Editing Windsor, Ontario (section)

===Technology===

There are a few established tech companies that have been in the region for years. Among them are Cypher Systems Group, a computer-based hardware wholesaler and software developer;<ref>{{Cite news |author=Craig Pearson |date=2018-07-27 |title=Cypher Systems selling insurance division to Hub International |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/cypher-systems-sells-insurance-division-to-hub-international |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141505/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/cypher-systems-sells-insurance-division-to-hub-international |url-status=live }}</ref> AlphaKor Group, a technology company that provides IT services, custom software and mobile apps;<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-18 |title=BEA 2017: Innovation Award finalists |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/special-features-3/bea-2017-innovation-award-finalists |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141510/https://windsorstar.com/special-features-3/bea-2017-innovation-award-finalists |url-status=live }}</ref> and Red Piston, a media solutions company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-26 |title=Windsor tech company goes international |url=https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-tech-company-goes-international-1.1255774 |access-date=2019-07-29 |website=Windsor |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141504/https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-tech-company-goes-international-1.1255774 |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also a few successful startups in area, including [[Sirved]], a tech company that is building a restaurant discovery app;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sirved launches visual menu database app |url=https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/sirved-launches-visual-menu-database-app/553736/ |access-date=2019-07-29 |website=Restaurant Dive |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141508/https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/sirved-launches-visual-menu-database-app/553736/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Hackforge, a tech company that has built an app to compare hospital drive times,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Battagello |first1=Dave |date=2019-02-26 |title=Local group develops app to compare mega-hospital drive times |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/local-group-develops-app-to-compare-megahospital-drive-times |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141507/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/local-group-develops-app-to-compare-megahospital-drive-times |url-status=live }}</ref> and has hosted a variety of tech-focused community events, such as a Wikipedia Hackathon.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Dalson |date=2016-10-30 |title=Windsor's Hackforge holds hackathon on WIFF 2016 data |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsors-hackforge-holds-hackathon-on-film-festival-data |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141507/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsors-hackforge-holds-hackathon-on-film-festival-data |url-status=live }}</ref>

The non-profit [[WEtech Alliance]] provides startups and local entrepreneurs with resources to get new technology companies started in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Mary Caton |date=2017-02-23 |title=WEtech Alliance: New home, same mission |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/wetech-alliance-new-home-same-mission |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141507/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/wetech-alliance-new-home-same-mission |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, [[Dan Gilbert]] and [[Quicken Loans]] bought a building in Windsor with a plan to restore it. Once completed, Quicken Loans will employ 50–100 people, mainly in the technology sector.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Battagello |first1=Dave |date=2018-10-15 |title=Detroit businessman Gilbert, Quicken Loans moving into Windsor |newspaper=Windsor Star |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/detroit-billionaire-gilbert-quicken-loans-move-into-windsor |access-date=2019-07-29 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141505/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/detroit-billionaire-gilbert-quicken-loans-move-into-windsor |url-status=live }}</ref>&nbsp;Many are hoping that this is a catalyst for more companies to establish tech business in Windsor.

LG and [[Stellantis]] have broken ground on a new alternative energy plant called Nextstar Energy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEXTSTAR ENERGY {{!}} Nextstar Energy |url=https://nextstar-energy.com/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>