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Waterloo Region –  The Region of Waterloo, all seven area municipalities, Waterloo EDC (Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation) and local partners have created the Business and Economic Support Team of Waterloo Region (BESTWR) to help all types of local businesses cope with challenges caused by COVID-19.
Read the full press release in the pdf below.

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Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Ford:
Re: Advice on support for business community during COVID-19
We are writing to you jointly as the heads of the leading business organizations in Waterloo Region.
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Communitech Corporation, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation, and the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce together represent over 90,000 workers and 3,500 businesses of every type and size across Waterloo Region....
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We have gathered a listing of resources that can help support your business through this challenging time and will work hard to keep it updated.

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Today, Google announced plans for significant new expansions in Waterloo, Toronto and Montreal, more than tripling in size over the next two years. In Waterloo, Google’s Canadian engineering headquarters will expand to approximately 3000 employees. Google also announced they will be launching Canada’s very first Google for Startups Accelerator in Waterloo Region as well.
Karen Redman, Chair of Region of Waterloo
“On behalf of the Region of Waterloo,...
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Waterloo kicked off the new year and a new decade right with big business and investment news - from medical incubators opening their doors to major new funding for a local Internet-of-Things company. If January is any indication, 2020 is going to be a big year for Waterloo.
Here are six Waterloo business and investment stories from January: 1. Miovision raises a whopping $120 million CAD in funding Waterloo-based start-up Miovision, a company that creates intelligent solutions...
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