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A baker wearing a trucker hat and a Carhartt apron removes a tray of bagels from an industrial oven.
business food

Meuwly's drops retail to cook up new food brands

Now that Meuwly's owner Peter Keith has ceased regular retail hours at his store, he has fixed his focus on mentoring up-and-coming food brands at his 5,000-square-foot stronghold at 124 Street and 107 Avenue.

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A photograph of a hamburger that's branded Shortees, the name of the new restaurant at Rundle Park Golf Course.
food business

Smashing golf norms sees Goat Track Social Club turn to smashburgers

Goat Track Social Club has transformed the formerly nameless clubhouse at Rundle Park Golf Course into the latest smashburger attraction, called Shortees.

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Workers wearing red and yellow safety gear inside an industrial facility.
technology hydrogen

Hydrogen Naturally targets capturing carbon and producing hydrogen with waste wood

Hydrogen Naturally is using a $3-million provincial grant to study its plan to build processing units that break waste from the forestry industry into hydrogen and carbon, allowing it to sell the former and capture and store the latter.

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A seated conference audience wearing headphones that glow with green light.
technology business

On the ground at Upper Bound

One could easily mistake Upper Bound for a silent disco: A kaleidoscope of coloured lights coats roughly 6,000 people in hues as they sit or stand, all wearing headphones that are tuned to the changing lights as they consume panels, pitch contests, fireside chats, and news announcements.

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Neon signs from assorted businesses, displayed on a brick wall at night
engagement waste

Calls for public engagement: Waste services, heritage places, business census

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decisions about waste, heritage, and more.

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Three men wearing Startup TNT merchandise pose in front of a TV.
technology business

Startup TNT hires executive director to allow co-founders to iterate and build community

Startup TNT has freed its co-founders to continue building a community of investors by hiring its first-ever executive director.

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The exterior of a Made by Marcus ice cream shop.
food business

Made by Marcus adds workshops and waffles with upcoming Mill Creek location

Marcus Purtzki says Edmonton's newest Made by Marcus location, set to open in Strathcona this spring, could be the ice cream empire's most successful to date.

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Two adults at a booth with an Amii banner talk to two high school students.
technology education

Upper Bound focuses on AI literacy to better prepare future workers

Jill Kowalchuk, the manager of artificial intelligence literacy for the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, said preparing students for a future job market shaped by AI requires teaching AI literacy, not just technical skills.

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Two smiling men in casual clothes pose for a photo.
business technology

Acquisition sees IronSight aim to become a global company 'overnight'

IronSight, a software company located on 104 Street near Whyte Avenue that streamlines logistics for heavy hitters in the on-shore oil and gas industry, has been acquired by the Norwegian company Kabal.

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