ESL Library participated in our fall 2019 Argentina international
recruitment mission and offered employment to four full-time staff.
Positions included web designer, front-end developers and back-
end developers.
Farmers Edge participated in our fall 2019 Argentina
international recruitment mission and offered employment to
six software developers (five senior and one junior).
High Reliability Organization Council (HROC) is a
Pittsburgh-based research organization that expanded
to Winnipeg. YW supported HROC in the areas of issues
management, qualified contacts, site selection and talent
recruitment. YW helped HROC identify several projects
where it could contribute to the local research ecosystem,
including a potential partnership with CancerCare Manitoba.
In the future, it is considering moving the bulk of its scientific
research, Research & Development, consulting services and
future manufacturing into Winnipeg, making it HROC's world
headquarters.
Local manufacturer A large local manufacturer is
expanding its Winnipeg facility to increase capacity and add
new capabilities. Our team has supported this growth by
connecting it with appropriate City of Winnipeg officials to
address and support various permit issues and by facilitating
conversations with the Office of the Fire Commissioner to
expedite commissioning of new gas-fuel equipment.
Precision ADM With our support in the areas of advocacy
and issue management, Precision ADM was able to secure
contracts with the Province of Manitoba to produce 500,000
reusable N95 masks with an option for another 500,000.
Precision ADM continues to expand its portfolio of products
and YW is providing ongoing support for exciting growth
projects.
Business development
In response to COVID-19, our Business Development team
implemented a strategy focused on enhanced outreach
and support for an additional 172 local businesses to
better understand their current reality and pain points in
a challenging time. We created and maintained two web
pages—COVID-19 Government Programs and COVID-19
Toolkit—to better inform the business community about critical
supports available to them. These pages received strong
viewership, with the program page maintaining its spot as one
of the top 10 visited pages on our website throughout the year.
Our sector teams also developed and executed revised
strategic subsector plans in 2020. Areas of focus included
heavy power users, agribusiness byproducts, e-commerce,
cyber security and film.
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