David A
Senior Member
I don't think we are winning and I am not sure how many jobs this actually represents, but some better news is welcome.
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Edmonton Companies News & Discussion
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TAS
Senior Member
Feds commit $6M to Calgary tech sector with claim of 1,000 jobs over next four years
PrairiesCan investment will help establish a new Technology Integration Centre to businesses to access capital, talent, and new markets.
calgaryherald.com
Feds just announced $6million for YYC for a downtown Tech Innovation Centre.
Interesting that they expect that to lead to additional $800M in investment from private sector to the city and Prairies and 1,000 jobs.
This tech innovation centre will also collab with Edmonton Global and similar centre in Winnipeg but will act as a Prairie centre..
MacLac
Senior Member
What's the name of the city on this press release....let me see....dare I say it's YEG?! Omg! I thought our city was a write off compared to YYC? I guess the sky hasn't fallen and we're doing ok? There's ol' Randy B making it happen!
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Brazil barely has money to invest in itself, let alone in Canada. This is pretty much a publicity stunt for the Brazilians in this.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Theragraph gets boost to make patient data easier to analyze
A young Edmonton startup has received a $250,000 grant from Pfizer Canada to test a product that compresses years of patient history into a more digestible visualization.
edmonton.taproot.news
Glenco
Senior Member
Darkhorse Analytics helps U.S. project visualize public health data
An Edmonton analytics company has partnered with a Michigan university to produce a comparative visualized database to equip policymakers and service providers with actionable insights to improve public health.
edmonton.taproot.news
Gronk!
Senior Member
Punchcard Systems spins off company that helps police test sobriety
An Edmonton-based digital platform developer has spun out a new company to capitalize on an idea to improve the way police test whether drivers are impaired.
edmonton.taproot.news
TAS
Senior Member
Not sure how much this impacts here, but pretty major jobs cut. Didn't they recently announce major hiring initiative? No wonder why telus has been calling me so much lately to switch my services. Relentless ha.
www.google.com
Telus cuts 6,000 jobs after net income drops 61% in Q2 | Globalnews.ca
The Vancouver-based telecommunications company said the reduction announced Friday includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.
www.google.com
MacLac
Senior Member
Maybe these fine folks can help YEG with our "tech job malaise?" Maybe they could share some insight on our inferiority "tech" complex we appear to have according to some?
David A
Senior Member
I have heard stories in the past of Telus getting rid of older workers close to retirement. Maybe this another way for them to do this, in the guise of layoffs.Not sure how much this impacts here, but pretty major jobs cut. Didn't they recently announce major hiring initiative? No wonder why telus has been calling me so much lately to switch my services. Relentless ha.
Telus cuts 6,000 jobs after net income drops 61% in Q2 | Globalnews.ca
The Vancouver-based telecommunications company said the reduction announced Friday includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.
As a customer, I had a bad experience with them years ago so I avoid them like the plague. Telecom companies can be so so with service, but I never found another quite as bad as them since then.
David A
Senior Member
Are they here to recruit for local jobs to fill or to recruit for local candidates to fill jobs elsewhere?
MacLac
Senior Member
NEWS RELEASE: Puravita Selects Edmonton Region for Expanded Operations | Edmonton Global
Edmonton Global is a foreign direct investment (FDI) and international business development agency. Discover opportunities in the Edmonton region.
edmontonglobal.ca
Not $35K/yr tech stuff but still a good sign! Is Biotech just as important as regular tech? I think so.....lol
David A
Senior Member
Also no mention of either technology or jobs which were the issues of concern being discussed. It might lead to jobs, but it might not.
A lot less concrete than some of the initiatives elsewhere.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Received a notice for a meeting for proposed Servus Credit Union and connect First merger, with proposed registered office in Calgary. Supposedly no staff are moving for now. This is potentially very concerning. Can someone please call Edmonton Global...we need to ensure Servus stays here.
CaptainBL
Active Member
If a tree falls in a forest and there is no one around to hear it does it still make a noise?
Edmonton Global, the mayor, and city council have corporate development priorities so far down the list that its not even on the list. So it begs the questions, will any of those parties be around to hear another Edmonton based company move its head office to Calgary right out from under our feet if they aren't even paying attention?