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Winnipeg was named one of the the World's Greatest Places of 2021 by TIME in its July issue for our groundbreaking Winnipeg Art Gallery- Qaumajuq, which houses the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art. Winnipeg was also selected for other innovative and inspiring attractions including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg New Music Festival and our unique Warming Huts competition. We're innovative. Manitoba Technology Accelerator (MTA) is a technology commercialization organization focused on helping businesses with disruptive technologies reach early customers. Tech Manitoba helps companies thrive and grow through collaboration, education and promotion. Over the past four years, it has supported 200 companies at nine international events that pulled in $400 million in sales and investment. North Forge Technology Exchange is a hybrid incubator and accelerator providing founders with award-winning mentors, subject matter experts and a new online four-stage Founders Program. The University of Manitoba's Data Science Nexus brings together academia, business and government to establish post-secondary training to meet the rapidly evolving and expanding needs for data science professionals. We're connected and inclusive. The City of Winnipeg's Open Data Portal ranked as one of the top three cities for open data by Public Sector Digest, rising from 20th place in under five years. It turned our public libraries into powerhouses of digital inclusion services. Branches offer automated kiosks of smart lockers, allowing the public to pick up and check out their requested items outside of library hours. The city's award- winning engage.winnipeg.ca site, invites public engagement on a multitude of projects and policies including its governance model, multi-year budgets, Transportation Master Plan: 2050 and Poverty Reduction Strategy. We are power smart and one of the top cities in Canada for low-cost energy. Since 1989, Manitoba Hydro's Power Smart program, which recently became Efficiency Manitoba, has encouraged and helped homeowners and businesses increase their energy efficiency. Natural gas efficiency measures alone have meant a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking more than 47,000 cars off the road. Our businesses shine on the global stage. Bold Commerce, Cypher Environmental, SkipTheDishes, Farmers Edge, Ubisoft and Payworks were just some of the companies highlighted in our ICF submission and virtual tour. They've disrupted or made an impact in their sectors and around the world. Companies like Conviron, NFI Group, Precision ADM and Price Industries continue to change the way the world looks at biosciences, large vehicle electrification and advanced manufacturing, while others position us as leaders in agribusiness, the creative industries, transportation and distribution. 3 4 5 6 Top 20 Best Locations to Invest by Site Selection magazine. For another year, Winnipeg was recognized by Site Selection magazine as a top spot for businesses to locate or expand in Canada. It noted an increase in foreign direct investment and tremendous growth in the plant protein industry including Merit Functional Foods' new processing facility at CentrePort Canada. Winnipeg continued to shine and gain national and international attention in 2021. 25 YES! WINNIPEG THE MOST INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD