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Carpei tihe Gs been involved with the fight against Breast Cancer since One in nine Canadian women are expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and over 200,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed this year alone. They are available at vari, ous carpet stores, and have been featured in Good Housekeeping Magazine. Dam Fitzgerald. sun of co-founder John l itrgcrald, said the carpets. which are S29.95, will be on sale until thcy run out. tuna-L John Fitiqwruld and Sum Carpet l td.. of Waterloo. is selling designer (‘nrpcls in support of breast raincvr rcscurch. Waterloo fllltmrhtg 1lttttthttttttt ttitttlttttttttttt chance to tttllRmtrt Canadian Cancer Society local flooring rumpu- " has joined an ini- BYTIM Mummy luv (hrfhmnu h ialin: to bran breast Among the exhibitors wow some of Waterloo Region's fastcst-growing tcth companies, including global loaders Rct,carch in Molion l rhX:ttlM), Sand» vine (AlM:h'AN19). "We anticipated plenty of walk-in traffic from past experience. but we didn't expect the response we received," said Leanne Stevenson. recruitment marketing consultant and show manager. "emphasir ing the IT Pavilion at the show this year was a large part of the success - people are very interested in big name rr jobs." "Wc've been at this loca- tion for close to 30 years," Fitzgerald said, adding he has been with the business for about 25 years. The Fitzgeralds have been serving the communi- ty for over 50 years, Dan said during a recent interview. washable. and can be used indoors and out. The mats are made of nylon, and are water and stain resistant, machine- During the three previ- nus campaigns, Carpet One hm raised more than 5340.000. lunch pattern is embla- zoned with a pink ribbon. the internationally recog- nized symbol for breast can» (or mum-new store. or by going online to WtTit'attuer.cit and follow- ing the appropriate links. "There's so much more to choose from." [ohn Fitzgerald and Sous (lapel Ltd. - Dan Fitzgerald BUSINESS Internet giant Google lucAGOtrG:Q), hosted a recruiting drive earlier this month at the University of Waterloo'. supporting in Part grimth plans involving a recent acquisition of a RIM’s exhibitors were so overwhelmed by the amount of interest at the exhibition they had to call in reinforcements from Water- loo to deal with a line-up that often extended snake- like around other exhibitors. 'Ihe volume of attendees at the show was impressive. Desire2Learn, Slipstream. Navtcch (0TCBB:NAVH) and Metafore. This can also help with people who have allergies and have had to avoid car- pets because of dust mites. A special Teflon layer found in some carpets helps to repel soils and stains. The {cchnblogy in car- pets has changed diamali- cally_over the years as well. The materials are softer. more durable. and most are now stain resistant. A variety of shades. tex- tures. patterns and other factors come into play with choosinga carpet. There is now more to choosing a carpet than just colour. Fitzgerald said the most common comment from customers entering his store is along the lines of "thcrv's so much more than I thought." Whai his changed in tlooring technology over the years? "Thcre's so much more to choose from," he said. "Berbcrs are still very popular," he said in regards to trendy carpets. Although carpets sell the most, the business also cal- rics hardwood flooring. lam- inatcs, cork, tiles and vinyl tlooring. Part of an Inc-tall strategy to address the demand for Ink-m in Watcrloo Region. Communitcch is bundling Waterloo-based firm. "When tech giant names like Google and RIM come knocking, people get cxril- ed." says lain Klugman. president. Communilech: Waterloo Region fechnology Association. "Watertoo's in a phenomenal position right now to pull taient from around the world. This ama has a lot to offer. and it shows when we can team up with big local names to deliver events and hype like this one." Communitech's 2006 Tech Leadership (innit-r on“: May H. at Birwmaris (mien-MM entre. in Huh- cm-r “ill feature Hull-n "ammckryones. out of thc foremost (‘KDl'rl~ an the The value proposition [at would-be Waterloo Region tcrhies is a high standard of living comparable compen- salion and less expensive costs compared to larger urban centres. such as Toronto. less than an hour away. aggressive initiathrs to seek out top talent and lure skilled people to Waterloo me site (hum-us HR at Watertoo Region [uh firms mth u mlld- he cmploymertt ondidatcs. uho tdll post rUNuittts nn the site. in r of (harm: last year. Comrmmitech formulated wan-l- 'ootecNotsrom. an Inlet- m-I puma] site for "wh firms and nth in!) (nu-h“ subject of strategic talent attraction and retention and co-author. The War for Tal- ent. and Dr. lohn Sullivan. author of Re-thinking Strategic HR: HE'S Rolr in Building a Mime Carl, ture - dubbed the -Michacl lurdan of hiring' ,