifax-based QuickFacts Inc., which has developed a customizable software platform for insurance brokers, has captured the 2023 Gerry Pond Award for sales and traction.
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual accelerator, presented the award and its
Oneka Bags $4.9M from SDTC
Sherbrooke, Que,-based Oneka Technologies, which has substantial business interests in Nova Scotia, has received a $4.9 million grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, or SDTC, as it marks the official creation of its Chilean
Meta Materials Raising US$25M
Dartmouth-based advanced manufacturing company Meta Materials said Friday it will sell another 83 million of its shares at US$0.30 apiece on the Nasdaq stock exchange to raise US$25 million, or C$33.4 million, sending its stock price tumbling.
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