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'Mobile rage room' offers relief to Ottawa residents bouncing off walls during pandemic
Vengeance Van sees increased demand from families frustrated over tougher lockdown measures
Veteran accountant becomes BDO's new managing partner and will oversee 270 employees at nine locations in Ottawa and the surrounding area.
While the ubiquity of mobile and portable technology has helped many employees stay connected to their workplace through the pandemic, it has also created new cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Investor focus broadening to include more biotech, clean tech opportunities
Local
Book excerpt: The Billion Dollar Start-Up
Hexo co-founders Adam Miron and Sébastien St-Louis, along with writer Julie Beun, reflect on their journey creating the local licensed cannabis…- SPONSORED
2021 hands Ottawa’s tech innovators a roster of competitive opportunities
Heading into 2021, what opportunities await Ottawa’s tech sector? Zooming in on Ottawa-based entrepreneur and award-winning photographer Michelle Valberg
For 37 years, the Ottawa native has navigated economic ups and downs, adapting to the fast-paced evolution of photography while building a world-…
Techopia
PanTHERA Cryosolutions says it’s secured a $4-million investment from a pair of U.S.-based firms to help get its solution ready for market over the next two years.
Ottawa biotech firm predicts revenues will top $200 million this year – and only rise from there.
Events
Best Offices Ottawa: Designing the post-pandemic workplace
Join OBJ publisher Michael Curran and Andrew Reeves, principal partner and founder of Linebox Studio, for an interactive discussion of the future of the office.Mayor's Breakfast with Bruce Heyman
Join Mayor Jim Watson, OBOT and the OBJ for the Mayor's Breakfast with Amb. Bruce Heyman, former US Ambassador to Canada.
Real Estate
REGIONAL
Kingston condo management firm Alwington Communities buys pair of competitors
Company has acquired J. Shaver and Associates as well as Limestone Property Management’s condominium management division.
New owners of historic Douglas Tavern mull mattress-pub combo
Furniture and bedding dealers are also expanding into the nearby Town of Renfrew.
Kingston shipbuilder makes waves with high-performance vessels
MetalCraft Marine manufactures fire boats and patrol vessels for customers around the world
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Ottawa-Gatineau’s 2021 Forty Under 40 nominations are now open
This year marks the 24th edition of the prestigious event, which has honoured more than 800 noteworthy business leaders since its inception.End of an era: You.i TV co-founder Jason Flick exits Kanata tech firm
The company Flick affectionately refers to as his “third child” landed more than US$50 million in venture capital before being acquired by…
CANADA - WORLD
Canadian companies paying bonuses – and even increasing them amid COVID-19
Pandemic is making continuity and high performance more important.
Planned increase in CPP premiums on Jan. 1 to hit some workers more due to pandemic
'That's going to be hundreds of dollars of new CPP premiums out of paycheques of middle-income Canadians'
Limited quantity of Ontario icewine to likely make 2020 bottles in high demand
The pandemic has affected wine exports in all international markets.
Video
- Explore the top local business stories of the week.
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- How the businesses that made headlines over the past year will shape the region in 2021 and beyond.
- Ottawa Gaels club has been distributing care packages to seniors in Ottawa Irish community during pandemic
- Rules requiring masks to be worn indoors and protocols to promote physical distancing will remain in place even as vaccines are rolled out.