Creative Capital
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Kitchener aims to set up ‘creative hub’ to stimulate arts sector

The City of Kitchener is looking to set up a creative hub downtown and help "create urban vitality in the city"

Charles Greb brought Hush Puppies to Canada

One day in 1959, Greb Industries, a family-owned shoe company in Kitchener, Ont., secured a licence to start selling a new kind of shoe in Canada - Hush Puppies.

Alex Mustakas | How This Entrepreneur Became one of Canada’s Greatest Arts Success Stories

Perimeter a prime development player in Waterloo Region

Perimeter added a funkier and more creative vibe to Kitchener’s Innovation District.

These are the best cities in Canada to launch a tech startup

Ontarian tri-cities Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo beat out the competition for first place.

Police to introduce student-developed cannabis screening device by Guard-Ex

The device, created by the team at Guard-Ex and developed through the Schlegel Centre’s LaunchPad Incubator, is being touted as a much-needed tool for public safety since Canada legalized cannabis.

Five Waterloo companies on list of high-potential Canadian tech firms

University of Toronto’s Impact Centre identifies five Waterloo companies that hold the potential to explode onto the world stage, including the possibility of becoming Canada’s newest “unicorn.”

Farm-owned stores a growing trend in food marketing, says Andrew Coppolino

Farmers expand skillset to include retail operations, as economies and markets shift

Places to Live: Kitchener-Waterloo

Startups and tech giants transforming Kitchener-Waterloo