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==Economy== In 1988, [[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada]] opened a plant in Cambridge, which employs approximately 4,500 people and is the city's largest employer. Several other industrial companies also have locations in Cambridge, including [[Rimowa]], [[Gerdau]], [[ATS Automation Tooling Systems]], [[Loblaw Companies Limited]], [[Dare Foods]], [[Frito-Lay]] Canada (formerly Hostess), [[Babcock & Wilcox]], [[Rockwell Automation]] and [[COM DEV International]] in addition to service companies such as [[Coronation Dental Specialty Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge.ca/cs_econdev/busdir_topindustries.php?cpid=4&scpid=15&did=8|title=Cambridge Industries|publisher=City of Cambridge|access-date=2013-07-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706095703/http://www.cambridge.ca/cs_econdev/busdir_topindustries.php?cpid=4&scpid=15&did=8|archive-date=July 6, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The city encourages the filming of movie and TV productions and many have done location work here. Filmmakers come to the city for the European architecture and proximity to Toronto. Cambridge has become more "film-friendly" and has an increase in filmmakers coming to the city, with 15 projects filmed in 21 days in 2016.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> According to an interview with the ''Cambridge Record'', Devon Hogue, economic development officer with the City of Cambridge noted what draws filmmakers: "First and foremost, they come for the river... Once they are here, they fall in love with the built architecture. That's not something you can get very easily in Toronto or Hamilton."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |last1=Latif |first1=Anam |title=Cambridge becoming a 'film-friendly' city |url=http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7506251-cambridge-becoming-a-film-friendly-city/ |website=therecord.com |publisher=Metroland Media Group Ltd. |access-date=11 November 2018 |date=16 August 2017}}</ref> In 2016, filming in Cambridge contributed $1.2 million to the economy and Hogue states that: "Seeing Cambridge on the screen creates a sense of community pride."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Notable films shot in Cambridge include ''[[John Q]]'' (2002), ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'' (2010), ''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]'' (2012) and ''[[Flatliners (2017 film)|Flatliners]]'' (2017). Notable television series filmed in Cambridge include ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' (2008β), ''[[Between (TV series)|Between]]'' (2015β2016), ''[[Bitten (TV series)|Bitten]]'' (2014β2016), ''[[11.22.63]]'' (2016), ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (2017β), ''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]'' (2016β), [[V-Wars]] (2019β), [[October Faction (TV series)|The October Faction]] (2019β) and ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]'' (2017β).<ref>{{cite web |title=Filming Location Matching "Cambridge, Ontario, Canada" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending) | website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Cambridge,%20Ontario,%20Canada |access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Cambridge was nominated for "Outstanding Film Office" by the [[Location Manager's Guild International]] for their work on ''The Handmaid's Tale.'' This was the first time in the history of the award that a Canadian office was nominated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambridge in running for film industry service award|url=https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/9519761-cambridge-in-running-for-film-industry-service-award/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=CambridgeTimes.ca|date=July 26, 2019 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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