02-18-2016, 10:51 PM
The evolution of Kitchener as a high tech hub is, for me, an unexpected development.
When I came to this area many years ago, Kitchener was an industrial city and Waterloo was a university and insurance city. As technology developed, Waterloo was the place to be. Kitchener was rusting. The downtown was dead and many of the old industries closed, downsized or moved.
All the tech companies and startups were in Waterloo. RIM was the most obvious example. And when Google opened a small facility in Waterloo I was certain that Waterloo would become the place for high tech research and development.
Today, that is not the case. I don't know if Kitchener has eclipsed Waterloo in high tech research, development and employment but it is sure starting to look like it has.
When I came to this area many years ago, Kitchener was an industrial city and Waterloo was a university and insurance city. As technology developed, Waterloo was the place to be. Kitchener was rusting. The downtown was dead and many of the old industries closed, downsized or moved.
All the tech companies and startups were in Waterloo. RIM was the most obvious example. And when Google opened a small facility in Waterloo I was certain that Waterloo would become the place for high tech research and development.
Today, that is not the case. I don't know if Kitchener has eclipsed Waterloo in high tech research, development and employment but it is sure starting to look like it has.