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Automation and Innovation PerspectiveTM Windsor-Essex, Ontario | 2018 WINDSOR-ESSEX INTERNATIONAL HUB FOR AUTOMATION AND INNOVATION Automation at Mucci Farms Locate in Windsor-Essex, A diversified & technology-driven delivers premium products Ontario, Canada manufacturer – Reko Int’l Welcome to Windsor-Essex or years, Windsor and Essex As well as advanced manufacturing, investment in 2017 by Site Selection County business leaders and the regional economy encompasses a Magazine is another reason to invest in Fresidents have quietly accepted variety of vibrant sectors, including Windsor-Essex. that the place they call home is Canada’s agri-business, life sciences, transportation, As Canada’s fourth most culturally best-kept secret. and logistics and warehousing as well diverse region where 101 distinct With the future beckoning, it’s time to as a burgeoning high-tech hub that has languages are spoken, we are a let the rest of the world in on our secret. drawn the attention of Silicon Valley. welcoming community, offering Built on manufacturing, but driven by Both Windsor and its neighbouring newcomers the opportunity to succeed. innovation, Windsor-Essex is not only municipalities of LaSalle, Tecumseh, Housing costs are among the most North America’s industrial powerhouse, Lakeshore, Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, affordable in the country and our but has emerged as an international hub Leamington and Pelee Island are ideally climate is the most temperate. for automation. positioned to offer unparalleled economic Our robust economy, world-class An indomitable entrepreneurial spirit Parts suppliers and mold makers and lifestyle opportunities. medical facilities, top-notch educational has guided Windsor-Essex through are at the forefront of developing and About $500 million in international institutions as well as easy access to the economic highs and lows. We’ve applying state-of-the-art technologies trade crosses the Windsor-Detroit border cultural amenities on both sides of the survived the past and are ready to shape that sharpen their competitive edge in a daily, all headed to consumer-rich border make Windsor-Essex an ideal the future. global marketplace where disruption is markets, many within a day’s drive. location for entrepreneurs and families. Our secret is out. the norm. Our region’s proximity to Home to the largest machine, tool, the U.S. allows local companies, die and mold hub in North America, municipalities and post-secondary ABOUT THE COVER: Award winning Chrysler Pacifica, FCA Windsor Assembly Plant Windsor-Essex boasts four of the top 10 educational institutions to forge cross- PerspectiveTM PerspectiveTM Windsor-Essex was produced mold makers in the hemisphere. border research partnerships such as 1464 Cornwall Rd, Suite 5, Independent of the Municipalities in the Windsor- At the heart of this dynamic industry autonomous vehicle technologies and Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Essex Region. Contents are copyrighted and may is a highly-skilled workforce of developing a smart border. 1-866-779-7712 [email protected] perspective.ca not be reproduced without the written consent PUBLISHER, CEO Steve Montague of Perspective Marketing Inc. The publisher is not designers, engineers and technicians The region’s designation as a liable for any views expressed in the articles and VICE-PRESIDENT Ed Martin with expertise in robotics, light-weight Foreign Trade Zone by the federal opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the materials, alternative fuels, 3D printing government as well as one of the MARKETING COORDINAtoR Sabrina Woods publisher or the Municipalities in Windsor-Essex and design of production lines. top 10 best locations in Canada for INTERN Sofia Vasconcelos Region. Have No Fear of the ER because the Clinic Seeker App is Here Since its launch in January, 2017, Plans are underway to expand Clinic Another tool for finding the most appropriate health care Clinic Seeker has seen daily increases in Seeker throughout Canada as well as with the shortest wait time. traffic, primarily from women. include information on mental health “Hockey moms use it to find clinics facilities and make the app available in dearth of high-tech experience 140,000 patients in 2014. That translates when they travel to tournaments,” different languages. didn’t prevent Lisa Jacobs from into 77 patients a day or 28,000 patients said Jacobs, adding women make 92 “My objective is to help people.” Adeveloping an app that links a year, so why not help people get to the per cent of health-care decisions in a patients to the closest health-care right place at the right time.” family. facilities with the shortest wait times. The idea for Clinic Seeker struck User feedback has been positive. “This whole entrepreneurial journey Jacobs three years ago after fracturing “We’ve had testimonials from people has been the best experience of my life,” her thumb during a visit to Toronto. “I who went to one clinic and were told said Jacobs, a Windsor native with a17- didn’t know where to find a clinic with they’d be waiting at least an hour. Then year career in health care. “There was an X-Ray department, so I ended up in they went on the app and found another always someone to talk to for answers, a hospital emergency room and waiting clinic down the street with a much and if they didn’t have it, they’d find for hours.” shorter wait time.” someone who did.” After searching the Internet, Jacobs Clinic Seeker has garnered accolades, Launched last year, Clinic Seeker, discovered there was no online tool including top prize at last year’s Tech which can be downloaded for free on listing medical clinics and their wait Week YQG Digital Challenge, a local Android and iOS devices, helps non- times. competition for innovative digital critical care patients in Ontario find a A network of helping hands, products. It also has attracted interest clinic with the appropriate services and including the Small Business Centre and from health care organizations in the shortest wait times using crowd-sourced WEtech Alliance, guided Jacobs on her U.S. data. entrepreneurial journey. Jacobs stressed she is not discouraging “Statistics show 20 per cent of patients “I cannot say enough good things the use of emergency rooms; she wants who go to an ER don’t need to be about this community,” she said. “They to offer another tool for finding the there,” said Jacobs. “Windsor, alone, saw make their resources available to you.” most appropriate health care. Lisa Jacobs, Owner, Clinic Seeker PerspectiveTM 4 PMS286 PMS432 STEM Education Opens Doors to Wide Variety of Employment Opportunities alk to students about the the rigors of postsecondary courses,” importance of maintaining their says Darryl Danelon, Chair, Faculty of Tscience, technology, engineering Engineering Technologies. “It allows and math (STEM) through high them to hit the ground running, giving school and you might see some eyes them more opportunities to get involved glaze over. It’s not because they don’t in things like applied research projects”. understand the general concepts. It’s These skills are also important because sometimes students find it a for employers in industries such as challenge to connect the dots between information and engineering technology, these important subjects and how they manufacturing, sustainable energy, relate to future career opportunities. aerospace, pharmaceutical, and health It’s a further stretch to understand that care to name a few. STEM subjects can also build critical Larry Koscielski, Vice President of thinking, problem solving, innovation Process & Technology Development and entrepreneurship skills. for CenterLine (Windsor) agrees that A study conducted by Let’s Talk a focus on STEM subjects throughout Science and AMGEN Canada in 2015, high school and postsecondary shed considerable light on student education will build the types of and parental attitudes towards STEM skills employer’s value. “One way or subjects. One of the numerous findings another we all make a living by solving in the report shows that “parents problems for our customers. Critical Computer Networking programs by the project in manufacturing and industrial recognize the importance of a STEM thinking and problem solving skills in Cisco Network Academy. automation with a focus on “Industry education – 75% say that most jobs will a collaborative environment helps us Within the past 18 months the College 4.0”. Dr. Peter Wawrow, the College lead need at least basic math and science. 69% build on each other’s ideas to get to the has significantly expanded its applied for applied research says these projects of parents surveyed believe that a STEM best solution”. research undertakings, providing students will focus on the communication education prepares students to become St. Clair College combines a with a chance to work with industry between people and technology. critical thinkers, and 76% say it helps career-relevant higher education with partners to improve business processes “Students will work on real-time them be innovators and entrepreneurs.* outstanding facilities where learning and products. Students in programs processes and how to improve efficiencies Students who maintain STEM labs reflect real-world technology such as CAD/CAM, Robotics, and for our industry partners. I like to refer to subjects will find they have a broader environments. The Cisco Network Biomedical Engineering Technology are it as the internet of things applied to the range of postsecondary options to Academy certified computer labs that working with companies who specialize manufacturing technology environment”. choose from. When this is combined support Computer Networking, Internet in metal cutting, mould making, tool and For more information about St. Clair with an advanced diploma from St. Applications & Web Development and die, and medical startups. College and the excellence in higher Clair College, career opportunities after Mobile Applications, provide students The College recently received a education found in its advanced diploma graduation are greatly enhanced.
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