By Rosa Saba The Alacrity Global Initiative continues to expand its portfolio of tech startups and venture capital funds around the world, with recent additions in Mexico City and Pune, India. The Ala…
Veronica Farmer named KNBA director of operations
The Kanata North Business Association announced the appointment of Veronica Farmer as their new director of operations. According to the press release, Farmer has more than 20 years of business and co…
North America’s first autonomous vehicle test track coming to Kanata
By Rosa Saba Kanata is home to an extensive ecosystem of companies involved in the research and development of autonomous vehicle technology. It’s a diverse field of firms and involves telecom compani…
Amid rapid growth, Lytica hires Gnowit founder Shahzad Khan as chief research officer
By Rosa Saba Earlier in 2018, Dr. Shahzad Khan had a decision to make. He had a few job offers that would take him away from Kanata, where he had worked for several years as the founder of Gnowit, a p…
Solink launches new website and branding, marketing
Data firm Solink has unveiled a new website and marketing campaign that brands the Kanata North firm as the hub of the smart business ecosystem. Solink uses a business’ existing data such as video sur…
Jenna Sudds wins councillor position in Kanata North
Jenna Sudds replaced Coun. Marianne Wilkinson in the Oct. 22 municipal election, with a more than 1,000-vote lead on Matt Muirhead. The former executive director of the Kanata North Business Associati…
Magnet Forensics celebrates success in Kanata North with open house
By Rosa Saba The Magnet Forensics team in Kanata North celebrated their achievements and their community with an open house Oct. 18. Employees from the software company’s Waterloo headquarters were th…
Crank Software earns John Deere Supplier Innovation award
Kanata company Crank Software received the John Deere Supplier Innovation award April 2018 for its Storyboard Suite software. The award recognizes innovation in the Electronic Controls division as par…
Clearford Water Systems lands Amazon warehouse contract
Kanata-based Clearford Water Systems has been contracted to supply the wastewater treatment facility for the new Amazon warehouse on Boundary Road. The one-million-square-foot warehouse in Ottawa’s ea…
Kanata North community recognizes tornado relief efforts at Techtoberfest
Members of the Kanata tech community gathered Oct. 12 at the Kanata North Business Association Community Hub for Techtoberfest, an event to raise funds for continued tornado relief and celebrate some …