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New CEO

Canada's Technology Triangle Inc welcomes John G. Jung as new CEO

Waterloo Region - John Doherty, chair of the Board of Canada's Technology Triangle Inc (CTT Inc), the public-private regional economic development partnership for Waterloo Region, is delighted to announce that John G. Jung will be joining CTT Inc as the new chief executive officer, effective September 22, 2008. John Jung has been with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) since 1998, and is its current president and COO. The GTMA is the key point of contact for prospective

John G. Jung

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Family Business Notice

Attention: CFFB Community!

It's our annual OPEN HOUSE and you don't want to miss this FREE event! September marks the new CFFB season, and not only do we combine the annual general meeting with upcoming program highlights, but this is a great opportunity to casually network with CFFB friends and members.

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Municipal Deficit

Anne Golden paints big picture of Canadian municipal deficits

Cambridge - Conference Board of Canada CEO - Anne Golden addressed a guest panel of local leaders on the problem of how Canadian cities have under invested in infrastructure in order to balance their budgets and keep property tax increases to a minimum.

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Biotechnology

Change in sales approach has bioinformatics company completing final phase of project

Palo Alto, CA - PREMIER Biosoft International has recently started offering contract software development services. As a part of this service, PREMIER Biosoft International has successfully delivered the third and final phase of the software project for DxTerity Diagnostics.

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Union Statement - Economy

CAW says TTC decision to reissue streetcar bid threatens Canadian jobs

TORONTO - CAW President Buzz Hargrove said that the Toronto Transit Commission's decision on August 27 to reissue a bid for the City's lucrative $3 billion low-floor streetcar project is disappointing and threatens Canadian jobs across the province and throughout the country.

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2009 Salary Forecast

Hay Group Releases Salary Forecasts for 2009

TORONTO - There seems to be offsetting sentiment between lower salary adjustments due to a weakening economy versus higher salary adjustments due to the ongoing war for talent, especially within the commodities sectors. Overall, Hay Group's national projections for 2009 Canadian salary increases are similar to last year, but differ noticeably by region.

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Morning Column

Go For The Gold: Winning Sales Lessons From the Wide World of Sports
By Michael Guld

Few sports spectacles were as exciting as watching the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing! Millions tuned in around the world as Michael Phelps shattered previous Olympic records to become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.

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Banking

J.D. Power and Associates Reports:
A Majority of Retail Bank Customers in Canada Take Advantage of Expanded Financial Product Offerings

TD Canada Trust and President's Choice Financial Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banks in Canada

TORONTO - While chequing and savings account services remain the foundation of customer relationships with their retail banks, a majority of customers also use their primary financial institution for additional services such as credit cards, investment products and insurance, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Canadian Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) released August 27, 2008.

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Law - Knowledge Management

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel Selects Open Text to Manage Documents Firm-Wide

Open Text To Help Law Firm Control Document-based Knowledge Assets in a Secure, Integrated, and Intuitive Environment

GRAPEVINE, TX - ILTA '08 - Open Text(TM) Corporation, a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), announced that law firm Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel has selected Open Text's document management solution to manage all documents across the firm.

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Waterloo Region: Notice:

Catholic Board’s Internet Name Changed

New Domain Name Makes It Easier To Contact Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools

Waterloo Region, ON – The Waterloo Catholic District School Board now has a new address on the Internet.

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Labour Market

The Fraser Institute:
Alberta Boasts Best Performing Labour Market in North America; Western Provinces Dominate Within Canada

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Alberta continues to lead North America with the best performing labour market over the past five years, according to a new study released today by independent research organization the Fraser Institute.

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Morning Column

Personal Branding Quiz: How are You Doing?
by Brenda Bence

How is your personal brand doing? Are you presenting yourself in the best possible light? Are you making you the brand of choice in your career?

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Appointment

Open Text Appoints Gar Emerson to Board of Directors

Accomplished Businessman and Lawyer Brings Extensive Governance Expertise

WATERLOO, ON - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced the appointment of Harry Garfield (Gar) Emerson, Q.C., to its board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Emerson's extensive business experience includes significant M&A and strategic advisory roles as a senior investment banker and corporate and securities lawyer, as well as a corporate director of major Canadian corporations.

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Union Statement

Steelworkers say BC Liberals and Interfor have worked 'in synch' to abandon coastal mills, export investment, logs, jobs

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC - Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) slammed both the Gordon Campbell government and International Forest Products (Interfor) during a "Grand Closing Event" at the Interfor Queensboro sawmill and planer site.

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Nanotechnology

New nanotechnology centre helps turn big ideas into real products

Centre helps Alberta entrepreneurs move products to market

Edmonton... Small or large companies and tech-savvy entrepreneurs that want to bring nanotechnology products to world markets can now access technical and business services thanks to a new leading-edge centre in Edmonton’sResearch Park.

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Education

Students make transition to campus life at UW's orientation

WATERLOO - About 5,500 new first-year students at the University of Waterloo kick off their higher education careers next week with many activities designed to help them make a successful transition from high school to university.

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Change in Management

Mr. Quan Joins MHB as Its New CEO

MONTREAL - MHB, a Montreal based Biotechnology Company, announced changes in senior management. Mr. Jacky Quan, a businessman with extensive experience in the health care industry has assumed the position of CEO effective immediately. Mr. Quan joins MHB with experience across several industries where he played roles including founder, director and board member.

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WI-FI

Barrett Expands its National Broadband Reach

Acquisitions of Rural WiMAX Spectrum and Satellite Capacity Position Barrett as Canada's Rural Broadband Leader

WOODSTOCK, NB - Barrett Xplore Inc. is pleased to announce that it has expanded the reach of its Xplornet high-speed broadband Internet service to approximately 4 million rural and underserved Canadians. 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum, covering over 2 million Canadians located across Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, has been acquired from MIPPS Inc.

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Provincial Investment

THE INVESTING IN ONTARIO ACT

Ontario - The provincial government is providing Ontario municipalities with $1.1 billion in additional funding to support infrastructure investments through the Investing in Ontario Act.

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Small Business Showcase Tradeshow

The second annual Small Business Showcase tradeshow event

Waterloo Region - Presented by the Small Business Community Network, Waterloo Region Small Business Centre.

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Provincial Growth

First two contracts for Supermetal in Saskatchewan

SAINT-ROMUALD, QC - Structural steel fabricator Supermetal Structures of St-Romuald is pleased to announce today the signature of its first two contracts in Saskatchewan, both totalling more than $6 M to fabricate or install over 1,600 tons of steel.

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Report on Business

Serial Entrepreneurs - When one door closes, several open

TORONTO - Starting your own business requires commitment. Starting your own business more than once requires even more. Find out what Joe Mimran, Susur Lee, Terry Matthews and six other relentless entrepreneurs in the country realized in order to start and re-start their businesses.

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Health Innovation

UOIT professor receives $116,500 in grants to create prototype of radiation detecting triage mask

Device has the potential to save lives and avoid potential overcrowding of hospital emergency rooms

OSHAWA, ON. — Emergency medical service (EMS) responders may soon have another life-saving device added to the tools of their trade – a radiological triage mask (RTM) that has the ability to quickly identify radiation contaminants in patients, including individuals who may be the victims of radiological dispersal devices, which are also known as dirty bombs.

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Ranking

49ER COMMUNICATIONS RANKED AS A FASTEST GROWING PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY FROM 2004–2007.

RANKED #1370 WITH A THREE YEAR SALES GROWTH OF 277.8%

GRASS VALLEY, CA - Inc. Magazine, the premier publication for small and medium sized businesses, ranked 49er Communications No. 1370 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest- growing private companies in the country.

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Morning Column

Is Afternoon Fatigue Influencing Your Job Performance?
The Explanation, And Some Solutions

By Dr. David Tanton

Millions of Americans have very productive mornings; catching up on e-mails and voicemails, attending meetings and completing projects left over from the day before.


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Welcome Back Students

Single and Sexy celebrates 20 years helping first-year students adjust to university life

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo's pioneering orientation play, Single and Sexy, addresses many situations facing first-year university students who are often on their own for the first time and on a campus far from home.

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Encouraging Councillors

CAW to Bring Made in Canada Message to Municipalities Conference in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Representatives of the Canadian Auto Workers union will be distributing information leaflets to elected municipal officials attending the 2008 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa

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Philanthropy

Woodstock Hospital Foundation Receives $1 Million

Woodstock, ON – The Woodstock Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce a $1-million gift from business leader and philanthropist, Ted Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. 12 p.m. today. The union is encouraging councillors across the province to adopt a Buy Canadian policy for public purchases, as part of its Made in Canada Matters campaign.

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Morning Column

The Three Most Important Rules of Business
by Denny Durbin

Both small and large business owners must pay close attention to their modus operandi, especially in these times of inflation, recession and consumer cutbacks. All indications point to this grim economy being a short window of our lifetime. The key to coming out on top is paying close attention to your customers and making them priority one.

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Guest Column

High Noon at the YO Ranch: How Technology Helped Win the BuzzardBattle
By Evelyn Hall, Business Writer

Buzzards gliding in slow circles above arid Texas terrain – for anyone who’s ever seen a Western, it’s hard to imagine a more ominous and clear warning of doom than that spiral of vultures (called a “kettle”).

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Manufacturing

Maureen Davenport to head Communications at the NAM

Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) named Maureen Davenport as its senior vice president of communications. Davenport will be responsible for all communications, marketing and branding. She was selected for the position after a successful nationwide search conducted by Korn Ferry International.

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Recognition Campaign

Look Up To Farmers

Look up this August and you might see the bright yellow harvest balloon as it makes an eight-week tour across the Ontario skyline from its launch site in Blenheim, Ontario.

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Tourism 2007 Review

Canada Tourism Commission releases Tourism Snapshot - 2007 Year-in-Review

VANCOUVER - The Canada Tourism Commission (CTC) released the online publication Tourism Snapshot - 2007 Year-in-Review.

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Quarterly Results

Ontario Power Generation reports 2008 second quarter financial results

TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation Inc. ("OPG" or the "Company") reported its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $99 million compared to net income of $125 million for the same period in 2007.

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For Professionals Only

Rogers and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

The first BlackBerry smartphone to support 3G HSDPA networks makes it easier than ever to stay connected and productive while on the go

TORONTO and WATERLOO - Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the new BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) smartphone to customers in Canada.

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Union Expansion

United Steelworkers to represent Tank Truck Transport workers

SUDBURY - United Steelworkers' (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser announced Thursday that the USW has won certification to represent employees of Tank Truck Transport Inc. in Sudbury.

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Safety First

Water safety message this weekend: "Stay Clear! Stay Safe"

TORONTO - With Labour Day Approaching, The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) are reminding people to exercise extreme care around Ontario waterways, particularly those that are near hydroelectric stations and dams.

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Software Innovation

Open Text Announces Comprehensive Email Lifecycle Management Solution for Law Firms

Solution Helps Law Firms Define, Secure and Control Email Content from Creation to Disposition
Significantly Boosts Productivity While Reducing Storage and IT costs

GRAPEVINE, TX - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced the release of an email management offering for its law firm customers. Combining fundamental email filing and archiving capabilities, the solution helps firms define, secure and control the processes by which emails are managed, retained and disposed, providing key benefits such as improved productivity, better email system performance, and reduced storage and IT costs.

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Provincial investment

CREATING JOBS, BUILDING ONTARIO

Investing in Ontario Act Delivers $1.1 Billion for Municipal Infrastructure

Waterloo Region - The McGuinty government is immediately investing an additional $1.1 billion in municipal infrastructure to improve roads and bridges, expand public transit and build other municipal projects.

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Partnership Venture

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and CAW President Buzz Hargrove to celebrate clean well water in Little Salmon Carmacks Yukon

OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and Canadian Auto Workers union President Buzz Hargrove will visit the community of Little Salmon Carmacks to celebrate the work completed this summer by CAW volunteers.

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Stand for Election

SunOpta Announces New Director Candidates to Stand for Election At Upcoming Annual Meeting

TORONTO - SunOpta Inc announced that Mr. Douglas Greene and Mr. Victor Hepburn have been nominated and agreed to stand for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on September 25, 2008.

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President Engaged

Waterloo Region Home Builders’ Association

Waterloo Region - Home Builders’ Association (WRHBA) is pleased to announce its 35th President, Mr. Eric Kraushaar. Eric has been a member of WRHBA’s Board of Directors since 2004 and was appointed President on May 29th 2008.