Kitchener-based tech company Miovision Technologies is expanding to create 275 new jobs in Waterloo region, Kitchener-Centre MPP Daiene Vernile and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic announced on Monday.

The expansion comes with the provincial government investment of $1.5 million into the traffic data company through the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, which in turn allowed Miovision to obtain $13.5 million in private investments.

"Our investment means this home-grown company will create hundreds of highly-skilled jobs here in Kitchener, providing a boost to our local economy," Vernile said in a news release. "I look forward to seeing Miovision further build its global position as a leading provider of advanced traffic signal operations."

The company already employs 109 employees and Vernile's office said the province's investment helped to keep them working in the region.

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