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. munsmv, NOVEMBER 3. 2015 - WATEMOO CHRONICLE - 3 ~ . D Q 0 C Ambitious Catalyst 137 prOJect will make Waterloo Region a hardware hub ~ “Buchanan -- Waterloo tends to focus on engineer- For the Chronicle _ ~,», ing and building thing. but needs to W'A" ‘ 3.1 do a better job of marketing, he said. he circuit‘board configuration .‘; "It's not just about building ”rushing, I of the courtyard isn‘t just coin» but convincing the world it needs to cidence. . ‘1 buyin.” “it’s taking the program that's in 1 a lohn Whitney, the broker of record here and bringing it out into the archi~ ' a and CEO for Whitney Commercial tecture.’ said Feby Kuriakose of SRM l j Real Estate Services. said Catalyst l37 . Architeas.thefinnleadingthe design 34" isahotpropeny. 'lt’stbemostamn~ of Catalyst 137, the region's newest i ' . , , ing project I've ever worked on. and innovation duster. ‘ a, A. I've been in this business a long time.” Announced earlier this year, the l _ . Ia besaid project will transform the former f ?. With several tenants yet to be ~ Dominion Tire plant at 137 ow , ‘ 1373}; mm, the building is already 62 Stintoahubforhardware £515 - 5. per cent leased. There are still units "if you look at the main outdoor i - ’ ; ff: available rang'ng from 3.000 to 50.00) plaza. it’s a giant druiit board.’ Kuria» . " square feet. The floor plan can be bro kose said at a kick-off event last week. ‘ ' , ‘ . - . - . ' j j}; ken up or pieced together depending She alluded to the makeup of Com- t ~- 3}, on needs, Whitneysaid munitech, which includes amenities ~ ‘ ' “I ' The key draw is the ecosystem and to serve those inside as well as people that ‘ f ‘ collaborative sharing of expertise offthe street. I \ ‘ Stanups from all over the world “This space is going to be what ‘ ‘ are invited to benefit from centralized we‘re calling the retail market." Kuriaâ€" investment, consulting manufactur- kose said. “So this is going to be the Kurtis McBride, founder of Miovision, is one of the driving forces behind Catalyst 137 and new high tech hardware ins engineering govemment relations space that people are going to congre- hub being developed in the area, which already has more than 60 per cent of its space leased out. am mam move and other services. gate in. There's going to be a café that SigmaPoim Technologies is one opens out on to this space and also a production preferably in a downtown it became obvious that C atayst 137 was My Shop Makerspace provides major player that will provide proto- restaurantandgym' locale, But meeting those require» "something that needed to happen,' shop equipment, from disk sanders typing and is planning to expand from To seeit now,you'd hardly know it, merits proved to be adauntingtaslc McBride said, and soldering irons to lathes and 3D Cornwall where it employs more than The 475,000-squareAfoot building, Until now, the need for manufacâ€" 'Pe0ple voted with their feet." printers, for tenant use. Now located 300 people. "I certainly look forward which wasalso adisu'lbution centre for luring space and loading docks rele- The whole point is to cluster every» at 44 Gaukel St. the company will be to supporting anybody and everybody the former Kaufman Footwear compa gated hardware companies to the out- thing hardware companies need to get movingitsentire shop into thespaoe. that has a desire to have premium fly. is a dial of itself today. Even its lat skirts of the city, Software companies to market quickly in the lntemet-ol- 'We are going to be a service to all circuit boards built in Canada," said est visionary is a bit skeptical at times needing less space swarmed to the city Things era â€" whether its help with pm- those who move in, as well as pub- Nevine lshak. business development "Every week that 1 come in here the core totyping. certification. IT and industrial lic access,” said owner lush Kubassek. manager. building looks worse meek One glaring need for Miovision dam, or simplyofiersaplace to meet. "For less than the cost of leasing one The reason for SigmaPoint‘s deci- hefnm“ said Kurtis Mc ring was ample space for parking McBride “We're going to put that all under machine, theycan have access to every sion to locate in the area is the culture. laughter from his audience, “l'm told couldn't find anythlrg suitable except one roof with the idea that locating machine on our list. she said. 'What better place to be? The that's progress.’ for the over-simd building on Glasgow herewill giveyou a competitive advanâ€" “Think of it like a gym. You're innovation that we can suppon, the By summer ofnext year, McBride's Street. and knowing such a transforâ€" rage in the marketplace,“ McBride not going to go buy all those pieces mentoring that we can give â€" 1 mean company Miovision will move into a motion would only be financially fea- said. of equipment. You're going to go to 3 our whole goal here is to educate on “Gammon foot space at the north slble with partners on board. he set Some of thefirst tenantswere intro- gym where someone else maintains it design for manufacturability, design end oldie property. out to find others in town with similar duced last week and will help to estab~ for you, somebody else trains you how for test. design forvelodty." The company. founded by a Uni needs. lishanet‘osystemof support services to use it and somebody else makes lshak said her company‘s primary mt); of Waterloo grad, specialiym in A dropin event drew 260 people. Snap Pea will offer industrial design sure you're safe" goal is to keep manufacturing onshore. trafficdata collection and signal opera which McBride said was a testament services and Swift labswill pmvide RF Stryve Digital Marketing will also 'We'll start with an MP! prototype tions. it currently employs about 300 to the number ofhardware companies testing and hardware design. FoxNet provide services and has already facility here where we turnaround people on Manitou Drive that spning from the decline of Black- is installing the IT backbone into the assisted with the branding and web boards in three days.’ she said. “Our When McBride consulted his staff Berry building and Spin will provide inte site forfatalyst 137. "I thinkmarketing quality is 100 per cent guaranteed, so about a potential move, they told him l-‘rank Voisin of Voisin (Zapital gration and the visual interface that is a gap for a lot of businesses,“ said we look forward to Wm all the to keep operations intact, including jumped on board as an investor, and includesa'hackable streetscape." co-founder Ryan Burgio, “Kitchener OEMsinthe marketplace" l , ~ ‘ fl€0“\(‘\£ u, o o o M j? Your award -wmmng community newspaper vi kw?” ':. " i u 4‘- : “El VEI‘Ed tO 52 000 homes every Tll rsday ‘ p g; if?” ' “343g I - i a 0- 446 . -- M ~ , o o . t 0 5.51 I l}?! (A . new”, an“ .. . .