Largest Communitech recruiting event ever held demonstrates strength of Waterloo Region tech sector - A tech recruiting event being staged by Communitech tomorrow will include 40 Waterloo Region companies and organizations looking for talent, making this the largest such event ever held by Communitech. Communitech represents 800 tech companies in Waterloo Region...  | more |

Chinese Delegation Visits Cambridge - Less then three months after Mayor Doug Craig and a delegation from Canada’s Technology Triangle visited China, a group of high-level Chinese officials is coming to Cambridge. The Chinese, according to a city press release, are in Cambridge “to forge international relations and learn about new and emerging economic development practices” at the city. | more |

Goverment of Canada encourages youth to discover careers in science and tech - More children in southern Ontario will be able to experience real-world scientific issues and innovations thanks to an investment in Actua announced by Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the...   | more |

$103 M earmarked for Wilfrid Laurier University project - Wilfrid Laurier University has unveiled plans for a signature $103 million project designed to present a new “forward-looking face” not only in Waterloo but also globally and nationally through Laurier’s programs and partnerships. “If it is possible for a building to represent a philosophy and a culture, then the Global Innovation Exchange does that,” said Laurier president and vice-chancellor Max Blouw. ... | more |

Nuvation expands design, development lab into Waterloo - San Jose CA-based electronic product development services provider - Nuvation Engineering Inc., has opened a new product design center in Waterloo ON. The facility features a larger design and development lab that enhances Nuvation's engineering capabilities and increases its electronics and software design capacity. The 10,600-square-foot facility also has dedicated space and expanded infrastructure for Controlled Goods Program (CGP) projects. | more |

Desire2Learn honored with public sector partner of the year award - Desire2Learn proudly announces it has been honored with the 2011 Microsoft U.S. Public Sector Partner of the Year Award. The company was recognized for its innovative use of Microsoft technology in support of Learning Suite and services.| more |

Google snaps up Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 B - Google is buying cellphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion US in cash in what is by far the company's biggest acquisition to date. Google Inc. said Monday it will pay $40 per share, a 63 per cent premium to Motorola's closing price on Friday. | more |

Miovision gets FedDev investment in technology - The growth at Miovision, a provider of automated traffic data collection systems, continues as the company accelerates the development of its next generation of products. The company, which recently moved into a 20,000 square-foot space in the former Canadian Automobile Association building on Manitou Drive, has received a $922,500 repayable loan... | more |

Canadian Solar becomes the majority module supplier to a 10.7 MW French Solar Power Plant of EOSOL Energies Nouvelles - Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar companies, announced that the company will supply 8 MW of solar modules to EOSOL Energies Nouvelles' new ground-mounted solar power plant that will have an installed capacity of 10.7 MW. The new solar power plant will be built in Saint-Leger in the south west of France...| more |

Goverment of Canada Supports Innovation in Southern Ontario - Businesses in manufacturing, technology, and life sciences will have an opportunity to bring new products to market, expand and create new jobs thanks to a new partnership with the University of Waterloo. Today, Member of Parliament, Peter Braid, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, joined Feridun Hamdullahpur, President, University of Waterloo, to celebrate the signing of agreements between the University and small- and medium-sized businesses. | more |

Creating Cool Spaces for the Tech Triangle - The four-storey factory had been on the market for a year before Toronto developer David Gibson considered buying it. Looking at the 1904 property, he saw something others had missed: the chance to transform a brick-and-beam building into premium office space for Waterloo’s technology sector. | more |

Start Here! Waterloo Region Courts International Talent and Investment at Siggraph 2011 - Waterloo Region will showcase its strengths in industry and lifestyle at this year’s SIGGRAPH 2011 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Vancouver. From August 9-11, major innovation leaders from Waterloo Region will join forces at SIGGRAPH 2011. A Canada’s Technology Triangle – Waterloo Region booth (booth #480) and team of innovative leaders will raise awareness that Waterloo Region’s employment and business opportunities | more |

Goverment of Canada Supports World-Leading Health Research at the University of Waterloo - The Government of Canada will provide funding for research to develop new treatments for lung, breast and ovarian cancers, as well as other life-threatening diseases. The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), celebrated an investment in state-of-the-art research at the University of Waterloo that will lead to direct health benefits for Canadians, more effective health services and economic development in health-related areas. | more |

Ontario Trillium Foundation Invest $640 000 in City of Kitchener Community Initiatives - The Ontario Trillium Foundation is investing $640,000 in community-based initiatives by organizations in Kitchener Centre. A total of eight initiatives will be receiving this funding for various important projects. Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy joined Lucie Allard, Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Grant Review Team for Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin, as well as other members of the community to celebrate the grants. | more |

COM DEV proceeds with satellite agreement valued at $14M - Com Dev International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) says it has received authorization to proceed with an agreement to make equipment for two commercial satellites, valued at $14 million. The southwestern Ontario-based maker of satellite hardware said that the initial value of the contract with an unnamed company is worth $7 million. | more |

Grand Opening of the Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute - The opening of the new centre, which Professor Hawking plans to attend, will double the size of Perimeter Institute, making it the largest centre of its kind in the world, devoted to cutting-edge scientific research, training, and outreach activities in theoretical physics. The state-of-the-art research complex will help advance scientific progress by providing the ultimate environment for the human mind to conceive, visualize, and understand the nature of physical reality, from the subatomic world to the entire universe. | more |