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		<title>National Research Council photonics expertise helps clients generate $500 million in revenue — impact analysis reports</title>
		<link>http://ocrinews.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/national-research-council-photonics-expertise-helps-clients-generate-500-million-in-revenue-%e2%80%94-impact-analysis-reports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 27, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – The National Research Council Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (NRC-CPFC) assists clients to develop and commercialize innovative photonics technologies.  Client firms to generate about $500 million in the next five years, according to an Impact Analysis Report released today at a photonics industry event hosted by the Ottawa Photonics Cluster.
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		<title>OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre Releases Annual Trends Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 23, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – The most recent summary of small business trends in the Ottawa region was released today.  The annual survey of clients illustrates that activity at OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre has dramatically increased over the same time last year and that the percentage of clients who have been in business for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=149&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Named Semifinalist in Intelligent Community of the Year Awards Program</title>
		<link>http://ocrinews.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/ottawa-named-semifinalist-in-intelligent-community-of-the-year-awards-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, ON – Wednesday October 21, 2009 &#8211; OCRI is pleased to announce that the City of Ottawa has been selected as a finalist in the Intelligent Community of the Year awards program. The Smart21 Communities of 2010 were announced on Friday, October 16 by the Intelligent Community Forum to acknowledge communities that are actively [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=144&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OCRI Entrepreneurship Centre to Deliver Junior Achievement Program for Ottawa Youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, ON – Wednesday October 21, 2009 &#8211; OCRI is pleased to announce that the highly-regarded Junior Achievement (JA) program will be offered in Ottawa by OCRI&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Centre this fall. Junior Achievement and OCRI&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Centre have joined in a strategic partnership that will benefit all parties including the schools, teachers and students who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=141&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Technology Corridor wins Award from the International Economic Development Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian Organizations Recognized for Collaboration Initiative
October 6, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – OCRI is pleased to announce that the Ontario Technology Corridor (OTC) partnership program between Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa Region, Waterloo Region, City of London and Niagara Region, has been selected to receive the Regionalism and Cross-border Collaboration award for cities with a population greater [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=134&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local businesses get easy access to new suite of tools needed to survive and thrive in tough economic times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ON, July 16, 2009 – OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre has launched its latest suite of services called “Survive and Thrive” which is targeted at businesses currently in operation but in need of assistance and guidance to identify and leverage opportunities during these challenging economic times.  This program is possible thanks to the support of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=124&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local student entrepreneurs launch 23 new Summer Companies</title>
		<link>http://ocrinews.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/local-student-entrepreneurs-launch-23-new-summer-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ON, July 2, 2009 – Ottawa-area students have been selected to participate in this year’s Summer Company Program.  Now in its eighth year, the province-wide program will help over 500 young entrepreneurs launch and manage successful summer businesses across Ontario.  Participation in Ottawa has increased by more than 75 per cent this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=118&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cleantech, life science and technology companies encouraged to apply for Canada’s Top 10TM Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, ON June 10, 2009 &#8211; Eligible cleantech, life science and technology companies are invited to apply to The Canada’s Top 10™ Competition. Now in its 10th year, Canada’s Top 10TM Competition promotes the 10 most promising companies from each of the following three sectors: life science, cleantech and technology, from across Canada to Canadian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=112&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Les entreprises de technologies propres, de sciences de la vie et de technologies sont invitées à participer au concours intitulé The Canada Top 10TM Competition (Les dix meilleures entreprises canadiennes)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, Ontario, le 10 juin 2009 – Les entreprises de technologies propres, de sciences de la vie et de technologies sont invitées à participer au concours The Canada’s Top 10™ Competition. Maintenant vieux de 10 ans, le concours The Canada Top 10TM Competition fait la promotion des 10 entreprises les plus prometteuses pour chacun des [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=110&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Industry-Led Program Inspires High School Students Planning to Buck the Recession to Consider Careers in IT</title>
		<link>http://ocrinews.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/industry-led-program-inspires-high-school-students-planning-to-buck-the-recession-to-consider-careers-in-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA&#8211;(Marketwire &#8211; June 3, 2009) &#8211; Canadian information technology and communication (ICT) industry leaders are taking time out from the business at hand to provide mentorship in high school classrooms. This is to address a looming shortage of workers that could impact the tech sector and negatively affect the Canadian economy. In Ottawa, tech mentors [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocrinews.wordpress.com&blog=4834560&post=115&subd=ocrinews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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