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The companies in this year’s class represent the ever-growing and diversifying entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our companies come from all over the country and bring unique skills, background and expertise to Boulder this summer. While individually different, they are all fueled by an unquenchable desire to improve the world by solving big problems.
This year’s class includes companies that are focused on helping brides get the dress they dream of (while staying within their budget) to enabling any child to make music to wearables that notify a loved one if you feel unsafe to helping home buyers/sellers save money and many more. These 10 companies stood out for their drive and passion to do something great and it’s a true honor and privilege to work with them.
We’re very excited to introduce the Techstars Boulder 2015 class:
adHawk: A mobile app that provides a bird’s eye view of all your digital marketing data in one place.
Blazing DB: An SQL database at supercomputer speeds that’s incredibly easy to use.
Edify: Empower every kid in the world to make their own music.
Flytedesk: A platform for buying and selling uncollected media, starting with college newspapers.
HobbyDB: The definitive database for collectors and hobbyists to manage and monetize their collections.
MadKudu: Data science that helps sales and support teams fight customer churn.
Revolar: The world’s smartest personal safety wearable device keeps you safe anytime, anywhere.
Stryd: The world’s first running power meter that helps runners improve their performance.
TRELORA: A commission-free real estate company, replacing percentage-based commissions with one flat fee.
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The diversification of supply and natural gas delivery routes is key to European energy security and growth.
Turkey is ideally positioned to act as a bridge between major producing countries in the Caspian region and Europe. At the same time, it has the potential to transform itself into an important energy hub.
This panel assessed how the interests of the producing countries, the transportation potential of Turkey and the needs of South Eastern Europe could all be served. Financial and legal practitioners examined the pitfalls of structuring complex international transportation projects.
Moderator:
Riccardo Puliti, Managing Director, Energy & Natural Resources, EBRD
Panellists include:
Al Cook, Vice President Shah Deniz Development, BP
Reinhard Mitschek, CEO, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH
Aygen Yayıkoglu, Managing Partner, Crescent Capital
Diversified Transportation 5822 is a Turtle Top Odyssey XLT bodied bus on a Frieghtliner S2C chassis, operating on a Northern Health Connections trip from McBride.
Photo taken at University Hospital of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, BC.
Panel #3: Diversifying Your Brand
L-R:
AWM Chair Valerie K. Blackburn
Panel Moderator Molly Wythes, Katz Marketing Solutions
Layla Masri, Bean Creative
Renessa Boley, America's Premier Life Designer
Kenette Bailey, TV One
AWM President Erin M. Fuller, CAE
(c) Alliance for Women in Media Foundation
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
Victoria Police Department enjoy profits from diversifying services into the Policing of Mental Health.
Already the RICHEST Police Department in BC, and the second best staffed Police Department in all of Canada, they were able to secure additional funding to further fuck with people with Mental Disabilities.
The Mental Health Community was largely against the funding, just as they are largely against policing Mental Illness, Poverty, Homelessness, and the Drug War.
__________ __________
"Advocates say that more police in shelters means more harassment of the homeless. Last month, the New York Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement on behalf of three homeless men who were kicked awake and whose belongings were thrown into a trash compactor by police and sanitation workers in October 2016. In the settlement, the city will provide compensation for the personal items police illegally seized and discarded, which included Social Security cards, birth certificates and medication."
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"Warehousing is not social housing and no wonder the residents are pissed off and feel they were deceived."
(Alison Acker; Raging Granny)
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An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
DDiamond diversification
DDiamond understanding for enterprises, employees of diverse talent and diversity is an important competitive advantage, as the brand around the world continue to grow, more and more employees also render DDiamond diversified appearance.
DDiamond Group's greatest strength comes from having deep talented staff, the brand continues to play an innovative spirit and creativity. We believe that good management of diversified talents can help enterprises to develop their potential, but also extended DDiamond technology, knowledge and intercultural perspective, let the world know more about DDiamond diversification and changing customer and communication and interaction, providing customers high-quality goods and services.
DDiamond believe must respect, dignity. We strive to create a supportive and understanding of the working environment for staff to be able to play all potential here. DDiamond's success reflects the quality and skills of employees, as well as our commitment to diversity.
Policy statement
DDiamond believes that all employees must be respected, company policies and support that is built on this faith, therefore Bulgari will not because of race, creed, colour, physical, psychiatric disorders, religion, sex, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, family background, terms of service or age, to employees or applicants. Company policy also DDiamond follows all in favour of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity between the State and local laws.
Talent recruitment
DDiamond as the internationalization of enterprises, attaches great importance to the company in the world of recruitment matters, success for all employees. With different cultural, linguistic, local workforce, able to provide our valuable knowledge to understand the intricacies of international markets. DDiamond is committed to maintaining an emphasis on various points of view and experience of a diverse work environment.
Career development and promotion
DDiamond as employer, is committed to creating a work environment to attract talents, providing talent a success of the stage. DDiamond according to employee performance to provide incentives and promotion opportunities, all managers are trained, the need for fair and objective way and evaluation reports.
Equatorial Guinea's two-day conference welcomed investors, including more than 400 international business representatives from countries ranging from Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa. Equatorial Guinea has targeted agriculture and ranching, fisheries, petrochemicals and mining, financial services, tourism, aviation, transport and telecommunications.
Conference attendees learned about development and investment opportunities in Equatorial Guinea and were able to meet with local counterparts.
To diversify livelihoods and improve women’s economic freedom, UNDP has implemented several other projects in Herat districts. These include: 6 raisin houses, 10 greenhouses, 1 apiary, and kitchen gardens for 30 women.
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), is a five-year project, made possible by the Global Environment Facility Least Developed Countries Fund. Over the next three years, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, UNDP will implement more than 100 livelihoods projects, including building more greenhouses and training farmers on food processing and food storage, as well as protecting 800 hectares of land from flooding, irrigate 4,000 hectares of agricultural land and repairing 30 canals.
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2017
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
The landscape with colourful diversified floating gardens has a unique aesthetic view. Dealing with nature and human needs, floating garden are integrated and sustainable in the Bengali landscape. In summer, flowers of water hyacinth bloom on the water. Contrast between light purple of flowers and deep green of leaves creates beautiful scenery.
Photo credit must be given to (c) Badal Sarker for the Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh.
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The landscape with colourful diversified floating gardens has a unique aesthetic view. Dealing with nature and human needs, floating garden are integrated and sustainable in the Bengali landscape. In summer, flowers of water hyacinth bloom on the water. Contrast between light purple of flowers and deep green of leaves creates beautiful scenery.
Photo credit must be given to (c) Badal Sarker for the Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh.
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Diversifying Psychology Event. Photo by Kevin Bain/The University of Mississippi Marketing Communications
European energy security and diversification of energy sources remain critical challenges against a backdrop of growing worldwide energy demand, the lingering effects of the global recession, and the challenge of mitigating climate change. European leaders struggle with defining a common energy policy, especially on such issues as nuclear energy and renewable energy, while attempting to assess the impact of unconventional gas and increased availability of worldwide liquefied natural gas (LNG). How do European Union energy and environmental regulations and the European Energy Charter impact greater security and diversification needs? Our discussion with Ambassador Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, focused on the current situation of European energy security and its future challenges and opportunities.
European energy security and diversification of energy sources remain critical challenges against a backdrop of growing worldwide energy demand, the lingering effects of the global recession, and the challenge of mitigating climate change. European leaders struggle with defining a common energy policy, especially on such issues as nuclear energy and renewable energy, while attempting to assess the impact of unconventional gas and increased availability of worldwide liquefied natural gas (LNG). How do European Union energy and environmental regulations and the European Energy Charter impact greater security and diversification needs? Our discussion with Ambassador Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, focused on the current situation of European energy security and its future challenges and opportunities.
The government’s economic outlook has dramatically improved over the first three months of the fiscal year, confirming that Alberta’s Recovery Plan to diversify the economy and create jobs is working.
As of July, Alberta added 73,000 jobs since the beginning of the year and has now recovered nearly 90 per cent of the jobs lost when the pandemic first took hold in the province.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in 2021, up significantly from the budget forecast of 4.8 per cent. Many economic forecasters, including the Conference Board of Canada and some of the largest Canadian banks, predict Alberta will lead all provinces in growth this year.
“After a historically challenging year, Alberta’s economy is already witnessing signs of recovery and growth. While this indicates Alberta’s Recovery Plan is working, we know there is still more to do to create jobs and restore Alberta’s place as the economic driver of the nation. We will continue to bring spending in line with that of other provinces, attract more investment and get Albertans back to work.” said Travis Toews, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance (pictured), at a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Increased investment and economic activity has led to the unemployment rate falling to 8.5 per cent, the lowest since the pandemic started.
Oilsands production has risen more than eight per cent in the first half of the year with a quick rebound in bitumen output and drilling activity in June and July – exceeding 2019 levels. Non-energy investment is forecast to grow at about five per cent each year in 2021 and 2022, and will return to 2019 levels this year.
Despite these improvements in Alberta’s economy, a sizeable deficit remains, and Alberta’s current fiscal situation is still unsustainable. Alberta will pay $2.6 billion in debt servicing costs this year, which is more than it spends on all but four government departments. With no debt, these taxpayer dollars could be spent on education, health care and other public services.
While the recent increase in energy prices is encouraging, Alberta’s government is aware the situation can change rapidly and the year is far from over. There have been dramatic fluctuations over the past year and a half. Instead of relying on volatile resource revenue, government must control spending. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous announced Bill 30, the Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act, was introduced today to allow government to establish two tax credits that would drive innovation, diversification and job creation.
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Melissa (sister) and I were on the hill in Allen Park (at Oakwood Boulevard & Southfield) going to Barnes & Noble. We saw this billowing cloud of smoke to the north and decided to investigate.
First we thought it was just the usual industrial-area pollution, but we started thinking about it and we realized we'd never seen that before. And it was dark smoke. As we headed in the direction of Detroit, we could definitely tell it was a fire. We got on Davison of Livernois, and my mom told us we shouldn't be lurking around because it's a chemical fire.
You could smell it, and hear the helicopter(s) overhead. We stayed south of it, because we weren't sure exactly what or where it was. But it was definitely an exciting afternoon. Glad I had my camera.
A poster exhibition funded by the University’s Diversity Fund, the aim of the project is to highlight and to encourage reflection on diversity and its relationship to the law—not only as academic subject matter or initiatives but also as the faces and experiences of members of the Faculty, particularly those members who belong to communities historically underrepresented in the legal discipline.
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Full Story: tapintotalent.ca/about-us/news-and-events/federal-governm...
Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
The government’s economic outlook has dramatically improved over the first three months of the fiscal year, confirming that Alberta’s Recovery Plan to diversify the economy and create jobs is working.
As of July, Alberta added 73,000 jobs since the beginning of the year and has now recovered nearly 90 per cent of the jobs lost when the pandemic first took hold in the province.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in 2021, up significantly from the budget forecast of 4.8 per cent. Many economic forecasters, including the Conference Board of Canada and some of the largest Canadian banks, predict Alberta will lead all provinces in growth this year.
“After a historically challenging year, Alberta’s economy is already witnessing signs of recovery and growth. While this indicates Alberta’s Recovery Plan is working, we know there is still more to do to create jobs and restore Alberta’s place as the economic driver of the nation. We will continue to bring spending in line with that of other provinces, attract more investment and get Albertans back to work.” said Travis Toews, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance (pictured), at a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Increased investment and economic activity has led to the unemployment rate falling to 8.5 per cent, the lowest since the pandemic started.
Oilsands production has risen more than eight per cent in the first half of the year with a quick rebound in bitumen output and drilling activity in June and July – exceeding 2019 levels. Non-energy investment is forecast to grow at about five per cent each year in 2021 and 2022, and will return to 2019 levels this year.
Despite these improvements in Alberta’s economy, a sizeable deficit remains, and Alberta’s current fiscal situation is still unsustainable. Alberta will pay $2.6 billion in debt servicing costs this year, which is more than it spends on all but four government departments. With no debt, these taxpayer dollars could be spent on education, health care and other public services.
While the recent increase in energy prices is encouraging, Alberta’s government is aware the situation can change rapidly and the year is far from over. There have been dramatic fluctuations over the past year and a half. Instead of relying on volatile resource revenue, government must control spending. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Diversifying Psychology Event. Photo by Kevin Bain/The University of Mississippi Marketing Communications
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Our 1000+ members are full/part-time real estate investors, beginning investors, real estate brokers and agents, attorneys, accountants, property managers, renovation specialists, appraisers, bankers, and people like you who want to enjoy the many benefits of real estate investing.
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
Caption:
Khalil, 36, Karima’s husband in a beekeeping uniform.
Diversified livelihoods such as beekeeping can help improve the income of rural communities. Apart from producing honey to sell to market, beekeeping helps promote conservation of the natural environment, which many poor communities depend on for food and energy
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project provided four beehives, beekeeping tools and jars for honey, including a 12-day training that gave beneficiaries the necessary skills to maintain their beekeeping business.
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2018
Text story:
_________
For Karima, one of the happiest moments of her life was when she earned her first thousand Afghani (US$ 15), when she sold a kilo of honey made from her own bee-keeping business. It may seem like a small amount, but for Karima, it was life changing!
Karima is a housewife and a mother of four. Her husband could barely feed the family from the work he could get, so Karima’s contribution to the household income was significant.
She has seen a lot in her life. She still remembers the agony and frustration when they had no money and their son was sick. As tears well in her eyes, she relates, “We were not able to buy him medicine. We couldn’t do anything but cry and wait for him to either die or recover by himself.”
Her husband, Khalil, who was very fond of honey, tried his hand at beekeeping before, but because he didn’t know how to maintain his beehives, his bees all died.
But, Karima and Khalil did not give up. They decided to seek help from the Directorate of Agriculture in Herat city.
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project provided four beehives, beekeeping tools and jars for honey,
The government’s economic outlook has dramatically improved over the first three months of the fiscal year, confirming that Alberta’s Recovery Plan to diversify the economy and create jobs is working.
As of July, Alberta added 73,000 jobs since the beginning of the year and has now recovered nearly 90 per cent of the jobs lost when the pandemic first took hold in the province.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in 2021, up significantly from the budget forecast of 4.8 per cent. Many economic forecasters, including the Conference Board of Canada and some of the largest Canadian banks, predict Alberta will lead all provinces in growth this year.
“After a historically challenging year, Alberta’s economy is already witnessing signs of recovery and growth. While this indicates Alberta’s Recovery Plan is working, we know there is still more to do to create jobs and restore Alberta’s place as the economic driver of the nation. We will continue to bring spending in line with that of other provinces, attract more investment and get Albertans back to work.” said Travis Toews, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance (pictured), at a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Increased investment and economic activity has led to the unemployment rate falling to 8.5 per cent, the lowest since the pandemic started.
Oilsands production has risen more than eight per cent in the first half of the year with a quick rebound in bitumen output and drilling activity in June and July – exceeding 2019 levels. Non-energy investment is forecast to grow at about five per cent each year in 2021 and 2022, and will return to 2019 levels this year.
Despite these improvements in Alberta’s economy, a sizeable deficit remains, and Alberta’s current fiscal situation is still unsustainable. Alberta will pay $2.6 billion in debt servicing costs this year, which is more than it spends on all but four government departments. With no debt, these taxpayer dollars could be spent on education, health care and other public services.
While the recent increase in energy prices is encouraging, Alberta’s government is aware the situation can change rapidly and the year is far from over. There have been dramatic fluctuations over the past year and a half. Instead of relying on volatile resource revenue, government must control spending. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer discussed, during a news conference from Exergy Solutions in Calgary on Thursday, September 17, 2020, Alberta’s plan to drive diversification, investment and growth to the province.
A government-wide strategy will create jobs and drive investment and diversification in Alberta, while a new consultation will modernize intellectual property in the province.
Alberta’s Investment and Growth Strategy (IGS) is a $75-million initiative led by the Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. The IGS builds on Alberta’s existing strengths – including energy, tourism and agriculture – as well as emerging sectors like technology in order to create jobs and jump-start Alberta’s economic recovery.
As a key component of preparing Alberta’s economy for the future, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides, and Minister of Service Alberta Nate Glubish have also announced a consultation with the technology sector to modernize Alberta’s intellectual property laws.
The IGS will help showcase Alberta to the world, and highlight why the province is one of the best places in the world to do business. The strategy highlights key areas of strength that set Alberta apart from other jurisdictions, including the province’s young and educated workforce, strong economic fundamentals and exceptional environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
The IGS also outlines a number of sector-specific strategies currently under development by the government and builds on the immediate actions in Alberta’s Recovery Plan to create jobs and diversify the economy.
The strategy also addresses longer-term actions needed to create a stronger and diverse economy so Alberta can adapt to new opportunities that arise as the global economy changes.
Alberta’s government will work with other levels of government, as well as with industry stakeholders, to carry out the actions in the strategy. The IGS also outlines the importance of the Invest Alberta Corporation, which was created this summer to bring high-impact investment to Alberta and to increase investor engagement, both nationally and internationally.
Alberta’s Recovery Plan is a bold, ambitious long-term strategy to build, diversify, and create tens of thousands of jobs now. By building schools, roads and other core infrastructure, we are benefiting our communities. By diversifying our economy and attracting investment with Canada’s most competitive tax environment, we are putting Alberta on a path for a generation of growth. Alberta came together to save lives by flattening the curve and now we must do the same to save livelihoods, grow and thrive.
Also pictured is Billy Rideout, president, Exergy Solutions. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
The government’s economic outlook has dramatically improved over the first three months of the fiscal year, confirming that Alberta’s Recovery Plan to diversify the economy and create jobs is working.
As of July, Alberta added 73,000 jobs since the beginning of the year and has now recovered nearly 90 per cent of the jobs lost when the pandemic first took hold in the province.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in 2021, up significantly from the budget forecast of 4.8 per cent. Many economic forecasters, including the Conference Board of Canada and some of the largest Canadian banks, predict Alberta will lead all provinces in growth this year.
“After a historically challenging year, Alberta’s economy is already witnessing signs of recovery and growth. While this indicates Alberta’s Recovery Plan is working, we know there is still more to do to create jobs and restore Alberta’s place as the economic driver of the nation. We will continue to bring spending in line with that of other provinces, attract more investment and get Albertans back to work.” said Travis Toews, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance (pictured), at a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Increased investment and economic activity has led to the unemployment rate falling to 8.5 per cent, the lowest since the pandemic started.
Oilsands production has risen more than eight per cent in the first half of the year with a quick rebound in bitumen output and drilling activity in June and July – exceeding 2019 levels. Non-energy investment is forecast to grow at about five per cent each year in 2021 and 2022, and will return to 2019 levels this year.
Despite these improvements in Alberta’s economy, a sizeable deficit remains, and Alberta’s current fiscal situation is still unsustainable. Alberta will pay $2.6 billion in debt servicing costs this year, which is more than it spends on all but four government departments. With no debt, these taxpayer dollars could be spent on education, health care and other public services.
While the recent increase in energy prices is encouraging, Alberta’s government is aware the situation can change rapidly and the year is far from over. There have been dramatic fluctuations over the past year and a half. Instead of relying on volatile resource revenue, government must control spending. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
Børge Brende, Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2013. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
The companies in this year’s class represent the ever-growing and diversifying entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our companies come from all over the country and bring unique skills, background and expertise to Boulder this summer. While individually different, they are all fueled by an unquenchable desire to improve the world by solving big problems.
This year’s class includes companies that are focused on helping brides get the dress they dream of (while staying within their budget) to enabling any child to make music to wearables that notify a loved one if you feel unsafe to helping home buyers/sellers save money and many more. These 10 companies stood out for their drive and passion to do something great and it’s a true honor and privilege to work with them.
We’re very excited to introduce the Techstars Boulder 2015 class:
adHawk: A mobile app that provides a bird’s eye view of all your digital marketing data in one place.
Blazing DB: An SQL database at supercomputer speeds that’s incredibly easy to use.
Edify: Empower every kid in the world to make their own music.
Flytedesk: A platform for buying and selling uncollected media, starting with college newspapers.
HobbyDB: The definitive database for collectors and hobbyists to manage and monetize their collections.
MadKudu: Data science that helps sales and support teams fight customer churn.
Revolar: The world’s smartest personal safety wearable device keeps you safe anytime, anywhere.
Stryd: The world’s first running power meter that helps runners improve their performance.
TRELORA: A commission-free real estate company, replacing percentage-based commissions with one flat fee.
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An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Full Story: tapintotalent.ca/about-us/news-and-events/federal-governm...
Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Full Story: tapintotalent.ca/about-us/news-and-events/federal-governm...
Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
A poster exhibition funded by the University’s Diversity Fund, the aim of the project is to highlight and to encourage reflection on diversity and its relationship to the law—not only as academic subject matter or initiatives but also as the faces and experiences of members of the Faculty, particularly those members who belong to communities historically underrepresented in the legal discipline.
A poster exhibition funded by the University’s Diversity Fund, the aim of the project is to highlight and to encourage reflection on diversity and its relationship to the law—not only as academic subject matter or initiatives but also as the faces and experiences of members of the Faculty, particularly those members who belong to communities historically underrepresented in the legal discipline.
DDiamond diversification
DDiamond for enterprises, employees of the diverse talents and pluralism is an important competitive advantage, as the brand in the world continued to grow, DDiamond and more diversified staff also render appearance.
DDiamond group maximum strength comes from has a deep, talented staff continued to brands and innovative spirit and creativity. We believe that good management of diversity can not only assist enterprises to develop their potentials, but DDiamond technology, knowledge, and cross-cultural perspective, let DDiamond know more about the world's diverse and constantly changing customer and communication and interaction, providing customers with high-quality goods and services.
DDiamond believe must respect the dignity of staff, maintenance staff. We strive to create a supportive and understanding of the work environment for employees to be able to play all potential here. DDiamond success, reflects the quality and skills of the staff, and our commitment to diversity.
Policy statement
DDiamond believe that all the staff must be respected, company policies and various support is established in this faith, therefore, Bulgari and not because of race, creed, colour, body, mental disorders, religion, gender, orientation, gender identity/expression, nationality, family background, military status or age, and on employees or applicants to discriminate. DDiamond company policy also follow all proposition without discrimination and equality of opportunity between the State and local laws.
Recruitment
DDiamond is a global enterprise, attaches great importance to companies around the world talent recruitment, for all their employees with opportunities for success. Have different cultures, languages and local workforce, able to provide our precious knowledge, understanding of the intricacies of international markets. DDiamond is committed to maintaining an emphasis on opinions and experiences of diverse working environment.
Career development and promotion
DDiamond as employer, is committed to creating a work environment to attract talents, provides personnel a success of the stage. DDiamond according to employee performance to provide incentives and promotion opportunities, all managers are trained and required to fair and objective attitude and evaluation reports.
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Full Story: tapintotalent.ca/about-us/news-and-events/federal-governm...
Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc
An inaugural meeting between mentors from four federal government departments in BC and 11 skilled new Canadians marked the start of a ground-breaking mentoring program led by the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC).
Canadian Heritage, along with Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Western Economic Diversification Canada are all participating in the first program phase.
Over the next four months, immigrant professionals will work with their Canadian peers to learn about local business practices, increase their understanding of the BC workplace culture, access professional networks, and boost their cross-cultural communication and career-search skills.
Venue provided by Department of Canadian Heritage. Orientations facilitated and supported by Chris Mara and Astarte Sands from Mosaic BC, Laurie Sing from ISSofBC, and representatives from S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Full Story: tapintotalent.ca/about-us/news-and-events/federal-governm...
Immigrant Employment Council of BC
Tap Into Talent
Twitter: @IEC_BC www.twitter.com/iec_bc