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Calgary contingent trying to lure tech companies from Silicon Valley
Calgary’s mayor, the province’s trade minister and the head of Calgary Economic Development are in Silicon Valley as part of an ongoing effort to woo technology companies to Calgary amid record-high...
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Q+A: Trade Minister Deron Bilous will return to Silicon Valley to woo talent
Fresh off a productive trade mission to Silicon Valley, Deron Bilous, Alberta’s minister of economic development and trade, says he will be returning to the tech hub. Bilous was in California earlier...
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Trip to Silicon Valley pays off with tech company lured to Calgary, says Nenshi
A well-known name in the technology sector will be opening its first Canadian office in Calgary “very, very soon,” according to Calgary’s mayor, fresh off a Silicon Valley trip to lure talent north....
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Conference finds Alberta's tech sector revelling in spotlight after years in...
Alberta’s burgeoning technology sector has long been stuck in the shadow of the much larger oil and gas industry, but judging by the buzz in the air at the province’s flagship entrepreneurs’ conference...
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Aggressive strategy nets 250 leads in quest to woo firms to fill vacant offices
An aggressive marketing campaign aimed at luring new companies to Calgary’s recession-ravaged downtown is showing promise, with Calgary Economic Development reporting it has 250 solid leads that could...
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Silicon Valley-based tech accelerator to move into old Encana Place tower
A San Francisco-based tech company will open its first Canadian office in downtown Calgary, a development it says is the direct result of Calgary Economic Development’s intensive recruitment campaign...
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Your letters for Wednesday, June 7
We should strive for a diversified economy Re: “Face of the city’s economy swiftly changing,” Deborah Yedlin, Opinion, June 2. Deborah Yedlin shares excellent examples of how Calgary is building...
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Bilous plans to pitch Alberta locale to California tech companies
Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says he intends to pitch Alberta as a potential new home for California businesses while he’s in San Francisco, but plans for a provincial government office...
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Hegland: Technology and innovation, not just natural resources, can drive...
Alberta’s abundant oil and gas reserves have driven its economy for decades and made the province — and Canada — global energy leaders. The Alberta oil and gas industry has remained strong through...
View ArticleAlberta health information supervisor fined for unauthorized access to records
EDMONTON — A former Alberta health information supervisor has been fined $5,000 for unauthorized access to patient records. Amanda Tripp pleaded guilty to 13 charges under the Health Information Act....
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