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Representing around 400 businesses in the downtown core, the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is a non-profit organization that works to promote and enhance commercial activities, aesthetics, and overall development of Peterborough's downtown. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

After almost 5 months without an executive director, Peterborough DBIA launches search for a new leader

Peterborough residents looking for The Body Shop products will need to drive to the Oshawa Centre when the Peterborough location closes. For the time being, the Oshawa location will remain open along with 71 of the 105 stores in Canada. (Photo: The Body Shop Canada)

Peterborough location one of 33 The Body Shop stores closing across Canada

Ahead of the curve, Dope Automation has become a global leader in the cannabis processing industry as Canada paves the way for other countries moving forward with cannabis legalization. The Peterborough-based company distributes high-end, eco-conscious equipment for all types of clients from small retailers to large producers. (Photo: Dope Automation)

Peterborough’s Dope Automation is becoming a global leader in distribution of cannabis processing equipment

The Lamothe family of Woodleigh Farms in Cavan, one of the participants in Green Economy Peterborough's Net Zero Farms pilot project that assists farmers in incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into their operations. (Photo courtesy of Woodleigh Farms)

Peterborough farmers demonstrate how environmentally friendly practices can save money

On February 6, 2023, the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas announced the 13 companies making up the inaugural cohort of LevelUP, a new startup accelerator program tailored for mature entrepreneurs and regional innovators. Running three times a year, the fully funded 12-week program will provide startup companies with mentorship, workshops, networking opportunities, and access to funding, and culminates in a competition where the participants of each cohort will pitch for investment and vie for prizes up to $10,000. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)

13 innovative companies are ‘levelling up’ with the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Crystal Walker and Tavlyn Evans are two Peterborough entrepreneurs who took advantage of a micro loan from Community Futures Peterborough to help quickly launch their business, Sage Beauty. The pair, as participants in the spring 2023 intake of the Starter Company Plus program administered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre, qualified for a pre-approved micro loan up to $20,000. (Photo: Kayla Le Franc)

Community Futures Peterborough offers entrepreneurs micro loans up to $20,000 in as little as 24 hours

The seven inductees of the Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario's 2024 Kawartha Lakes Business Hall of Fame (left to right, top and bottom): Brad Bird, John Fox, Kyle Hussey, Linden Mackey, Marlene Morrison Nicholls, and Anthony and Carlo Polito. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Seven inductees announced for Junior Achievement’s 2024 Kawartha Lakes Business Hall of Fame

The inductees of JA-NEO's 2024 Business Hall of Fame give the thumbs-up to photographer Clifford Skarstedt at VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough on January 17, 2024. Pictured (left to right, front to back): Gwyneth James, Jeaninne Taylor, Cindy Koskowski on behalf of John Cunningham, Nicole Truman, Richard Labelle, Jill and Robert Staples, Mike and Andrew Winslow, and Cora Whittington. Not pictured are Tim Barrie, Chris Winslow, and Steve and Tom Gerolamy. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s Business Hall of Fame reveals its class of ’24

Community Futures Peterborough board chair Charlina Westbye and executive director Devon Girard with Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark and Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal at VentureNorth in downtown Peterborough on January 16, 2024 for the announcement of the $50,000 Community Advancement Program, which will provide non-repayable funding of up to $5,000 for businesses, not-for-profits, and individuals in the City and County of Peterborough who successfully apply for programs that boost business attraction, investment, retention, and employment in the community. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Community Futures Peterborough making $50,000 available to businesses, non-profits, and individuals

Wild Rock Outfitters in Peterborough is committed to climate action and promoting environmentally conscious enjoyment of the outdoors. To reduce emissions, Wild Rock decided in 2022 to no longer offer their overseas cycling tours through Wild Rock Travel. As loved as these tours were, the business has received a lot of support from customers for this decision and is now offering rewarding journeys closer to home. (Photo courtesy of Tori Silvera / Wild Rock Outfitters)

How Peterborough businesses can make green resolutions for a healthier future

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