Founded over 30 years ago to promote eastern Ontario as a business location of choice and deliver professional development and other programming, the Ontario East Economic Development Commission (Ontario East) has over 140 members involved in economic development representing all communities in eastern Ontario. Ontario East represents communities from Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton on the west to Prescott-Russell and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry on the east, and north to Algonquin Park. Ontario East promotes eastern Ontario as a preferred location for business investment through research, co-operative marketing campaigns, and lead identification services. Ontario East also offers a one-stop shop where investors and their representatives can find the information they need to assess prospects for business success across the region.