The Holland Marsh is a wetland and agricultural area that covers area in York Region and Simcoe County. It is one of two specialty crop areas in the entire province due to its incredibly fertile soil. This area produces more…
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East Gwillimbury Welcomes Largest Employment Development in Town’s History
Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT that they are building an advanced logistics and distribution centre on Woodbine Avenue.
Up to $100K Grants on Tap For Richmond Hill Businesses as City Extends Program
There are three grant types in the CIP program — tax increment equivalent grant for new offices, building renovation grant and facade improvement, landscape and signage grant, von Kursell said at her presentation to council.
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Loblaw Companies Limited Announce Industrial Development in East Gwillimbury
Loblaw intends to build a 1.2 million square foot, automated, multi-temperature industrial facility on part of the Property to add capacity and create new capabilities for the retailer.
Vaughan Headquartered Drone Delivery Canada’s Project With Edmonton International Airport Commercially Operational
Further to its press release dated July 8th, 2021, Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is pleased to announce that effective May 26, 2022, its Edmonton International Airport initiative is commercially operational. This revenue generating project will be operational for a 12-month term.
Ebara Joins The Toronto Region With New Expansion in Aurora
The renowned company chose Aurora, in the heart of Greater Toronto’s York Region, as its new expansion location due to the easy access to a large number of businesses and customer base across North America.
ShipHero Opens in Markham; Their First Fulfillment Warehouse in GTA
“The number of employees grew since the acquisition and is still continuing to grow, creating new jobs as well as new positions,” said Ryan Bennett, vice president of sales at fulfilment of ShipHero. “This will bring a number of new management roles and warehouse roles to the area.”
Align Capital Partners Invests in Leading Markham-Based SMT Manufacturer StenTech
Align Capital Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of StenTech, the leading provider of surface mount technology stencils, pallets, tooling, and related components to more than 2,000 customers across North America.
Markham Headquartered Kyndryl Canada Becomes Women in Leadership’s First National Exclusive Partner
Kyndryl will also join WIL as an exclusive Presenting Partner at its inaugural, signature series called “Women Powering Progress.” The series will launch this September and offer a personal look into the journey of the C-suite women leaders who are customers of Kyndryl in Canada, and the knowledge they’ve gained throughout their careers.
Piramal Pharma Solutions New API Plant in Aurora Now Online
The plant will support ongoing customer demand for Piramal’s expertise in APIs and enhances and expands the company’s ability to produce clinical to commercial scale APIs including highly potent APIs requiring an Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) of 1mcg/m3.
Success Story: The Little Red Bake Shop
Located in Newmarket, The Little Red Bake Shop specializes in custom gourmet baked goods and offers customers a cookie subscription box. Michelle started her business right at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the right support from the York…
York Region Economic Development Team Spotlight Series: Nathan Allen
In this edition of our team spotlight series, we connect with Nathan Allen, Web & Social Media Communications Specialist on the Investment & Marketing team. You might recognize him from some of our videos, but dive into this latest blog to learn more!
Skinopathy is Local Healthcare Success Story for Aurora’s Keith Loo
The local success story of Mr. Loo and Dr. Hong was the focus of the inaugural Emerging Aurora event, an initiative of the Aurora’s Economic Development Board.
QEA Tech Accepted into the NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program
As part of NYC Accelerator, QEA Tech will be plugged into the NYC market and have the opportunity to contribute to the decarbonization of NYC.
Vaughan Headquartered PSP Services Completes the Acquisition of PSiGate, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peoples Payment Solutions Ltd.
Howard Klein, President of Peoples Payments and Cards, at Peoples Group, added: “Peoples Group is thrilled to transition the PSiGate business over to PSP. Their best-in-class POS systems as well as an extremely talented team will be a great addition to the service offering. We will continue to support the PSiGate business as the acquiring bank.”
Markham Headquartered OCR Canada Announces the Acquisition of Day 2 Mobility
“We are excited to invest in Day 2 as the company’s capabilities align with our strategy to offer leading enterprise mobility solutions that enable our customers to further modernize and elevate their worker and customer mobile experiences.
Vaughan Headquartered York1 Acquires United Environmental Holdings Inc.
The addition of United’s strategically positioned waste processing facilities increases York1’s network of waste and recycling processing facilities in Ontario to ten
Vaughan Headquartered GFL Environmental Announces Densification of Southern U.S. Footprint with the Acquisition of Sprint Waste Services
GFL is the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America with a workforce of more than 18,000 employees.
2021 Year In Review // York Region Economic Development
On behalf of York Region Economic Strategy, I am pleased to present the 2021 Economic
Development Year in Review. This is an overview of economic development activities undertaken this past year, highlights of business news from across the Region, and important economic indicators showing the strength and resilience of our business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Development Year in Review. This is an overview of economic development activities undertaken this past year, highlights of business news from across the Region, and important economic indicators showing the strength and resilience of our business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Astera Labs Opens New R&D Design Center in Markham to Accelerate Product Development by Tapping into Greater Toronto’s Rich Engineering Talent Base
Astera Labs selected the York Region – Canada’s second largest technology hub – to tap into one of the fastest growing tech talent markets in North America.
Vaughan Headquartered Drone Delivery Canada Announces Collaboration with Bell for 5G and Multi-edge Computing Initiatives for Drones
The Collaboration Agreement represents a strategic initiative of DDC to drive further enhancements to its proprietary drone delivery platform and its Flyte software solution.
Succeeding as a Canadian Food Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy. You need courage, perseverance, and an obvious passion for what you are pursuing. And when it comes to food entrepreneurialism, achieving success demands a special ingredient — a true love for making and sharing incredible…
Success Story: Replenish General Store
Based in Aurora, Replenish General Store specializes in helping customers reduce their waste and carbon footprint. Co-founders Thai and Bianca started the store just days before the global pandemic impacted the economy, but with the right support they were able…
Here’s Why 220KM Inc. is Turning 27 Acres of Farmland into Forest at Willowgrove in Stouffville
The front fields of Willowgrove Farm along McCowan Road had been home to traditional farming crops like corn and soybeans for decades. But if you drive now or drop your child off at Willowgrove Day Camp or Willowgrove Nature School, you will see something different.
Markham-Based QEA Tech Selected To Complete Infrared Thermography Imaging Audits of 15 buildings for the City of Ottawa
The City of Ottawa released an RFP for a complete Infrared Thermography Imaging audit of 15 buildings on February 16, 2022. After a competitive Request of Proposal (RFP) process, QEA Tech was selected as the vendor for the project. The…
ventureLAB Secures $2.5 million in Provincial Funding to Expand Semiconductor Incubator
Markham, York Region-based ventureLab has received a $2.5 million investment from the Government of Ontario to establish a medical technology stream within its Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI)
Filming of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in Newmarket Brings $50K Investment in Downtown BIA
The initiative will re-invest revenues into the downtown, support Main Street BIA businesses impacted by street and parking closures, and encourage residents to explore new and old favourites in the downtown. The full program will roll out in coming weeks.
Markham Headquartered Sangoma Announces Acquisition of NetFortris
Not only can customers already get from Sangoma all the ‘aaS’ products they use today, but now they will also be able to obtain all the other cloud-based MSP services they know they need, such as managed network security, managed access, and managed SD-WAN.
Electric Vehicle Factory in Stouffville Passes Latest Hurdle
According to a town staff report, the proposed development will generate 80 jobs. The development will also incorporate a walking trail and playing field available for public and local resident use.
Oat Canada and Roquette Receive $4.1M as Part of a Project to Improve Oat-Processing Capacity
Oat Canada received scale-up support through the York Region Food and Beverage Accelerator Program through York University’s YSpace. This investment will see the development of novel oat ingredients and nutritionally superior oat-based food and beverage products.