Vaughan hosts five Walmart stores along with the newly established Vaughan Ambient Distribution Centre, which employs over 1,500 associates.
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Logistics, Distribution, & Transportation
First look: New station designs for Yonge North Subway Extension
The new stations along the extension will bring transit closer to 26,000 more people and 22,900 more job opportunities while reducing travel times by up to 22 minutes.
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Rinnai America expands distribution network with its first warehouse in Canada; located in Markham
Rinnai America Corporation, a leader in innovative, energy-efficient tankless water heaters, is expanding its North American distribution network with its first warehouse in Canada. Effective immediately, Rinnai products will be stocked and shipped from a new distribution center in Markham, Ontario, improving access for Distribution partners and PROs across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and surrounding regions.
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15 York Region-based companies make Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies 2025
For the seventh year, Report on Business has produced a ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, measuring businesses on three-year revenue growth. As a cohort, the 400 companies on this year’s list incontestably bear the scars of the hard yards behind them.
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Province Launching Protect Ontario Financing Program to Support Sectors Impacted by U.S. Tariffs
Ontario-based businesses in these sectors that are facing tariff-related challenges, such as payroll, lease payments and utility payments, will be able to access the Protect Ontario Financing Program in addition to federal government supports, such as loans and loan guarantees, and would undergo rigorous assessment and due diligence to determine eligibility and ensure taxpayer funds are used responsibly.
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Loblaw plans for Canada’s largest rooftop solar installation in East Gwillimbury
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is planning the installation of Canada’s largest rooftop solar system at its East Gwillimbury distribution centre (DC) in Ontario.
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Loblaws starts hiring for massive new facility
The new Loblaws distribution facility coming to East Gwillimbury, on Newmarket’s border, is now recruiting for the hundreds of employees who will make it run.
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Amazon opening five new Canadian delivery stations; one in Richmond Hill
“Amazon’s last-mile network plays a critical role in helping us continue to deliver at the fastest speeds ever. The new Amazon delivery stations bring us closer to our customers, while also creating job opportunities and allowing us to invest in local communities,” said Jasmin Begagic, director, Canada operations at Amazon Logistics.
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Vaughan-based Volatus has the tech to deliver goods by drone
Volatus — which now has 150 employees — has embarked on its most ambitious transaction yet. Earlier this year, it announced a merger with Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
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York Region named one of ‘Canada’s Best Locations’ to invest by Site Selection Magazine
York Region is a top destination for business, innovation and talent and investing in business supports and services is integral to ensuring businesses and employees in York Region contribute to a strong economy.
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New healthcare distribution centre uses AI-robots to ‘optimize’ efficiency opened in Vaughan
An advanced medical supply distribution centre opened Tuesday in the Concord area of Vaughan and operates using robotic technology.
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Popular Toronto destination becoming test hub for tiny three-wheeled cars built in York Region
Exhibition Place’s sprawling 192-acre site has been selected as the perfect real-world testing ground for the new three-wheeled electric commuter cars, described by SARIT as an “affordable” means of travel that could be used to “ease traffic congestion and solve parking problems” in Toronto.
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