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2017 Peterborough Business Excellence Awards
The Chamber is encouraging our business community to submit nominations. Self-nominations are encouraged, and are a great way to promote your business, celebrate your success and recognize the contributions of your team.
- Women in Manufacturing Working Group CME’s national initiative to advance women in manufacturing will involve the creation of a CME member led, member-driven working group dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women to pursue or choose a career in the manufacturing industry.
- Appointment of new CME President & CEO Dennis Darby The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), Canada’s largest and most influential industry and trade association has announced the appointment of Dennis Darby as President & Chief Executive Officer effective January 30, 2017.
- Ontario Cutting Electricity Bills by 25 Per Cent Ontario is lowering electricity bills by 25 per cent on average for all residential customers as part of a significant system restructuring that will address long-standing policy challenges and ensure greater fairness.
- Power Rates & Specific Skilled Employees Through discussions at meetings and some sensing sessions, a number of issues are common to many KMA members. High on the list are power rates and difficulty in finding employees with specific skills.
- Ventra Plastics – Province Invests in Advanced Manufacturing Sector Ontario’s partnership with Ventra Plastics has helped create 10 new jobs and retain 288 positions in Peterborough.
- Local 3D Printing Company Announces New Partnership 3D PrintMart, a full-service 3D Printing provider based in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, have just announced their new partnership with Proto3000.
- Government Launches Crowd-Sourced Program to Modernize Regulations Ontario is asking businesses and the public to help identify and improve regulations that are unclear, outdated, redundant or unnecessarily costly.
