Close X
    Monday, September 30, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Wilfrid Laurier Names Business School For Blackberry Founder Mike Lazaridis

    The Canadian Press, 08 Sep, 2015 11:56 AM
      WATERLOO, Ont. — Wilfrid Laurier University is naming its school of business after BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis.
       
      The tech pioneer gave the Waterloo, Ont.,-based school $20 million earlier this year to establish a program for technology executives and leaders.
       
      The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics will be housed in a new, $103-million building on Laurier's campus in Waterloo, which will be known as Lazaridis Hall.
       
      Lazaridis founded Research in Motion in 1984 while a student at the University of Waterloo.
       
      Research in Motion was a pioneer in smartphones and dominated the early years of the market with its email-enabled BlackBerry devices. Lazaridis led the company, later joined by Jim Balsillie as co-CEO, until 2012.
       
      Research in Motion changed its name to BlackBerry in 2013.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      Importers Of Greek Food Stockpiling Products Amid Economic Turmoil

      Importers Of Greek Food Stockpiling Products Amid Economic Turmoil
      TORONTO — Major Canadian importers of olive oil, sea salt, preserved vegetables and other delicacies from Greece say they've been stockpiling goods in their warehouses in anticipation that the economic turmoil overseas will get worse.

      Importers Of Greek Food Stockpiling Products Amid Economic Turmoil

      Smoke-Filled Air Envelopes Southern B.C., As Provincial Wildfires Turn Deadly

      Smoke-Filled Air Envelopes Southern B.C., As Provincial Wildfires Turn Deadly
      VANCOUVER — A heavy blanket of stagnant grey haze has settled over British Columbia's south coast as winds push smoke south from the many forest fires burning across the province.

      Smoke-Filled Air Envelopes Southern B.C., As Provincial Wildfires Turn Deadly

      Alcohol A Factor In Mercedes-Porsche Crash That Killed One, Critically Injured One In Richmond: RCMP

      Alcohol A Factor In Mercedes-Porsche Crash That Killed One, Critically Injured One In Richmond: RCMP
      The collision sent the Porsche careening off road before it went airborne and slammed into a tree shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday.

      Alcohol A Factor In Mercedes-Porsche Crash That Killed One, Critically Injured One In Richmond: RCMP

      Haze Of Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Advisory In Metro Vancouver

      Haze Of Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Advisory In Metro Vancouver
      The region's air quality department says high concentrations of fine particulate matter have been detected from wildfires burning in the surrounding area.

      Haze Of Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Advisory In Metro Vancouver

      Winnipeg Police Charge Guido Amsel, 49, In Bombing Of Law Firm

      Winnipeg Police Charge Guido Amsel, 49, In Bombing Of Law Firm
      Guido Amsel, 49, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated assault and a number of offences related to possessing explosives.

      Winnipeg Police Charge Guido Amsel, 49, In Bombing Of Law Firm

      Haze From B.C. Fires Makes Day Look Like Sunset, Others Forced To Flee

      Haze From B.C. Fires Makes Day Look Like Sunset, Others Forced To Flee
      The B.C. Wildfire Service says gusty winds and drought conditions are hampering efforts to contain dozens of wildfires in the province.

      Haze From B.C. Fires Makes Day Look Like Sunset, Others Forced To Flee

      PrevNext