Reesor Farm Market started as a wagon at the end of the driveway selling sweet corn and pumpkins. A few years after that Reesor started selling strawberries.
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York Region Business News
Explore York Link blogs, an aggregated collection of third-party business news, and press releases coming from the York Region business community.
Government tour of Teva Canada’s Stouffville manufacturing facility showcases pharmaceutical capabilities and underscores economic value to Canada
A Centre of Pharmaceutical Excellence – The Stouffville manufacturing facility, one of North America’s largest, produces generic medicines in tablet and capsule dosage forms spanning a wide range of therapies including pain management, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health. The facility provides end-to-end manufacturing of medicines, from dispensing the raw materials to the production of the finished dosage format.
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Town of Georgina business park offers a rare location opportunity at the top of the GTA
More than half of Keswick Business Park’s 500 acres have already been snapped up by industrial, high-tech developers
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Mena Massoud: from Aladdin’s magic to championing diversity
At the age of three, Massoud and his family embarked on a life-changing journey to Canada, settling in Markham, Ont. This migration was a pivotal moment that would shape Massoud’s path in life.
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Newmarket, East Gwillimbury chambers of commerce merge
Union brings expanded and improved services, networking, says Chris Emanuel, who will continue in his role as president and CEO at new Central York Chamber
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How BlueBird IT Solutions built a leading healthcare IT infrastructure company in Markham
BlueBird IT Solutions is part of a consortium of companies that have received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to help build a medical capsule that could withstand extreme temperatures (and, eventually, space) and be used to treat people virtually in remote and Indigenous communities.
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Breaking barriers: women tech founders change venture capital landscape
Across the country, organizations are pushing for greater gender diversity to support women’s participation in the tech sector. VentureLAB’s Tech Undivided program and the federal government’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) are among the initiatives helping women entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses.
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‘King’ of King Scoops opens ice-cream shop in King City
King City parents have helped, promoted, and supported him on Instagram, especially the soccer dads since there’s a soccer field right next door to his house, which is in the Keele Street and King Road area.
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Hugh Chow, global leader in innovation and technology appointed CEO at ventureLAB
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is our pleasure to welcome Hugh to the dynamic ventureLAB team,” said Yalda Riahi, Chair of ventureLAB’s Board of Directors. “We believe that Hugh’s unique expertise in many of the technology-centric sectors will help move us to the next chapter of helping Canadian companies succeed globally. We also believe his leadership will contribute significantly to Canada’s goal of solidifying our position in key high-value industries, including semiconductors, AI and medtech.”
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Vaughan headquartered Drone Delivery Canada awarded first contract for its canary drone from the Department of National Defence
The Contract, with a value of $200,000, will run for a 6-month duration. A successful outcome of this initial contract could lead to a follow on 12-month contract valued up to $1 million.
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Vaughan headquartered Kontrol Technologies selected for multi-year emission monitoring solution
“As part of our ongoing focus on organic growth and expanding our high margin business we will continue to target large, new infrastructure opportunities where our solutions can drive recurring revenues,” continues Ghezzi.
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York Region Headquartered Hospital Mackenzie Health receives its second Davies Award
“We’re proud to receive the Davies Award of Excellence from HIMSS for a second time and for shining a light on how we are changing the landscape of healthcare innovation across the sector,” said Purvi Desai (pictured), vice president, Digital Health and chief information officer.
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