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Airport will take years to recover from 'devastating' 2020, CEO says at annual meeting
Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.
Any local business with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the tests through the Ottawa Board of Trade.
The growing acceptance of remote work is opening vast new talent pools for many businesses.
From startup companies, owner-managed businesses to multinational public enterprises, KPMG can efficiently and effectively respond to clients’ complex business challenges.
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Ottawa-Gatineau's jobless rate ticks up to 6.7% in April
While the region's economy added 7,600 jobs, the labour force also jumped by an additional 10,200 as more people resumed their search for work,…
OC Transpo boss Manconi to retire in September
Longtime city employee became a familiar face as he oversaw construction of the $2.1-billion Confederation Line.
From lawyers to landlords, Ottawa entrepreneurs continue to rush into increasingly crowded cannabis retail market
With more than 100 cannabis shops either operating or poised to open, business owners are looking further outside Ottawa's core to 'underserved'…
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Supply-chain software maker’s revenues jumped nine per cent year-over-year, but company also posted its second straight quarterly loss.
A local real estate firm is constructing a new high-end development that can help realtors work with their clients to move out of the city and closer to nature.
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Best Offices Ottawa 2021 launch
To celebrate the launch of the 2021 edition, OBJ is bringing together several of the city's leading workplace experts to explore how our office environments are evolving.
Collaboration in a hybrid office: A return-to-work checklist for employers
Join OBJ and Interactive Audio Visual for an in-depth discussion on the tools every employer needs to safely return to a collaborative workspace.
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Sweet deal: Killaloe business owner, BeaverTails founder team up to keep snack franchise afloat
Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent and Linda Bistrisky.
Wills Transfer acquires Carp-based Orange Logistics Centres
Smiths Falls company continues to expand its eastern Ontario footprint with latest deal.
Entrepreneur’s towering vision for environmental innovation gaining fans in Maitland
Philip Ling is using trailblazing green design and construction techniques to create a ‘show-stopper’ on the shores of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Aries Contracting announces plans to match, dollar-for-dollar, the next $15K in donations made to the OGYF Summer Camp Fund
New initiative encourages first-time donors to support BGC Ottawa, Cornerstone Housing for Women, The Ottawa Mission, Multifaith Housing Initiative.
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From lawyers to landlords, Ottawa entrepreneurs continue to rush into increasingly crowded cannabis retail market
With more than 100 cannabis shops either operating or poised to open, business owners are looking further outside Ottawa's core to 'underserved'…
Here are Ottawa’s 2021 Forty Under 40 recipients
Joint initiative of OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade is widely recognized as the region’s most sought-after business award for people under the age…
CANADA - WORLD
Air Canada calls on feds to lift hotel quarantine as it prepares for recovery
'The current mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals has proven ineffective,' CEO says as airline posts $1.3B first-quarter loss.
Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines
Drug companies and a number of world leaders argue the measure would only slow down production.
Federal budget 'overstates' economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says
Higher deficits and debt in the coming years could limit the ability of a government to introduce any new, permanent programs without spending cuts or tax increases.
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Joint initiative of OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade is widely recognized as the region’s most sought-after business award for people under the age of 40.
How Pat Crosscombe navigated the inevitable highs and lows of entrepreneurship while ensuring she and her team had fun along the way.
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The firm’s drug analysis system identifies the unique chemical 'fingerprints' of various substances and can detect the presence of dangerous contaminants such as fentanyl.
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