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A woman holds a microphone and remote and stands in front of banners for Alberta Innovates and Alberta Catalyzer.
business technology

Linda Ha sets sights on helping freelancers avoid burnout and stay afloat

Linda Ha, a long-time entrepreneur, consultant, and hair professional, is trying to make running a business easier for massage therapists as the CEO of Hivemanager.

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Three plates and a ramekin holding a meal prepared by a competitor of the High School Culinary Challenge.
food business

High School Culinary Challenge fundraiser heads to Royal Glenora Club

The High School Culinary Challenge season culminates with its marquee fundraiser on April 30 at the Royal Glenora Club.

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hydrogen technology

U of A launches Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, aiming for 'transformational impact'

The University of Alberta is launching the Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach to influence policy, pair researchers with industry, and develop new technologies.

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A smiling woman poses with two types of fibre made from hemp.
business technology

Hemp-based fibre could create a new Canadian industry, founder says

Leila Lawson, the founder and chief technology officer of Zylotex, is on a mission to build a new industry in the Edmonton region around fibres made from hemp.

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Shops along the street in the Parkallen Neighbourhood
engagement business

Calls for public engagement: Parkallen corner store, naturalization, Towards 40

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decisions about snow and ice, inclusion, housing, and more.

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A man in business casual clothing speaks into a microphone on stage.
technology business

Nanoprecise expects profitability soon after US$38M raise

As the founder of one of the rare Edmonton companies to raise millions in venture capital, Sunil Vedula of Nanoprecise Sci Corp feels the weight of expectations, but he is also confident he can live up to them.

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Santiago Lopez and Kristin Panylyk de Lopez in one of their coffee shops
food business

The Colombian brews plans for rapid expansion

On the heels of opening two new cafés in six months in the Edmonton region, the founders of The Colombian are on a mission to grow their business exponentially.

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A drone flies above grass with a city skyline in the far background.
technology business

New drone rules see regional companies plan for takeoff

Two companies from the region are already capitalizing on Transport Canada's planned November 2025 updates to its rules, which will allow drones to fly beyond the line of sight of their operators for the first time.

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The co-founders of TransPod pose in front of their prototype for ultra-high speed rail.
business technology

TransPod aimed for speed but points to province's rail plan for pause in building test track

The Toronto-based company that gained welcome from the provincial government in 2020 to test and build a hyperloop that would travel at 1,000 kilometres per hour between Edmonton and Calgary said it now hopes to construct a full-scale test guideway in Edmonton in 2026, after pausing for the province to complete its Passenger Rail Master Plan.

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