Posts by Invest Durham

As technology has evolved, so have expectations around how people access information. Whitby-based Miramedia has been at the forefront of this shift, helping businesses create more natural and intuitive ways for people to connect with information.

"We got into AI voice technology very early and spent years focused on research and development to create the best voice experience possible," says founder and CEO Raji Kalra. "We're optimistic about a future where customers increasingly expect to simply talk to technology and receive the information they need instantly."

June 1 kicks off Local Food Week in Ontario, and there’s no better time to highlight some of the incredible options throughout Durham Region. Local Food Week is an annual celebration of the agri‑food industry and the hardworking people who grow, raise, harvest and prepare the food that comes from right here in Durham Region.

When Dr. Wintta Ghebreiyesus was 10 years old, she watched the Space Shuttle Columbia break apart on re-entry and decided to become an engineer so that something like that would never happen again.

Today, as founder and CEO of Ajax-based Moon Trades Technologies, that drive to build safer, smarter systems hasn't changed—only the scale has. Through artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, Moon Trades Technologies is revolutionizing mining exploration, both on earth and in space, helping make the industry safer, more efficient and climate-conscious. 

The Region of Durham's Economic Development and Tourism division is responsible for supporting the growth of our Regional economy through creating and retaining jobs. To do this, Invest Durham promotes the region as a great place to do business, provides business services to attract new investment, enables a vibrant tourism industry, and provides agricultural and rural economic development programming in the northern townships.

By legacy and by talent, Aine and Cliona Furey represent two generations of Durham Region’s filmmaking professionals whose combined impact reaches from the foundations of Ontario’s screen industry to the highest global honours in cinema.