With the announcement of over $250 million in business investments and expansions, along with the creation of 800 jobs, new partnerships, and multiple startup pitch competitions, York Region’s #YRtech Pavilion was a big draw for those that came to check out the ‘Olympics of Tech’ in North America.
The move feels like a part of the bigger urban expansion happening in Vaughan. Nevo, who moved to country seven years ago from Israel, thinks the city is going to continue to build north.
While COVID-19 caused major losses for many businesses, leading some to close, others were able to reinvent themselves. For some, the pandemic actually saw increased demand for their products or led to a new opportunity.
From musical performances to dancing, juggling to standing statues and miming, busking brings a variety of performance art forms to the street, offering close-up entertainment for a tip in the hat, which goes to support the entertainers themselves, and provides a sense of energy and buzz to the area.
Stronach and SARIT announced a partnership with York University in June along with a $100,000 donation where students and faculty would do research for the SARIT.
Since the program launched in March this year, 17 companies have already successfully worked with CLIC to uncover market insights and develop new product/service opportunities.
The targeted areas of innovation are forestry management; carbon sequestration; climate change resiliency; carbon neutral innovations; sustainable energy; green and clean tech; food security; and the agri-food value chain.
At the Collision Conference in Toronto, the Town of Newmarket and Treefrog Inc. announced that the Treefrog Accelerator (the Accelerator) successfully received designation from the federal government as a Start-up Visa organization.
This dedicated space will feature virtual and in-person learning and allow for collaboration with other business owners and create connections with mentors. The physical space will offer computer access, internet, video conferencing solutions, photography tools for e-commerce and online content creation, collaboration spaces, programming support, and business community resources.
As Canada’s second-largest tech hub, York Region’s pavilion at the Conference will host local municipal leaders and business partners who will make announcements over the three-day period about significant investments, business expansions, new partnerships and innovative projects across York Region.
The technological capabilities of York Region’s Autotech ecosystem are unmatched when compared to other leading Autotech jurisdictions across North America (Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing, Western University), making it an ideal location for current and future automotive sector players.
“Picking the GTA as a location for our design center was obvious. The region has some of Canada’s most exceptional talent backed by a strong university system.”
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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 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.
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.
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.
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…
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!
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.
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.”
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