Vaughan is becoming an epicentre of Class A industrial properties in greater Toronto, and Fengate Asset Management’s 30 Labourer’s Way is playing a large role in the area’s emergence.
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York Region Business News
Explore an aggregated collection of business news, blogs, and press releases coming from the York Region business community.
Office purchase by Taiwanese computer giant solidifies Markham as major tech hub
Asus Computer International, the North American subsidiary and primary sales/marketing arm of ASUSTeK Computer Inc., a Taiwan-based multinational technology company purchased the property at 80 Whitehall Drive for $16 million from Starlight Investments.
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Richmond Hill-based Maple Advanced Robotics Inc: Making Automation Easy
MARI’s journey began with a single challenge. In 2018, engineers were tasked with automating the precision sanding of car roofs for Magna International, a leading Canadian automotive technology company.
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The Ontario government is investing $263,250 through the Ontario Together Trade Fund to support Newmarket-based Bramden Precision
The Ontario government is investing $263,250 through the Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF) to help Bramden Precision increase resilience, build capacity, and re-shore critical supply chains to Ontario.
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Mars invests $40M in Newmarket plant as part of Ontario upgrades
Mars, Inc. announced the completion of a $180-million investment to accelerate manufacturing innovation and workplace modernization across its four Ontario facilities, with $40 million going directly to the Mars Snacking plant in Newmarket.
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Ontario strengthening auto parts manufacturing in Newmarket; Eurospec Manufacturing receives $150,000 in O-AMP funding
In support of EuroSpec’s $307,000 facility investment, Ontario is providing $150,000 in funding through the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP).
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Students learning new ways of thinking through York University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship program
York’s Markham Campus provides a hands-on environment where students build an entrepreneurial mindset.
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GWLRA enters industrial strata development with spec build in Richmond Hill
GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA) is entering the industrial strata market with a 120,486-square-foot, 14-unit speculative development called Leslie Link just north of Toronto in Richmond Hill.
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Markham headquartered Iristel Partners with the Municipality of Pictou County to deliver cloud-based voice services
Iristel announced a partnership with the Municipality of Pictou County to support the delivery of modern cloud-based voice services for residential and business customers across the region.
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Canada announces strategic investments in sovereign space launch and invests in 3 other companies including Markham headquartered NordSpace
Amid a more complex and unpredictable security environment, Canada is taking decisive actions to strengthen its security and sovereignty and to reinforce the resilience and long-term strength of the country.
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Forum links talent, industry for York’s economic growth
More than 130 job seekers and 68 partners from business and community agencies participated in the forum, reflecting growing momentum behind a shared commitment to connect talent with opportunity and foster equitable employment practices in York Region.
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F-35 supplier spotlight: Vaughan, Ontario’s LHM delivering complex landing gear for the global fleet
The global F-35 program is taking flight, and it’s being powered by Canadian companies. Approximately 30 Canadian companies from coast-to-coast are contributing to the $3.2 million worth of Canadian parts and technology that are already part of each and every jet. LHM Technologies Inc., a Solestra Group company, is one of those suppliers.
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$1.7M provincial grant helping Newmarket firm protect jobs amid U.S. tariffs
Exco Engineering has received $1,700,800 to help protect local jobs and restore critical supply chains to Ontario in the face of rising threats of U.S. tariffs on automotive tooling.
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Ontario welcomes over $11.6 Million manufacturing investment by Eco Guardian in Aurora
The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of $11,659,975 by Eco Guardian, a manufacturer specializing in eco-friendly, compostable food packaging solutions, to increase their domestic manufacturing capabilities and create 42 new, good-paying jobs in Aurora.
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Canada makes first RDII investments in Ontario with $15 million for CDL Defence and Aurora-based Wolf Advanced Technology
Aurora-based Wolf, which was founded in 1999, develops rugged, high-performance embedded computing systems for aerospace and defence companies globally.
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Walmart acquires 85-acre Vaughan industrial development site
After opening a distribution centre in the Greater Toronto Area city of Vaughan this past fall, Walmart Canada has acquired a large piece of industrial land not too far away and is planning another new facility.
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