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An inside look: History Ottawa prepares to open its doors this week

The much-anticipated live music venue History Ottawa will open its doors this week, and members of the media got to view the space Monday. The 35,000-square-foot venue includes a general admission area, three bars, an upper-level mezzanine with 162 reserved seats and a VIP lounge.  The project was first announced in...
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Advocate calls for reforms to the BMDA after executive director leaves role

Calls for change to the ByWard Market District Authority have been put forward after the authority’s executive director left her position late last week.
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Creators of Best Fest to host ‘Ottoberfest’ next month in Ottawa

The organizers behind this year’s successful Best Fest are bringing “Ottoberfest” to Ottawa next...
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Post-HBC, Ottawa’s Hair Republic tries new growth method

More than a year after it had to vacate two Hudson’s Bay locations, Ottawa-founded Hair Republic is consolidating its local operations and adopting a new strategy to grow its brand beyond the nation’s capital.
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Garden Party on the Rideau

Summer was in full swing Aug. 5 as Ottawa’s business and community leaders gathered along the Rideau River for Garden Party on the Rideau 2026. Hosted at the home of Jayne and Steve Lowell in Manotick, the relaxed garden setting brought guests together for cocktails, food, plenty of familiar faces and leisurely boat cruises along the Rideau River.
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To help showcase the 2026 Forty Under 40 recipients, OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade produced several video profiles. In this video, we asked the Forty Under 40 recipients about what they like about living and doing business in Ottawa. Want to read more about the 2026 Forty Under 40? Check out OBJ’s June magazine, which includes features and profiles on all the recipients. Read the digital edition here: https://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/obj_flagship_june_2026?fr=sMTU4NzkxNTQ5MjQ Nominations for 2027 will open in June. Check this website for updates: https://fortyunder40.smapply.io/prog/forty_under_40_online_nomination_process/ #FortyUnder40 #OttawaBusinessJournal #OttawaBoardOfTrade #OttawaBusiness #OttawaLeaders #BusinessCommunity #BehindTheScenes
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Calian eyeing more acquisitions as defence spending fuels growth

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SaaS North rebrands, shifts focus to AI, defence-tech as 10th anniversary approaches

Today, 10 years after David Tyldesley’s conference production firm joined forces with Kanata startup accelerator L-Spark to host the first SaaS North event in the nation’s capital, AI is becoming as mainstream as hosting data remotely in the cloud was back in 2016. 
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More than a logo: The strategy behind Atlético Ottawa’s local sponsorships

If anybody understands what it means to partner with Atlético Ottawa, it’s Ron Palaczka.  The...

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