Canadian head offices, or a major employment presence, in Milton include: 3M Canada Chudleigh's Limited Dare Foods DSV Canada Dufferin Aggregates Milton Quarry Gordon Food Service (592 employees) Johnson Controls Karmax Heavy Stamping, a division of Magna International (950 employees) Lowe's distribution centre Manheim Auto Auctions (750 employees) Modatek Systems, a division of Magna International Northstar Aerospace Rockwool (formerly branded as Roxul) Whirlpool Canada Wolseley Canada distribution centre A 2017 summary of the benefits of Milton as a location for industry stated that the town's "proximity to the 400-series highways, rail links, and international airports, as well as the municipality’s commitment to economic development, have all helped drive Milton’s dynamic growth". The town's mid-2019 report highlighted three major new facilities in Milton: Kimberly-Clark's of warehouse and distribution, Prologis' of warehouse space leased to Jaguar Land Rover and Sun Life Financial's planned of speculative industrial building. At that time, the town had an inventory of of industrial space, with only 2.7% being unoccupied. The mid-2019 report also listed new businesses that had opened facilities in town in 2018: PBS Systems Group, Infrastructure Ontario, Enable Education, Responsive Consulting and Throwback Entertainment. At that time, the Derry Green Business Park Development was underway; the plan was "accommodate a mix of businesses including innovative logistics, advanced manufacturing and distribution facilities" in this new area. Town finances The town's 2018 Budget report stated that gross revenue for 2018 was $187.2 million and that expenses totaled $118.1 million; much of the net revenue came from charges made to developers. Financial assets totaled $106.3 million at year's end, while liabilities totaled $12.6 million. Milton's long-term debenture debt decreased to $42.7 million. Notable people Ernie Coombs, star of children's TV program Mr. Dressup Susan Delacourt, political journalist David James Elliott, actor on CBS show JAG Ben Gulak, inventor best known for creating the Uno, an eco-friendly, electric-powered vehicle Colonel Chris Hadfield, astronaut George Sherwood Hume, geologist P. L. Robertson, inventor of the Robertson socket-head screw and screwdriver Music Danny Brooks, blues and Memphis-style R&B musician Deadmau5, progressive house music producer and performer The Most Serene Republic, indie band signed to Arts & Crafts Politics and public service Robert Baldwin, MP of Upper Canada Ernest Charles Drury, 8th Premier of Ontario Otto Jelinek, federal politician; represented Halton and Oakville; world champion and Olympic figure skater Betty Kennedy, broadcaster, journalist, author, and retired Canadian Senator Joseph Martin, 13th Premier of