Toronto

Builders Counting On Toronto Housing Recovery
Builders Counting On Toronto Housing Recovery
July 20, 2020  |  Real Estate

Toronto’s population may be flat, but that hasn’t stopped the region’s developers from building apartments in the country’s financial capital at near record levels. Bloomberg...

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BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
July 01, 2020  |  Banking

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is planning on adding four new locations in Europe and North America, according to a press release....

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Brookfield Delays Payments While Asking Tenants To Pay Up
Brookfield Delays Payments While Asking Tenants To Pay Up
June 22, 2020  |  Real Estate

Asset manager Brookfield, which owns stakes in numerous malls, is demanding retailers pay back rent even as the Toronto-based investment group has missed mortgage payments,...

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Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
May 29, 2020  |  Retail

If there’s a playbook for Main Street’s migration to digital, Toronto’s Schulich School of Business is authoring a very effective chapter. It starts with a...

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The Rise And Fall Of Digital Initiatives For Toronto Retailers
The Rise And Fall Of Digital Initiatives For Toronto Retailers
May 13, 2020  |  Retail

It’s one step up and one step back for the retail community in Toronto. In the same week, the city’s Digital Main Street program got...

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Toronto To Launch ‘Digital Main Street’ To Help SMBs Get Online
Toronto To Launch ‘Digital Main Street’ To Help SMBs Get Online
May 12, 2020  |  SMBs

In Toronto, a new service called DMS ShopHERE, powered by the Schulich School of Business, aims to help small companies and artists move their businesses online....

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Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
May 07, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is pulling the plug on its plans to create a smart city district in Toronto, CEO...

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Alphabet: Toronto’s Smart City To Track Store Foot Traffic
Alphabet: Toronto’s Smart City To Track Store Foot Traffic
November 15, 2019  |  Innovation

Toronto is giving Google’s parent company, Alphabet, the green light to create a smart city with its subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 15)....

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
October 25, 2019  |  Innovation

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and public corporation Waterfront Toronto are moving forward on a deal to develop the “city of the future” nearly two years after...

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