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Taproot's big numbers of 2024
Numbers give news context, heft, and depth — and 2024 had lots of them. As Taproot prepares for a holiday break, we're sharing which numbers might matter most in the years ahead.
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Edmonton's gaming industry struggles as investment shrinks and provincial support is MIA
A gaming executive says the recent layoffs at Inflexion Games and the full closure of Humanoid Origin have been influenced by investment in gaming companies being scaled back and the ongoing absence of a tax credit program in Alberta.
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Groups researching how to better recycle the 15 million pouches Albertans consume yearly
Drink pouches are ubiquitous but hard to recycle, a problem that a new three-year research project by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation at NAIT's Applied Research department is working to solve.
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Report suggests Edmonton's emissions are decreasing too slowly
A report that updates Edmonton's progress on its carbon budget shows that the city was cloaked in wildfire smoke for several weeks cumulatively in the past two years.
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Building event showcases innovations that cut emissions
The Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association is showcasing innovations from Alberta's building industry at a Nov. 19 showcase event, including one company from the region that uses local hay to increase efficiency.
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Wyvern head says anything possible in Edmonton after US$6-million investment
Hot on the heels of receiving US$6 million in new investment, a co-founder of hyperspectral imagery company Wyvern said space isn't the final frontier for Edmonton's startup ecosystem — it's imagination.
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The Fort Distillery wins Startup TNT's Summit X
The Fort Distillery won at least $150,000 in investment at Startup TNT's Summit X on Nov. 14, held at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
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Alberta Ecotrust aims to accelerate building retrofits
The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is investing $15 million to spark deep retrofits across Alberta, an effort it hopes can make the process of reducing building emissions simpler and cheaper.
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Atadel's latest app expands delivery services and is capable of rideshare
The tech-enabled delivery service Atadel is expanding from food and grocery delivery to packages, retail, and eventually to rideshare services, with what its co-founders call the "Super App."
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