Volta And Microsoft Announce Partnership To Help Grow Startups
The partnership aims to bring the Microsoft for Startups program, expertise and resources to the Volta community through joint initiatives, events and access to technology.
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Atlantic Canada’s Symplicity Designs Is Among Top 10 Per Cent Of World’s B Corps
B Lab is a non-profit organization that certifies and supports 3,000 certified B Corporations – for-profit companies dedicated to using business as a force for good.
Digital Tech Firms Contribute $6.1-Billion To Atlantic Canada’s Economy
A new study from Atlantic Provinces Economic Council estimates there were 43,000 people in Atlantic Canada’s digital industry labour force as recently as 2016.
Fredericton Entrepreneur Hopes ‘Dangerous’ New Mural Will Inspire More
Jeff Alpaugh, the owner of Jeff Alpaugh Custom, the maker of the ‘World’s most dangerous dress shirt,’ recently hired local artist Joseph Cormier to paint a mural on an empty wall on the store’s shop at 364 Victoria Street.
This Company Is Offering Up To $7,500 For Workers Who Want To Move To Atlantic Canada
teele Auto Group, headquartered in Dartmouth, needs to fill 59 positions immediately, so it launched a campaign that includes a financial incentive to attract talent to its Atlantic Canadian locations.
Saint John-Based Gemba Secures $2.9-Million Investment
Gemba Software Solutions’s funding round was led by Build Ventures, the Halifax-based venture capital company, who contributed $2 million. The New Brunswick Innovation (NBIF) put up $600,000 and Innovatia Inc. contributed $300,000.
Saint John Energy Announces Company That Will Build $60-Million Wind Farm
Halifax-based Natural Forces will build and operate a 10-turbine wind farm that will generate up to 42 megawatts (MW) of electricity, supplying up to 16 per cent of the power on the grid that serve residents and businesses in the Saint John area.
Economists Say Subsidy For Student Jobs Shouldn’t Vary So Greatly Across The Country
New Brunswick and P.E.I. received approximately double the national average, and Newfoundland and Labrador got more than three times the national average.
New Brunswick Retail Economy Had A Strong Start This Year, Says APEC Report
The province recorded the highest growth in retail sales in the region and the largest decline in manufacturing sales in Canada as low oil prices weighed on sales values., according to the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
Halifax CFL Group Says Moncton Game Success Not Critical To Long-Term Goal
The co−founder of Schooners Sports and Entertainment is downplaying suggestions that a low turnout at the game in Moncton will have a negative effect on the group’s ultimate goal of landing an Atlantic CFL franchise.
