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The City of Kitchener is hoping that $2 million in potential grants to Communitech will help to revitalize a downtown core that’s still hurting in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Steele announced as CEE Employer Impact Conference keynote speaker By Namish Modi. "How will social responsibility and global citizenship impact the evolution of talent?" Michael Steele, a well-known philanthropist and co-op alumnus, plans to address this question during his keynote speech at the inaugural CEE Employer Impact Conference. Steele (BASc ’81) will speak at

Sudburys The Unlikely Innovators podcast marks one-year anniversary

Communitech reveals first cohort of new program to support minority female, non-binary founders Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech has unveiled the first cohort of its Fierce Founders Uplift program, selecting 10 promising minority female and non-binary startup and small business founders from across Canada. The new program, which is supported by Google for Startups and the Government of Canada through FedDev Ontario, is set to begin in March and expected to run for up to five...