Success Stories
Recent Business Investments & Expansions in York Region
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IBM Computers
February 2011 - IBM Cloud Computing Centre - $42 million investment | October 2011 - IBM Platform Computing M&A
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Huawei Technologies
Jan. 2011 – Huawei Technologies opens 46,000 sq. ft. North American HQ creates 300 new jobs -
Teva Pharmaceuticals
July 2011 - Teva Pharmaceuticals $56 million investment for the expansion of its local production plant -
Honda Canada
September 2010 - Honda Canadian Headquarters $100 million 138,000 sq. ft investments creates 500 new jobs -
Bank of China
January 2012 - Bank of China moves Canadian headquarters to York Region and creates 85 new jobs
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KPMG
January 2013 - KPMG to Open Office at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, Creating 500 Jobs
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SunEdison / Flextronics
December 2010 – Solar Panels for Large-Scale Ontario Project Manufactured in York Region. SunEdison/Flextronics creates 400 new jobs
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General Electric Canada
March 2011 - GE invests $40 million into 200,000 sq. ft. GE Grid IQ Centre and will create 145 new jobs -
Suntech / Calisolar
August 2011 - Suntech/Calisolar set to build a solar silicon manufacturing facility and will create 75 new jobs -
Primus Canada
November 2011 - Primus Telecom Data Centre announced it has begun construction on expanding facility to 30,000 sq. ft.
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Siemens-Ruggedcom
January 2012 - Siemens-Ruggedcom Merger and Acquisition $380 million investment
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China Telecom
April 2011 - China Telecom opens Canadian headquarters creates 15 new jobs
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Volvo Cars
May 2012 - Volvo Cars moves Canadian Headquarters set to build new 7,500 sq. ft. facility and create 25 new jobs
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Sungrow Solar
April 2011 - Sungrow Solar North American Headquarters $10 million investment – 50 new jobs
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FedEx Canada
July 2012 - FedEx opened a new state-of-the-art service centre - 150 new jobs