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From the 1960s to today: Scotian Gold investing in innovation
Thursday, November 7, 2019
The first video game console. The first computer mouse. The laser. All hallmark inventions from the 1960s that laid the groundwork for countless future advancements. And for a small business in the small town of Coldbrook, the era is a reminder of an advancement made here in the province’s agricultural industry – in a technology you may have never heard of but have certainly benefitted from.
6 takeaways from Customer Camp with Kate Bourgoin
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Nova Scotia Business Inc., in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Venn Innovation held a Customer Camp workshop with Katelyn Bourgoin on September 19th. Here are 6 important takeaways from that event:
Engineering a better raincoat: a Dalhousie Capstone project story
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
This is the story of what happens when you bring together engineering students and the fashion industry.
Notre-Dame: Rebuilding a Legend
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
How a Nova Scotia film crew documented the historic Notre-Dame reconstruction for international audiences.
Hutchinson Maple Products: Bringing sweetness to the world
Sunday, September 1, 2019
When Hutchinson Maple Products goes to Anuga 2019 in Cologne, Germany, this October, they’ll be sharing specialty Nova Scotia sweetness with some serious food lovers. Anuga is the world’s largest food trade show, hosting more than 7,400 exhibitors and around 165,000 visitors.
A.F. Theriault & Son: Craftsmanship for 80 years
Sunday, September 1, 2019
By the time most of us reach our 80th birthday, we might be forgiven for putting our feet up and taking it easy. For A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest family-owned shipyard, last year’s 80th anniversary marked new vitality and new investment.
District of Saint Mary’s: Charting a course for export
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Sometimes a story is as much about the journey as the destination. November 2018, in Shanghai, China, the municipality and its economic development arm, the Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network, signed a development Memorandum of Understanding with Zhongshou Taiyang Health Enhancement & Technology Group (Canada) Ltd.
Arcadia Entertainment: Two decades of visual storytelling
Sunday, September 1, 2019
As Arcadia Entertainment celebrates its 20th anniversary, its people can take pride in producing and delivering more than 500 programs to international broadcasters, mainly Discovery and National Geographic.
InTouch Communications: Diverse and thriving
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Karim George thrives on challenge. The founder, creative director and executive director of InTouch Communications Inc. emigrated to Canada from Egypt with a few hundred dollars in his pocket. His brother-in-law – at the time enrolled at Dalhousie University – told him Halifax was a lovely city and invited him to at least try it for a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks turned into 10 years.
AtlanTick Repellent Products: Innovation partners with science
Sunday, September 1, 2019
In 2019, the threat of Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia has jumped to its highest category ever for most of the province. Blacklegged ticks, which spread the disease, are expanding their territory steadily and swiftly.