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Seven Calgary technology companies are joining forces to host a major hiring fair Nov. 30 and, in the process, try to raise awareness of the city’s burgeoning tech scene.

Calling themselves Tech West Collective, the group is made up of some of Calgary’s biggest and most successful technology companies, including Benevity — which has grown from 70 employees to approximately 500 in the past three years — and Showpass, the event ticketing company that is expanding so rapidly it expects to double its head count from 40 to 80 by the end of 2020. ATB Financial, the Alberta-based bank that has been investing in fintech and innovation in an effort to become more modern and competitive, is also a member.

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Tech West Collective’s first major initiative will be a hiring fair Saturday. The seven-member companies have more than 200 vacant positions between them, said Tom Short, a Tech West member and founder of Calgary-based Kudos (which has developed a peer-to-peer employee recognition software program used by clients in 80 countries around the world).