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Cathy Bogaart

A Business Model For TV Everywhere - 0 views

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    Great article on business models for digital media by Adam Cahan on paidContent (a site that discusses the value/econom of content).
Cathy Bogaart

TechStartup.ca - 0 views

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    Useful information about / for startups in Waterloo Region.
Cathy Bogaart

After Hours : November 10, 2009 : Opening Canadian Borders to Foreign Venture Capital [11-1... - 0 views

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    BNN After Hours : November 10, 2009 : Opening Canadian Borders to Foreign Venture Capital [11-10-09 4:30 PM]

    Stephen Hurwitz, partner, Choate, Hall and Stewart, tells BNN Canada's tax laws are creating a nightmare of red-tape for U.S. venture capitalists who want to invest here.

    A 7-minute live interview with BNN on Section 116 and the serious harm it continues to do to the Canadian venture capital and technology industries.
Assunta Krehl

Clean-tech consortium urges Ottawa to go green - Victoria Times Colonist - 0 views

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    CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies.The Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an exception as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 13, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Experts give clean-tech big boost - The Windsor Star - 0 views

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    Members of a business consortium formed to nuture Canadian clean-techology startups say the federal government isn't doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an exception as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 13, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

Carbon Foresight - the MaRS Case Study - 0 views

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    MaRS is partnering with Carbon Foresight to help us understand our carbon footprint and its distribution among our tenants. Read the case study on our use of their service.
Assunta Krehl

Honey, have you paid the driving bill this month?' - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Skymeter Corp., an upstart technology firm that has developed smart meter devices that use global positioning system technology to pinpoint the exact location of vehicles.the Skymeter technology is available only in Winnipeg, where the municipality's parking authority is testing it. The new system is expected to be implemented citywide by the fall of 2010, making it the first jurisdiction in the world to use the park-and-walk-away Skymeter. Nov 18, 2009
Assunta Krehl

MobileMonday Toronto to Feature Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of Globalive - Marketwir... - 0 views

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    On December 7th, Anthony Lacavera CEO of Globalive will join the MobileMonday Toronto community to give a one year update on launching a new, national wireless carrier in the Canadian market. The session will include discussion around competition, Canadian policy, Canadian global competitiveness and the creation of jobs. Nov 17, 2009
Assunta Krehl

What Would John A Macdonald Do? Build Trains! - The Equivocator - 0 views

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    "Traffic congestion in the Toronto region costs Canada $3.3-billion a year in lost productivity the Globe and Mail reports. An Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report found included that governments should invest more in initiatives like Toronto'd MaRS Discovery District. Nov 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

MTS ALLSTREAM INC. | Indigo Named Official Bookseller of 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Ev... - 0 views

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    MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream") has named Indigo, Canada's largest book retailer, as the official bookseller of the 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Vice President Al Gore being held November 24 at the Allstream Centre, Toronto. MaRS Discovery District is a partner of the 2009 Allstream Global Forum. Nov 13, 2009
Assunta Krehl

BMW Canada named official green transportation partner for 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An ... - 0 views

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    MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream") announced that BMW Canada is the official green transportation partner for the 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Vice President Al Gore, taking place on November 24, 2009 at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. MaRS Discovery District is one of the partners for the 2009 Allstream Global Forum. Nov 12, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Feds should show green: CleanTech consortium - The Vancouver Sun - 0 views

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    CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies. The Vancouver Sun states the Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an except as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 12, 2009
Assunta Krehl

NOW Magazine // News // Going with the floe - 0 views

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    Arctic Faring David Buckland thinks cities like Toronto are the key to climate deadlock.The UK group chosen T.O. as its headquarters for the whole of North America. Chalk that up to the power of our artsies - and to the fact that Cape Farewell has consciously adopted the C40, the climate leadership group made up of mayors from the world's largest cities.Buckland spoke at the MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

ARISE Technologies Announces Appointment of New Chairman and Changes to Senior Management T... - 0 views

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    RISE Technologies Corporation, a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Harder as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. Mention of William White being on the Board of Directors for MaRS Discovery District. Nov 11, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Showcase Exhibition Area to Feature Leading Companies at Ontario Innovation Summit: The Bus... - 0 views

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    The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging - Dec. 1-2, 2009 - will feature some of the world's top experts on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and health-care institutions, and businesses. The Summit's audience of technology, health care and business leaders will explore the profound public policy challenges as well as the growing opportunities associated with the aging demographic phenomenon. The Summit's Science & Technology Showcase will give organizations a unique opportunity for exposure to this influential audience. Nov 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Road tolls touted as city's economic cure - The Star - 1 views

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    Traffic congestion is taxing the city's productivity, but OECD says road tolls would help reverse drain. OECD findings include that governments should invest in more initiatives like Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. Nov 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Segasist Technology - Business News - After Hours - 0 views

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    Segasist Technology has developed special software for doctors to help read medical images. Jaqueline Csonka-Peeren, president and CEO, Segasist Technology tells BNN more. Nov 6, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

In the classroom with Bitstrips for Schools - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Bitstrips, a MaRS digital media client, was recently featured in the Globe and Mail. Bitstrips is an online comic book that is created by users. Their free online toys make it fast, fun and easy to create comics.

    The article shows how Bitstrips for Schools is helping teachers get students engaged creatively using digital media while promoting reading, writing and media literacy. Find out more about this company to watch.
Assunta Krehl

Toronto congestion costs Canada $3.3-billion: OECD - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Brodie Fenlon, Globe and Mail reporter, reports that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says " transit service in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area has not kept pace with population growth, with 71 per cent of commuters still dependent on the automobile - one of the highest rates of car use among cities in the organization's 30 member countries."Among the OECD findings include that governments should invest in more initiatives like Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. Nov 9, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

Venture capital investment level is the lowest in 14 years; funding for high tech firms thr... - 0 views

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    CVCA - Canada's venture capital & private equity association's press release Nov. 10, 2009.

    Activity in Canada's venture capital (VC) market continued to fall in the third quarter of 2009, according to the industry's statistical report released today by the CVCA-Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and research partner Thomson Reuters.
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