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Genesis, Exxon, Hibernia Ink Funding Deal

  • Jan 26, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis has inked a deal with ExxonMobil Canada and Hibernia Management and Development Company to foster innovation in the energy sector.

ExxonMobil is the largest shareholder in the Hebron oilfield off the coast of

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EndFirst Launches OVERGantt

  • Jan 25, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax’s EndFirst Plans has launched a software product to add flow-chart like functionality to antiquated Gantt charts -- a project-planning framework that has been widely used since the early 1900s.

Gantt charts are used in project planning

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MUN Unveils New Tech Master’s Degrees

  • Jan 24, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Memorial University of Newfoundland is launching a trio of new master’s degree programs in September aimed at filling talent gaps in the fields of software development, artificial intelligence and data science.

The university senate and board of

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Loan Program for Black Founders Still Open

  • Jan 24, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

Several components of the Black Entrepreneurship Program are now closed but the loan component, which provides loans of up to $250,000 to eligible businesses, remains open.

A partnership between the Government of Canada, Black-led business

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Cognizant to Hire up to 1,250

  • Jan 24, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Transnational tech consultancy Cognizant, based in New Jersey, has announced it will open a branch office in Halifax that could employ up to 1,250 people.

“We chose Halifax as our next expansion location in Canada to support our growing number of

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ACOA Distributes $3.2M in NB, NS

  • Jan 20, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

In the last two days, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced $3.2 million to help finance a new artificial intelligence fund in New Brunswick, Halifax’s Volta, and several Halifax-based tech startups.

The federal government’s East

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Cascadia Seaweed Preps for New Products

  • Jan 20, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Having launched its seaweed-based spice at a food fair in November, British Columbia’s Cascadia Seaweed is ramping up to launch such new products as seaweed burgers and a cattle additive that can reduce bovine methane.

Founded four years ago in

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McGinley Joins CMO Accelerator

  • Jan 19, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

With a new coach, Jon McGinley, now sharing duties with Founder David Alston, New Brunswick's Marketswell Solutions has opened applications to a revised version of its CMO Accelerator.

The annual program, created by Alston last year, is aimed at

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Energia Opens Applications for Spring Cohort

  • Jan 19, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The University of New Brunswick’s Energia Ventures accelerator for energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence companies is looking for applicants for its spring cohort.

The free accelerator, which is based in Fredericton at UNB’s

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Keevill Named Mariner COO

  • Jan 18, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Another telecommunications veteran is joining Mariner Partners. Chris Keevill, who previously worked as CEO of the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, is Mariner’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Mariner is the 270-person firm founded by former NBTel CEO

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MacAulay Plots New Course for Startup Zone

  • Jan 18, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Sheryl MacAulay, the freshly minted CEO of Charlottetown innovation hub Startup Zone, is readying a host of new partnerships and program offerings as the organization looks to expand its client base.

MacAulay was elevated to CEO while she was on

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Volta Names DiPaolo Talent Czar

  • Jan 17, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

As Atlantic Canadian startups continue to grapple with a skilled labour shortage, Halifax technology hub Volta has hired Candidate Hub CEO Brad DiPaolo to help its resident companies compete for employees.

DiPaolo co-founded Candidate Hub in 2020

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