The Intelligent Waterloo Way
by Paul Stickney, Marketing and Research Officer, Canada's Technology Triangle Inc
 The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), is a New York based think-tank that focuses on job creation and economic development in communities around the world that have integrated broadband economies. On October 21, 2010, ICF announced this year’s Smart21 Communities of 2011.
Each year the organization conducts of studies communities around the globe and the process is completed with the selection of an annual Intelligent Community of the Year award.
Waterloo Region is no stranger to this coveted title....[Read More]
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Regional Economic Development News
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Desire2Learn places in Top 50 as a Best Small & Medium Size Employer with high employee engagement - October 28, 2010
Desire2Learn Incorporated 13 ("Desire2Learn"), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise learning solutions, is pleased to announce its placement in the 2011 Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada study 14.... [Read More] |
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Selling suitcases a growing concern for Cambridge firm - October 15, 2010
Business is growing so fast at suitcase-maker Rimowa North America that officials aren’t sure yet how big to build a second factory.
“Initially, we were indicating 30,000 square feet. That’s probably not big enough any more,” said Carsten Kulcke, executive vice-president of the company’s existing operations on Maple Grove Road.... [Read More] |
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Dalsa creating 150 jobs, investing $160 million in Waterloo - October 14, 2010
Dalsa Corp. will create about 150 jobs and invest $160 million in Waterloo over the next five years as it develops technology that will take the company into new markets that go well beyond the visible light end of the spectrum where its digital imaging technology has so far been concentrated.... [Read More] |
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Events
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December 2, 2010 - 2nd Annual International Ambassador Dinner and Reception
CTT is pleased to announce the following honourable guests are scheduled to attend this year's event:
- Australian High Commissioner
- Belgian Ambassador
- France's Consul General
- Germany’s First Secretary
- Germany's Consul General
- India's Consul General
- United States' Consul General
Tickets for this event are selling quickly.
Opportunites are available to sponsor this event. To learn more about how your organization can benefit from sponsoring this highly anticipated event, please visit the December 2, 2010 Sponsorship Information page.
To order tickets please contact Kate Mowry, Events Coordinator [Learn More]. |
Past Events
October 13-14, 2010 – 2010 Passport to Success
 September 22, 2010 - Solar Industry Network Group (SING!) Reception - This event held at Cambridge City Hall was really well-organized and over 130 people registered. Most attendees were from the Waterloo Region and a number of committed individuals came from the Greater Toronto Area for this 5pm event. A single page handout sheet was given to attendees to provide a snapshot of industry and government sectors, as well as list of companies at the event. The speakers from Photowatt Ontario, The University of Waterloo School of Architecture and CanSIA all gave great talks about solar energy developments in Ontario and Canada.
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2010 Passport to Success
 CTT Inc along with our Oktoberfest committee, municipal and corporate partners, once again wrapped up a very successful Passport to Success program. Each year during Oktoberfest, CTT and staff members of the municipalities host a two-day complimentary visit to our innovative Waterloo Region. Invited VIP's are given the opportunity to explore Waterloo Region as a potential location that these individuals or their clients can consider for future development or investment.
The two day event also provides plenty of networking opportunities with members from our thriving business community, and the chance to discover the secrets of their remarkable success. This year VIP's were treated to a tour of sustainable properties throughout the Region, a spirited Oktoberfest dinner with many local industry leaders, and a glimpse of the new Communitech Hub in downtown Kitchener just to name a few. Along with the tour, participants toured the new 'Engineering 5' building and were presented with information on the WatCAR initiative, W.I.S.E. (Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy), the David Johnston Research and Technology Park and the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic Devices & Systems. Another highlight of the two day event was a keynote speech by Enermodal President Steve Carpenter.
Our diverse Waterloo Region is always growing and continues to make a name for itself on the global scene. With a strong sense of collaboration, access to a wealth of talent and the constant desire to drive positive change, it is no wonder the 2010 Passport to Success event left our VIP's impressed and ready to consider making Waterloo Region home!
We’re looking forward to hearing from you…connect with us!
For Business Professional Services, Information Communications + Technology (ICT), and Manufacturing please contact Bill Elliot at bill@techtriangle.com or 519.747.2541 ext. 201.
For Cleantech and Health + Life Sciences please contact Catharine Gerhard at catharine@techtriangle.com or 519.747.2541 ext. 202.
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Partner Profile - Koenig & Consultants
 Koenig & Consultants support senior managers in their efforts to develop best-in-class solutions for their clients and stakeholders through excellence in strategic planning, marketing, communication, and leadership. Clarity of goals, unflinchingly customized solutions and carefully delivered implementation are our signature consulting competencies, all the while striving to keep things simple for our clients.
Our team has special expertise in Renewable Energy/Clean Tech – the practice is led by Dr. Ingo Koenig – and the Life Sciences – led by Dr. Christine Koenig. Through our offices on both sides of the Atlantic, we have an ability to share and exchange our experience with different markets with our internationally oriented clients.
Koenig & Consultants Inc. was founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2002. We have since opened another office in Toronto, now our head office. Having come from diverse professional backgrounds, we have formed an interdisciplinary team that brings with it invaluable international experience as entrepreneurs, executives and consultants. |
CTT is very pleased to announce that Koenig & Consultants now supports CTT Inc as an Emerald level Partner. Koenig & Consultants assisted CTT Inc with the recent Mission to the Husum WindEnergy Conference, creating qualified meetings with potential investors and influencers in Germany. Ingo Koenig also experienced our local Oktoberfest as a participant in Passport to Success 2010, and was introduced firsthand to the many appealing attributes that Waterloo Region offers to investors.
If you would like to join Koenig & Consultants and other leading firms as a partner in our work, please contact Anne Lukin, Manager, Strategic Relationships at 519-747-2541 ext. 102 or anne@techtriangle.com. Many thanks to our Corporate Partners listed below!
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Top municipal leaders all returned - October 25, 2010
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Canada's Technology Triangle Inc is the not-for-profit, public-private regional economic development partnership marketing Waterloo Region to the world. Its mandate is to attract new businesses, investment and talent, while promoting regional economic growth.
The organization works closely with the Economic Development Departments of its partner municipalities, member-based business organizations and the four post-secondary educational institutions. The area known as Canada’s Technology Triangle includes Waterloo Region, the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.
260 King Street West, 3rd Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B6 | 519-747-2541 | info@techtriangle.com. |