KITCHENER — The Toronto Stock Exchange came to town Tuesday to celebrate the growing success of the region’s startup economy that attracted $2.8 billion last year. But before the opening bell sounded at Communitech, another Unicorn — a startup valued at more than $1 billion — had emerged from the region’s cybersecurity sector. What followed …
Google is expanding in Kitchener. On Thursday afternoon, the company announced plans for a new office in the Innovation District – Google will be the flagship tenant of Phase 3 of the Breithaupt Block expansion. The new office will be located across from Google’s current location at 51 Breithaupt Street. Once completed, the offices will …
KITCHENER — Google is expanding its Canadian operations with three new offices in Kitchener, Toronto and Montreal. Currently the company’s largest Canadian office is in Kitchener’s Breithaupt Block, at the corner of Breithaupt Street and King Street West. Google says it will become the flagship tenant once Phase 3 of the Breithaupt Block’s construction is …
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Individually, there are a lot of interesting projects underway on the Kitchener GO Line. When you put them all together, they start to form a telling picture of improved service and more options for transit customers. If you live near the line or count yourself as a loyal customer (even during the current COVID-19 pause), …
The province and Metrolinx have released a preliminary design business case for two-way, all-day GO train service between Kitchener and Toronto. The business case was announced Friday by Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney, who said it’s part of a plan to provide fast and frequent service along the Kitchener line to connect people through a seamless …
Meet the latest winners of the Technology Fast 50 program, falling within the categories of Fast 50, Clean technology, Enterprise Fast 15, and Companies-to-Watch. Recognizing the world-class achievements of Canadian technology companies, the Technology Fast 50 program highlights their commitment to innovation, leadership, and rapid revenue growth between 2017 and 2020. This year, the average …
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Longtime Kitchener-Waterloo tech champion Communitech is exploring new ways to support startups across the country by launching a $200 million venture fund, BetaKit has learned. The idea for the venture fund comes amid a year of transition for Communitech, which overhauled its strategy along with a leadership change, with C100 co-founder Chris Albinson taking over …
Waterloo – Construction is underway on the Region of Waterloo International Airport’s $44 million expansion project. The project should see the airport double in size in the next six months in a bid to increase the number of passengers from 70,000 in 2019 to more than one million in 2023. Region of Waterloo Chair Karen …
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Toronto renters leaving the downtown core during the pandemic likely intensified rising rent prices in one Ontario city. A new report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting found that rent prices in Kitchener jumped 14% year-over-year in 2020 to $1,632 and then went up another 15% in 2021 to $1,881 — a total increase …
As renters left downtown Toronto, prices in one Ontario city [Kitchener] surged Read More »
WATERLOO REGION — Take a look at the websites for local tech firms, large and small, and you’ll find a common sign these days: We’re hiring. Faced with a shortage of skilled labour pre-pandemic, the tech sector found its services in even greater demand as COVID-19 lit a fire under an already-accelerating digital adoption and …
