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The CEO of CenterBeam Inc., a California-based IT firm, opened an advanced client-support centre in Saint John in 2003 and is now searching for more employees. "Saint John has diversified its economy," says Francis. "It has become a major centre in terms of technology and the new economy."
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SUNNYVALE, CA Entrepreneurs Foundation will host its second Leadership Summit on November 15, 2005 at Synopsys in Sunnyvale. The Summit will provide an opportunity for Bay Area corporate leaders to discuss the importance of corporate citizenship in the Bay Area and the need for more business leaders to become community leaders. Speakers will highlight how they and their companies have developed community benefit initiatives and how these programs have been beneficial to their companies and employees. With the Bay Area lagging behind other communities in philanthropy and corporate community involvement, Entrepreneurs Foundation is staging this Summit to expand the dialogue around this issue, raise awareness about how and why companies should be supportive of our community, and inspire companies to take action.
The Saint John Board of Trade has announced the finalists for the Greater Saint John Outstanding Business Achievement Awards.
From a field of 40 nominees, a judging panel selected Fitworks Equipment, Fundy Engineering and Consulting Ltd. and Millennium Mist Springs Ltd., as finalists for the Entrepreneurial Achievement award.
Finalists for the Business Excellence award include ADI Limited, CenterBeam and T4G.
The finalists for the Emerging Enterprise award are Brovada Technologies and Claire Driscoll & Associates.
Tao Tao Liu, of the East Coast Chinese Newspaper is the recipient of this year's Young Entrepreneur Award.
The awards dinner and presentations will take place on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.
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