By Ivan Sierralta
Director – Business Networking and Cluster Development
Calgary Technologies Inc
In Canada, we often hear concerns about a Canadian company being taken over by a foreign, often American, enterprise. Our natural patriotism leads us to see such acquisitions as chisels chipping away at our Canadian identity.
But such takeovers aren’t necessarily bad news. In fact, they’re [...]
November 18, 2008 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Oct. 30, 2008/ Troy Media/ — John Morgan’s modest office is just a few blocks from the heart of Calgary’s business establishment – the Petroleum Club, a place where, for decades, oil barons have cut deals and hatched plans over single-malt Scotch and cigars.
October 30, 2008 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Oct. 23, 2008/ Troy Media/ — Infinito Gold Ltd.’s Crucitas operation in Costa Rica will become a model for how open pit mines – from an environmental perspective – should be managed and rehabilitated, Infinito’s CEO John Morgan says.
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 1, 2008/ Troy Media/ — Calgary-based Infinito Gold Ltd. is a year away from starting production at what will be the largest gold mine in Costa Rica, yet, even with investors flocking to the yellow metal, shares of the company have languished.
October 1, 2008 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Jan. 16/ Troy Media/ — Calgary-based startups looking to compete and thrive in the high-tech sector are increasingly turning to networking to realize their dreams.
January 18, 2008 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Jan. 18, 2008/ — The bright minds in Calgary’s growing tech sector are generating innovative ideas. But many of those breakthroughs will miss their full commercial potential unless those young entrepreneurs get some solid advice on business development from seasoned veterans.
January 18, 2008 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Dec. 15, 2007/ — Christmas is associated with giving. This leads to the mind-numbing trips to the mall to buy presents for family and friends.
December 15, 2007 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Nov. 15, 2007/ — I suppose it’s true that residents of any city are the best promoters of that city, not to mention the worst critics of it. That is definitely true when it comes to Calgary.
November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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CALGARY, AB, Oct. 13, 2007/ — One of my favourite movie scenes is John Candy and Steve Martin barrelling down the highway in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” being accosted by occupants of another car trying to get their attention. Candy and Martin are told “you’re going the wrong way.” Soon to recognize they are driving into oncoming traffic, Martin replies “how do they know where we’re going?”
CALGARY, July 24, 2007/ Troy Media/ — Denise Clarke has always thought of Calgary as a centre of creativity, even when the rest of the country did not.
July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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