News & Stories

A roundup of the latest noteworthy items and stories from Collingwood’s Economic Development team, including news releases and stories.

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The Future is Electric

The Future is Electric

MEDAtech Engineering The future is electric.MEDATech Engineering: Mining vehicles, construction vehicles and municipal maintenance vehicles are typically powered by industrial diesel engines. Collingwood’s MEDATech Engineering knows there’s a better option, namely...

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Ocean tech on the upswing

Ocean tech on the upswing

Ocean tech on the upswing Sensor Technology finds skills locally, expands in N.S.We first covered Sensor Technology Ltd what seems like a long time ago, way back in February 2019. At the time, the Collingwood-based piezoelectric ceramics world leader had just opened a...

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Rappid Design tackles the novel coronavirus

Rappid Design tackles the novel coronavirus

Covid? There’s an app for that. Rappid Design tackles the novel coronavirusWe first covered Collingwood’s Rappid Software Design, brainchild of founder David Reynolds and Sonja Hamilton, in September 2020. Since then, the software pathfinders have engineered a cure...

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Ontario’s Craft Capital Just Keeps Growing

Ontario’s Craft Capital Just Keeps Growing

Black Bellows Brewing Company operates a craft brewery, restaurant, and fully-stocked bottle shop on the corner of Simcoe and Sainte Marie in downtown Collingwood. The brewery officially opened its doors in 2020.

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Urban exodus a boon for hybrid communications agency

Urban exodus a boon for hybrid communications agency

Interkom finds a new home and new potential in Collingwood, Ontario Ontario, and indeed Canada, are seeing record numbers of people move out of cities. That’s great news for Interkom, a hybrid marketing agency looking to expand into some…

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The Evolution of the Power Grid

The Evolution of the Power Grid

EPCOR Collingwood is ramping up tech innovation to meet new challenges Electricity transmission is simple. Power the grid and quickly fix outages, right? Not quite that simple, according to Darren McCrank, Director of Ontario Operations…

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Lifestyle + Tech Talent

Lifestyle + Tech Talent

Why Deke expanded from Colorado to Collingwood
For Dave Maney, the decision to trade Colorado for Collingwood was a highly calculated and successful one. He is a Stanford GSB graduate, business journalist and former economic commentator at Forbes, the…

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