On Wednesday, March 1st we hosted over 900 people at the 2017 Business Excellence Awards Gala at Centre In The Square. Drawing inspiration from the travelling circuses of the 1920s, the Centre In The Square was transformed into the ‘big top’, wrapped in crushed red and gold velvet draping, rope chandeliers, and topped with dramatic […]
Read moreeHealth is a term used to describe technologies for communicating and gathering information in the healthcare sector. eHealth is an inclusive system to manage all areas of healthcare from administrative responsibilities to the delivery of healthcare itself (i.e. electronic patient information, laboratory information systems, teleconsults, remote monitoring systems, messaging, Electronic Health Records etc). The objective […]
Read moreOften, we assume that innovation means technological innovation. However, innovation simply means developing a product or service that didn’t exist before and covers every industry sector. As you can see from our Business Excellence Innovation Award nominees, only one of these nominees could be labeled a technology company. Past winners include technology companies such as […]
Read moreNow, more than ever, environment and sustainability is a pressing priority for our business community. As one of the largest business communities in Canada it is always important to remember the impact our businesses have on our environment regardless of the business sector you are in. The organization is awarded with the 2017 Environment and […]
Read moreSimilar to the last few years, the 2017 Business Excellence Award includes three Business of the Year categories. In order to honour the strong diversity of business sizes, the Business of the Year Awards are divided into 1-10 Employees, 11-50 employees, and Over 50 employees. Each category is strongly represented with amazing nominees and is […]
Read moreTogether with the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College and private partners Shopify and Hubspot; The Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its involvement with the Digital Innovation Skills Certificate (DISC) Program. The program will connect small businesses with a Digital Growth Team of graduate students and industry coaches who will create […]
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Kitchener, ON (Marketwired – January 5, 2017) – Brick Brewing Co. Limited (“Brick” or the “Company”) (TSX:BRB) today announced the next phase of expansion for the Kitchener brewery. Brick will be spending four million dollars to enhance production capabilities in Kitchener, including improvements to blending, packaging and warehousing. Upon completion of the project, Brick will […]
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Gowling WLG’s clients benefit from the firm’s access to a national, and now global, platform. Recently, a client who was looking to build their business wished to make a connection with a company in Germany. By networking with Gowling WLG’s offices in Europe, the firm was able to arrange the connection. It’s these types of […]
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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Twenty Chambers across Ontario Call for Deferral in Provincial Cap & Trade Program Kitchener, ON – Today, twenty Chambers across Ontario called for a deferral of the Ontario Government’s Cap and Trade program scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2017, citing high costs of the program layered […]
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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 13th, 2017 MEDIA RELEASE The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Excellence in Our Region at the 2017 Business Excellence Awards Gala! Kitchener, ON – The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Nominees for the 2017 Business Excellence Awards in the following categories: Award […]
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