By Lisa Thibodeau Looking back on her nearly 40 years in the tech sector, Sue Dyer recognizes how difficult it can be for women to make a name for themselves in a predominantly male industry. Dyer got…
Kanata’s one-of-a-kind workplaces
By Lisa Thibodeau As tech firms the world over try to create unique workplace cultures to help attract and retain skilled workers, several Kanata North companies are finding success connecting their s…
Gaining work-life balance at 13,000 feet
By Lisa Thibodeau By day, Deborah Lovegrove is typically found inside the Kanata North Business Association’s offices on Legget Drive where she works as the organization’s marketing and events lead. …
Nokia Ride raises $184K for Candlelighters, builds bonds in Kanata North
By Lisa Thibodeau More than 400 tech workers and their supporters donned workout clothes – and, in some cases, feathered costumes – before climbing aboard stationary bicycles in Nokia’s Kanata North …
Community builder David Ritonja takes on new global role at Nokia
By Rosa Saba David Ritonja, a well-known leader in Ottawa’s tech community who has spent years helping the sector grow and diversify, has landed a new job at Nokia that will see him take on new global…
Tight talent market no barrier to growth for creative Kanata companies
Despite the challenges, companies in Canada’s largest technology park are hiring, often with great success.…
Innovators of Kanata North: New mural celebrates local tech history
By Elizabeth Howell From the early days of Northern Electric to current rising stars such as Martello, a new installation inside the Brookstreet Hotel is documenting Kanata’s rich tech history and sho…
Growing Kanata firms find top talent at Discover TechNATA
By Asen Aleksandrov The sustained hiring boom that’s characterized Kanata North’s tech sector in recent years showed no signs of slowing down this week as dozens of the region’s fastest-growing compan…
Kanata North gears up for Discover TechNATA career fair
By Asen Aleksandrov Kanata’s biggest annual career fair and technology exhibition is just around the corner. Bringing upwards of 80 Kanata companies together under one roof, Discover TechNATA 2019 is …
‘I have never looked back’: CEO Dale Gantous steers InGenius Software through tech bust to Growth 500
In Dale Gantous’ own words, the story of how she became the CEO of rapidly-growing tech firm InGenius Software is a great one. Equally great is the Kanata North company’s trajectory, from a high-growt…