Over the past few days and continuing for the next few weeks, the team has been busy implementing changes to the MIN. These changes are being made as result of direct feedback we have been receiving and also to make help make way for the Service Provider Directory and Classified Ad's which will be coming soon.

Here is a quick overview of some of the changes:

• SIG's or Special Interest Groups - The forum application has been temporarily removed. This was an area intended for discussion between MIN…

February 5, 2010 (Kitchener -Waterloo ON) - IGLOO Inc. (www.igloosoftware.com), a leading social software company that builds online communities for businesses today announced that one of the online communities it powers, the Manufacturing Innovation Network (MIN), won the website award in the "Marketing Using Technology" category from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) last night.

The MIN is a business social network that powers collaboration and knowledge sharing between…

Waterloo Region's economy is poised for a big rebound this year, says the Conference Board of Canada.

The local economy is expected to grow 3.3 per cent this year after and an average of 4.2 per cent from 2011 to 2014, the board said today in its Metropolitan Outlook report.

"This is forecast to ultimately fuel stronger hikes in employment, population and housing starts, particularly starting in 2011," the board said in the report.

Unemployment, which averaged 9.4 per cent in 2009, the highest on…

Tomorrow is our much anticipated event celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the MIN! The entire MIN team is very much looking forward to this opportunity to share with the community why the MIN was created, the importance of innovation in the manufacturing sector and how manufacturers and other stakeholders can become more involved in this transformative network.

The evening will feature:

• MIN advisory board members and founders speaking about the inspiration for this network
• Minister of Research…

Maybe Cambridge Can! again.

Bruised and battered by the early 1990 recession, blue collar Cambridge set up trade shows in empty factories to help companies build local contacts and get people back to work.

The Cambridge Can! networking events drew praise from business leaders and politicians.

Now Cambridge Coun. Karl Kiefer wants the city to try again, as the city struggles through another economic storm.

"I know how valuable these trade shows can be . . . it's an economic gem if you can get it."

He…