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Eclectic wine shop and espresso bar opens in downtown Lindsay
About 20 years ago, Jennifer Boksman remembers walking in Paris, heading toward the Seine River for a cruise.
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The latest Business stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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Launch Kawartha ready to launch
Designed by Kawartha Lakes CFDC (KLCFDC) and internally funded by the Kawartha Lakes Business Community Development Corporation (KLBCDC), Launch Kawartha is a new dynamic innovation and entrepreneurship centre.
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Food Basics reopens with pharmacy in major renovation
On Saturday, Food Basics will officially re-open the doors of its newest renovation in Lindsay.
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Zellers Daze – gone but not forgotten
Slogans such as “Where the lowest price is the law,” “Dollar Daze,” and “Shopping anywhere else is pointless,” bring back waves of nostalgia for shoppers of the discount department store Zellers.
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New Beginnings builds on its success with new venture
Established in 2018, New Beginnings Contracting Services continues to grow. The Dunsford-based company recently developed an offshoot.
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The Bike Garage expands product lines
With a full line of electric and premium regular bikes in stock, owner of The Bike Garage in Lindsay, Al Hussey, has never been busier.
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Two Kindred spirits open new independent café in downtown Lindsay
It takes a little imagination now, but Lindsay will soon have a new independent café – Kindred -- just a step away from where Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault used to be.
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Three-year anniversary for Izzio Financial Solutions in Fenelon
Leslie Orr, a financial advisor in Fenelon Falls with Izzio Financial Solutions, works with everyone from young families to business owners to help them achieve “lifetime financial security.”
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The changing workplace
With apologies to Bob Dylan, “The business times, they are a-changin’.”
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Remedys under new ownership while Puffer maintains role at local pharmacy
When pharmacist Cathy Puffer opened her own business in 2009 in downtown Lindsay, she says she set goals of providing outstanding professional pharmacy care and support throughout the community.
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Low-cost PCs available for families or others in need
A local computer support company, Kawartha Computer Clinic in Lindsay, has obtained almost 100 refurbished Desktop PC’s from an organization hoping they will get into the hands of families and people in need of a PC.
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Richwood Contracting has long association with Kawartha Lakes area
A Cannington-based family business is hoping to grow its business in Kawartha Lakes.
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Lindsay man tapped for Canadian task force that will address supply chain issues
Lindsay resident Bob Armstrong will join a task force created by the federal government to help alleviate supply chain issues.
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TS Manufacturing invests $5 million into its plant, creates new jobs
TS Manufacturing is investing $5 million into its plant, with $750,000 from the new Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) stream of the Regional Development Program.
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Days Inn Lindsay takes home three national awards – again
Competing against all 110 Days Inn properties across Canada, Lindsay’s Days Inn & Suites has once again walked away with three big awards.
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Self-employment in Kawartha Lakes
Self-employment has been relatively stable in Kawartha Lakes over the previous two decades. Approximately 12 per cent of Kawartha Lakes’ workforce is self-employed, a category that analysts expect will remain vital to the local economy for the foreseeable future.
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Lindsay Chamber finds its new executive director
The Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce has hired Allyssa Adams to be its next executive director.
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Hustle culture is centuries in the making, but we do have a choice
Did we ever stand a chance? We have gotten to a point where we feel the constant need to be busy.
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Small business spotlight in Kawartha Lakes
The decision to take an entrepreneurial or small business path can be sparked for many reasons, including a paycheque that doesn’t go as far as it used to, a job that no longer challenges, or unexpected unemployment.
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New Mickael’s bakeshop location near Lindsay's LCBO
Mickaël’s Cafe Librairie is on the move, but don’t expect to find discounted, day-old baked goods at the new location.
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Future union strength will depend on new approaches
From the end of the Second World War until the turn of the new century, the towns and villages that would soon make up Kawartha Lakes were home to thousands of unionized workers.
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City’s first ever business count shows employer openness for working from home
Council is about to learn more than they ever knew before about small business in the city – including that nearly three quarters of local businesses will continue to let employees work from home after the pandemic is over.
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Bobcaygeon's Lavish Locks a cut above
Kim Murphy never thought she’d own her own business at 30.
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No need to panic on food supply issues, say grocers
Back when COVID first spread to Canada in March 2020, people panicked by the unknown emptied grocery store shelves nationwide.