The 163,000-square-foot distribution centre in Vaughan is to be fully operational in late 2023 to early 2024. It will be Cardinal’s ninth regional distribution centre.
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‘Opportunity to set up for years’: Stouffville Main Street businesses receive boost
That undertaking was difficult but Neumann got a little help through the federal government’s My Main Street Program which doled out $10,000 to 10 businesses in Stouffville. For Neumann, the extra funds made all the difference in the world. “It’s like your head is below water and you come up for this awesome big phenomenal breath of air,” he said. “The grant gives me an opportunity to set up for a few years.”
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Aurora headquartered Thermogenics acquires US-based Industrial Engineering
“Seeking out partners within the Southeast region that share our commitment to providing full asset lifecycle solutions for our clients’ mission critical boilers, has been a key focus for us. The Industrial Engineering team was an excellent fit as we further develop our regional presence,” said Cory Yown, Regional General Manager, US Southeast, for Yown’s Boiler Service, Inc., a Thermogenics Company.
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ventureLAB initiative attracting tech firms to York Region
The semiconductor industry supports a variety of products since the semiconductors, or tiny chips, can be found in thousands of products such as computers, smartphones, appliances, gaming hardware and medical equipment like ventilators. This has been an important initiative through the pandemic given the global shortage of supplies, the region stated.
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Oregon City is using #YRTech to find potholes
CityRover works like a dash camera and actively scans the road ahead for potholes. The device then collects the date, time, street address and an aerial photo of where the hole is located.
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Microart in the heart of specialized hardware tech: York Region
Microart is an electronic manufacturing and design services company based in Markham, the unsuspecting home of an evolved and concentrated ecosystem of global hardware tech players and specialized talent, bred from one generation to the next. How did this hub come to be? As one of the fastest growing municipalities in Ontario and a key economic driver of York Region, Markham has a history of contract manufacturers setting up shop. We sat down with Charles Tonna, Executive […]
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Ontario advancing contract for Yonge North Subway Extension
The Advance Tunnel Contract includes designing the tunnels and building the launch and extraction shafts that will be used for the tunnel boring machines. It also includes the design and construction of headwalls for stations and emergency exit buildings. To deliver the new subway as quickly as possible, tunneling will begin first, followed by a separate contract to build the stations, rail and systems.
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Aurora farmers market opens Saturday with returning and new vendors
“We have 18 new vendors aside from all of our current vendors, which means we’re spreading throughout the paths,” said Williams while surveying the landscape of Town Park. “It’s crazy how much space we need.”
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‘Makes downtown more vibrant’: Stouffville gets set for summer patio season
“The patio program helps with a number of things,” she said. “It makes the downtown more vibrant, which is desperately needed right now. It really does help the local businesses as it does add more charm to Main Street.”
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York U’s Markham Campus helps students hone skills in the real world
“The campus will offer students the competitive advantage of an experiential education designed to produce job-ready candidates,” says Gordon Binsted, deputy provost of Markham Campus.
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Markham-based QEA Tech receives seed funding of $2.2M to accelerate its global growth
Started in 2019, QEA Tech identifies issues throughout the building envelope, quantifies their energy loss and GHG emissions, and provides the ROI of retrofits. In the last 3 years, QEA Tech has delivered over 500 projects in North America.
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Mackenzie Health named recipient of the 2023 Excellence in Patient Safety Award
This Excellence in Patient Safety Award recognizes individuals and teams that are committed to improving patient safety practices within the healthcare environment, through leadership, culture, best practices, innovation and change management expertise.
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