Industry Recognition

KIRA to recognize achievements in N.B. knowledge industry

johnsgunn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:58:49 -0400

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It's time to celebrate New Brunswick's best in the knowledge industry with the call for nominations for the 12th annual KIRA Awards.

This year's event is expected to attract close to 450 knowledge industry professionals from around the province.

The deadline for nominations is March 26.

The awards ceremony will be held on May 6 at the Delta Fredericton Hotel.

KIRA 2010 will honour excellence in New Brunswick's knowledge industry by recognizing companies and individuals.

Hosted by Enterprise Fredericton, KIRA has seven award categories. Visit www.kirawards.ca to see listings and entry forms.

New Brunswick companies and individuals can initiate their entries or be nominated by someone else.

"In New Brunswick, we have lots of amazing work being developed that we should be proud of" said KIRA 2010 co-chairwoman Colleen Benson. "The KIRA Awards give New Brunswick's knowledge industry the opportunity to profile companies and individuals leading the way in entrepreneurship and innovation."

"Receiving a KIRA Award remains coveted in its recognition," said co-chairwoman Carolyn Kervin. "In a vibrant industry such as this one, these awards have truly become a symbol of peer recognition and achievement of the highest standard."

R3 Gala will honour three top N.B. researchers

Rowser — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:50:31 -0400

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Daily Gleaner, Published Tuesday January 19th, 2010

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Having a question or an idea and doing something about it takes a lot of determination, especially if you're passionate to see it transform into reality.

Some questions and ideas are certainly more challenging than others, and many are rife with uncertainty, from how to get started, to what to do when it's not working. Do you abandon it and give up? Start over? Or change your approach?

It is the third question you'll find most researchers ask, albeit with deep frustration. But frustration is good. It means one or several possible approaches have been eliminated, taking you even closer to the solution. If you feel frustrated by what you're doing, you're probably on the right track.

Aside from teaching, the work that many of the applied researchers do at our universities plays a significant role in building new economic opportunities in New Brunswick. While some of their experiments do take several years to complete, in many cases, their work leads to breakthroughs that have a valuable effect on industry.

It may not be some flashy new product you can see, or feel, or taste. Most of the time it's a process or a way of doing something that only a few of us could ever hope to understand. But the way in which it gets applied to industry, right here in New Brunswick, is creating opportunities in places you would never guess.

Consider one company, Atlantic Hydrogen in Fredericton. It was the founder of Fundy Cable, Bill Stanley, who got that company going, with the help of the University of New Brunswick. Starting with only a theory about how to remove carbon from natural gas before it's burned, it was a handful of professors and researchers that finally produced the prototype that would actually do it.

Today, Atlantic Hydrogen's CarbonSaver technology is being adopted by companies across North America, and as far away as Italy. Taking something from idea, to research, to application and commercialization: it's something we need to inspire more people to do, not to mention give them the resources they need to do it.

On March 18, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation will, for the second time, honour three of the province's top researchers at the R3 Gala - Recognizing Research Results, in Fredericton.

The three incredible researchers will be presented and celebrated for research results that are making an impact on New Brunswick industry right now. Scientists are people of tremendous focus, and there's nothing more critical to the success and application of their work as exposure to the businesspeople that have the time, resources and management skills to help to commercialize their innovations.

So to help bring the brilliance of our researchers together with the industriousness of our businesspeople, we've invited entrepreneurial guru Guy Kawasaki to speak at R3 Gala.

If you're on Twitter, you're probably following Guy. Author of nine books, including The Art of the Start, he is one of the key people responsible for rolling out Apple's first Macintosh computer. Co-founder of Silicon Valley's Garage Technology Ventures, he has worked with organizations as big as Nike, Audi, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Stanford University and MIT. His grasp of the steps you need to take to inspire innovation, and to create new products and services out of ideas and concepts is unparalleled.

They say one of our downfalls in the Maritimes is that we don't "toot our own horns" enough, or celebrate our successes.

Well, how are we supposed to know what's going on if we don't? Watch in the coming weeks for more information about the researchers who will be profiled at the R3 Gala in March. You can get tickets online at nbif.ca.

Chet Wesley is the director of communications at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. The foundation makes investments in new growth-oriented companies and commercially driven research.

Deloitte’s 2010 TMT Predictions

Rowser — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:34:58 -0400

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Complimentary Breakfast Session

What are the major trends expected to impact the marketplace and your business in the year ahead? Join Deloitte as we reveal the emerging Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) trends at this year’s 2010 TMT Predictions. Our live and interactive breakfast session will provide senior business leaders with the opportunity to gain important insights, ask questions of our industry experts, and network with colleagues.

Our guest speaker is Duncan Stewart, the director of research with Deloitte Canada and co-author of TMT Predictions 2010. As well, Duncan will be supported by a panel of local experts who will discuss/debate the business implications for industry executives, including recommendations on how you can take advantage of emerging trends in TMT.

This session will be of interest to TMT-specific organizations as well as those who have a general interest in technology.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Empire Theatres, Auditorium # 5
145 Shubie Drive, Dartmouth Crossing
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
8:00 am Breakfast and registration
8:30 am - 10:00 am Presentation and discussions
Please RSVP to Pam Todd, ptodd@deloitte.ca or 721-5651 no later than Monday, January 18th.

Are you a tech visionary?
Submit your prediction for 2010 and have your video showcased at Deloitte’s annual TMT Predictions kickoff.
Learn more at: Deloitte.ca/myTMT

Join the discussion

You may not be able to forecast the future of technology, media and telecommunications. But don’t let that stop you from having your say.

· Join our Deloitte Canada Facebook fan page

· Cast your vote in the “My TMT Prediction is…” contest

Fifteen innovative companies honoured

Rowser — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:35:28 -0300

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Telegraph-Journal, Published Tuesday October 20th, 2009

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Small Business Week's gala recognizes New Brunswick firms

Hailed by the premier as New Brunswick's trailblazers in business, 15 companies were honoured with Innovation Recognition Awards Monday night.

Standing before a packed banquet room at Danny's Conference Centre in Beresford, Shawn Graham lauded the firms, each nominated for creating and adopting innovative practices.

"For much of our province's history, our economy was based mainly on industries that harnessed our natural resources,'' Graham told the gathering. "But now, at the outset of the 21st century, we're thriving more and more on account of our human resources.

"Increasingly, we're using our own vision to be competitive in the knowledge economy. And in light of the ground-breaking work being done by the companies represented here tonight, it's clear that we are succeeding."

Nominated by business development agencies across the province, the winners include one company that uses wireless technology to monitor and control the flow of sap in its production of organic maple syrup (Canadian Organic Maple of Bath); another that uses reverse osmosis as a means to clean drinking water (Atlantic Nuclear Services of Fredericton); and, one that manufactures cushy bicycle seats and sells them via the Internet to buyers all over the world (Spongy Wonder of Riverview).

"New Brunswick is home to many dynamic and motivated companies," Business New Brunswick Minister Victor Boudreau said. "Although these recipients come from different industries, they recognize the importance of constantly growing and adopting innovative practices.

"They are great entrepreneurs. They have shown great vision and continue to re-invest their success back into their companies."

Other winners were Tire Recycling Atlantic Canada Corp. of Minto; IC Agency Canada of Bathurst; Sticks and Stones Fabricating of St. Stephen; Energy Systems and Design Ltd., of Sussex; Confection 4e Dimension of Saint-Léonard; La Bergerie Aux 4 Vents of Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, Prima Innovations (Navigloo) of Saint-Jacques; ShadComm of Miramichi; Maison Beausoleil of Neguac; A. Landry Fabrication of Balmoral; Advanced Publishing of Saint John; and, Verger Belliveau Orchard of Memramcook.

Standing at a podium with the words "Be resourceful "¦ in this place" behind him, the premier congratulated the recipients and used the opportunity to promote government policies that he says has helped the business climate in New Brunswick. The Innovation Recognition gala is held every year as part of Small Business Week.

Graham said his government has provided $39.2 million in assistance to 144 small businesses and 161 projects since September 2006, and received applause after announcing that New Brunswick's unemployment rate last month was lower than Canada's for the first time since the modern labour survey started in 1976.

TONIGHT: propel Director and Mentor, Dan Martell, to Keynote Rising Stars Gala

Jeff Roach — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:37 -0300

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Tickets still available - details below

An award winning Entrepreneur, Dan recently co-founded Flowtown, a company focused on providing web-based tools that allow small businesses to measure their online marketing efforts. Now living in San Francisco, Martell spends the majority of his time looking at ways to build a bridge between Silicon Valley and New Brunswick. As an informal angel investor, he is active in advising entrepreneurs using metric-based marketing tactics to gain market adoption.

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$75.00 per person. Tickets available at the door. Details at www.risingstars.ca

Rising Stars - Call to Nomination

Rowser — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:24:35 -0300

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Rising Stars of the New Brunswick Knowledge Industry

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Nominate a Rising Star!

Nominations are now open for the New Brunswick “Rising Stars” Awards. Now in their 6th year, these annual awards honour those who have made an outstanding contribution to New Brunswick’s thriving Knowledge industry. If someone you know has demonstrated outstanding results at the office, shown a strong work ethic and commitment to citizenship, please consider nominating them as a Rising Star. Visit http://www.risingstars.ca/English/index/nomination_form.cfm to nominate a colleague or friend.

You may also nominate a Junior Star. Junior Stars are high school students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in fields related to science and technology.

Nominations are open until Friday September 4, 2009. For more information, please visit www.risingstars.ca.

Start: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
End: Friday, September 4, 2009

What: Rising Stars Awards Gala
Where: Delta Beauséjour Hotel, Moncton, NB
When: Thursday October 1, 2009

Soumettez vos candidatures Étoiles Montantes !

Le portail de mise en candidature des « Étoiles Montantes » du Nouveau Brunswick est maintenant ouvert. Nous célébrons les individus qui ont faits d’importantes contributions au sein de l’industrie du savoir du Nouveau Brunswick. Nous vous invitons à mettre en candidature la personne qui atteints des résultats remarquables au bureau, qui possède des bonnes morales du travail et ont un impact positifs au sein de leur communauté. Visitez http://www.risingstars.ca/Francais/index/nomination_form.cfm pour proposer une personne digne de reconnaissance.

Vous pouvez aussi mettre une candidature dans la catégorie Jeunes Étoiles un étudiant du secondaire qui on connu d’importants accomplissements dans le domaine des sciences et technologies.

Le portail de mise en candidature est ouvert jusqu’au vendredi 4 septembre, 2009. Pour plus d’information veuillez visiter www.etoilesmontantes.ca.

Début: Le mardi, 4 août, 2009
Fin: Le vendredi, 4 septembre, 2009

Quoi: Gala des Étoiles Montantes
Où: Hôtel Delta Beauséjour, Moncton, NB
Quand: Le jeudi 1er Octobre, 2009

Progress Magazine Names SwiftRadius as a one of the "Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada"

lrousseau — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:57:02 -0300

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Halifax, NS ~ SwiftRadius has good reason to celebrate. For the second year in a row they have been given the nod by Progress Magazine, as one of the “Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada”.

The SwiftRadius culture is empowering --- with a shared vision regarding entrepreneurial spirit, corporate culture and strategic direction, the entire team has embraced the expanded culture, everyone is invested; ownership is much broader than the principals. Notably, our clients have been key - recognizing and supporting that our “people” approach works, validating that it delivers highly motivated teams and
superior results.

“Our people are the key to our success, and to attract and retain the best and brightest, we continuously provide people with career opportunities and an environment that supports work-life balance,” said SwiftRadius CEO Scott MacIntosh. “To be recognized as Atlantic Canada’s Best Place to Work the first year was an honour. To be recognized, consecutively really validates our efforts to provide our colleagues with the programs and initiatives they value most.”

Culture and a strong employment brand are crucial to our continued growth and geographic expansion. With plans to launch a new location in St. John’s Newfoundland, and continued expansions in Charlottetown, PEI, Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia, SwiftRadius is committed to preserving the culture and core values that have shaped the foundation and success of the company.

“We are excited and proud to be recognized alongside so many distinguished Atlantic Canadian companies,” says MacIntosh.

2009 marks the second consecutive year that SwiftRadius has been recognized as a top employer by Progress magazine. The company received recognition as the “Best Place to Work” in the Atlantic Region by Progress magazine in 2008, and ranked 2nd “Best Place to Work in Atlantic Canada” 2009.

About SwiftRadius

SwiftRadius is a dynamic, Atlantic Canada based IT consulting company comprised of an innovative and dedicated team of professionals that hail from a variety of backgrounds; coming together with the goal of creating the best in customer centric solutions.

As an enterprise solution provider, focused on enabling business through information technology solutions. SwiftRadius positions highly skilled teams to deploy and support: ERP solutions from strategy through to operations, progressive architecture and integration solutions to carry businesses into the future, innovative custom development that address client requirements for today and tomorrow, and evolutionary identity management solutions.

At SwiftRadius our value proposition reflects our mission, to deliver world-class business solutions to our clients by leveraging our technology and process skill sets, delivering the right solutions, on time and on budget. Our key differentiators include: our innovative "business repatriation" approach, our preoccupation with quality, our commitment to providing uniquely qualified resources, such ERP skill sets, our focus on total cost of ownership and our highly skilled teams.

Progress Magazine - Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada

In today’s competitive business environment, it is a distinction to be named one of the 20 Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada. This program was designed to recognize the best employers in the region – those who make it a priority to create better workplaces for their employees. Progress magazine and partner Best Companies Group are breaking new ground in Atlantic Canada with this program.

The Best Places to Work program recognizes organizations with 25 employees or more who demonstrate best practices in Atlantic Canada. This year, Progress Magazine partnered with Best Companies Group in an effort to offer regional organizations the opportunity to elevate their workplaces. According to Peter Burke, president of Best Companies Group, "identifying outstanding employers is a very effective way of recognizing the importance of creating cultures where employees love to come to work. From recruiting advantages to increased morale, these organizations will enjoy many benefits from this prestigious distinction. All companies that participated also received the results of their employee survey, which will be used to help make their companies even better places to work."

For information on Progress Magazine's Best Places to Work please visit www.progresscorp.com
For more information, please contact Bobbi Stillwell at 1.506.457.9091 or visit www.swiftradius.com for company details.

N.B. premier defends broadband industry award, ties to corporate sponsors

johnsgunn — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:05:51 -0300

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Premier Shawn Graham is defending the credibility of the Intelligent Community Forum, which has named Fredericton and Moncton as two of the seven "most intelligent" cities in the world.

The forum is funded by the broadband industry and one of its founders told CBC News that those companies see it as a way to market their products and services.

But Graham said on Wednesday that the forum has other sponsors and it's credible.

"This competition is brought forward at an academic level through New York University. It's been well-recognized across the globe as one of the most important competitions to enter into," Graham told reporters.

"And today you know I'm very proud of the fact that we have two communities in New Brunswick, both Fredericton and Moncton, in the intelligent communities competition."

Other cities in the event are in the United States, France, Sweden, Estonia and the Netherlands.

Graham is heading to New York on Thursday for the forum's annual conference along with officials from his government and Moncton and Fredericton.

The provincial government is co-sponsoring a reception at the ICF conference on Thursday evening.

The forum will announce Friday afternoon the city it considers the most intelligent community in the world.

GreenNexxus named most promising start-up

Rowser — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:34:14 -0300

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Telegraph Journal, Published Friday May 8th, 2009

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Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside, left, stands with GreenNexxus’ Ric Cuthbertson and Peter Corbyn at the 2009 KIRA Awards at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton Thursday night. GreenNexxus won first place in the most promising start-up category. Other KIRA Award winners were Q1 Labs Inc. for best export product; Chalk Media Corp. for private technology advancement; the Saint John Zone Breast Health Program for public technology advancement; and Ed Barrett won a KIRA for industry person of the year. Photo by: James West /Canadaeast News Service

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The KIRA Awards recognize innovation throughout New Brunswick

Going green has never been easier thanks to GreenNexxus.

The homegrown start-up company - co-founded by Fredericton's Peter Corbyn - is an online social networking platform dedicated to solving environmental issues and promoting eco-friendly technologies and lifestyles.

"It's a Facebook-style site to swap environmentally friendly tips," Corbyn said. "It's a place where members can post things that they're doing in their home life or businesses to be green."

On the heels of its success across the country, GreenNexxus won a KIRA Award Thursday night for most promising start-up.

"This kind of recognition from your peers is really appreciated," Corbyn said. "We've been fairly lucky this year and it's just really nice to be recognized."

For over a decade, the Knowledge Industry Recognition and Achievement Awards have recognized excellence in information and communication technology and learning and education innovation throughout New Brunswick.

The 11th annual gala at the Delta Fredericton was packed with the best and the brightest business leaders in the province. Following the clinking of drinks in the lobby and a five-course meal in the hotel's ballroom, the winners of seven categories - including best export product, technology advancement and industry person of the year - were announced.

"It's our way of shining the spotlight on these genuinely deserving organizations and individuals," said Doug Motty, CEO of Enterprise Fredericton, host of the annual event.

"I think it's important to recognize the companies in the province that are successful and celebrate their accomplishments," he said. "This event showcases what can done right here in our own backyard."

Accreon Inc., a Fredericton-based business consulting and information technology service provider, was the only company to win in two categories for export services and employment growth.

The other KIRA Award winners were Q1 Labs Inc. for best export product, Chalk Media Corp. for private technology advancement, the Saint John Zone Breast Health Program for public technology advancement and finally Ed Barrett won a KIRA for industry person of the year.

Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside said the accomplishments of these companies show that the province has the right climate for business.

"I couldn't think of a more wonderful place to do business than in New Brunswick," he said. "There is so much talent in this room and these people have worked hard to get here. And once a year we come together to applaud their work and encourage new businesses in the province."

The awards were hosted by Bette MacDonald, Gemini award winner for her CBC television performance in the Halifax Comedy Fest.

Premier Shawn Graham, who attended the event with his wife Roxanne Reeves, said the awards demonstrate the province's success over the past decade.

"Today information and communication technology is the second most important industry in the province," he said. "And it continues to grow at such an explosive rate - it's a testament to what the future holds for New Brunswick."

The KIRA Award is a harbinger of up-and-coming success for companies and GreenNexxus is ready to break out on a bigger stage.

The tech firm had one of its first breaks creating the online community forum behind Al Gore's Climate Project and more recently worked with CBC and Cisco Systems Inc. developing online tools for the One Millions Acts of Green campaign.

"There have been 1.6 million acts of green so far, saving 85,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emission," Corbyn said. "And we're now moving the project into the United States so we expect to see that number jump up."

GreenNexxus currently has six employees at its Fredericton headquarters. In addition to Corbyn the company has three other co-founders.

Ryan Groom and Paul Methot are both known as the "techies" and although his business card says "Chief Greennexxian," Ric Cuthbertson is known as the "money guy." Corbyn - with the official title of "Catalyst-" is known as the "green guy."

2009 Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame nominations

Rowser — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:28:54 -0300

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TIME TO SHINE

Now accepting 2009 Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame nominations

If you know someone in the business community who deserves to be nominated to the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame, visit www.janbhalloffame.ca Nominations close Friday, May 29, 2009 at 5 pm AST.

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Save the date:

13th Annual New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame Gala Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Delta Beauséjour Moncton.

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For more information, please contact:
Connie Woodside
jafrednb@nb.aibn.com 506 455 6552