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BlackBerry Themed Skating Parties and Light-poles Planned in Waterloo

Lucas Atkins January 17, 2013

Research In Motion won’t solely have the BlackBerry 10 excitement at the launch events scattered around the world. No, they plan to keep the spirit alive in their home town, Waterloo, Ont. RIM plans to hold skating parties at community rinks, as well as decorate light poles in areas of Waterloo and neighbouring Kitchener with banners to promote BlackBerry and thank the community for its supp... »

RIM Isn’t the Only Successful Tech Company in Waterloo

Ross Cheriton September 4, 2012

Despite difficult times for the makers of the BlackBerry, Research in Motion, other tech companies based in Waterloo are going strong. Waterloo startup Desire2Learn has just raised $80 million in funding through venture capital in order to expand their already profitable business further. Desire2Learn is an company specializing in online education tools to teachers and students in an effort to i... »