OBJ staff

An 84-year-old Quebec-based retailer of baby and children’s clothing is opening its first store in Ottawa at the Bayshore Shopping Centre.

Porter Airlines will be using its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft for daily round-trip direct flights from Ottawa to Florida starting in November.

The Port of Johnstown has received $2 million from the federal government for the purchase and installation of a new grain dryer.

Ottawa-based company Frizé Frizé is on a mission to help women accept and embrace their hair by providing hair care education — and all-natural handcrafted products. 

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It’s that time of year: the annual Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) are once again accepting nominations for one of the city’s most prestigious business awards programs. 

The Downtown Revitalization Task Force is in the final stages of drafting its long-awaited public report and plans to present its findings next month, according to a spokesperson for the group.

BlackBerry Ltd. says some of its software and services have been chosen for use in a Foxconn-backed electric vehicle consortium.

In a bid to expand its network in Western Canada, Porter Airlines has announced a new route from Ottawa to Edmonton while also marking its first Ottawa-to-Vancouver direct flight.

Asian grocery chain T&T Supermarkets is opening a second location in Ottawa at Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. The store will open in the winter of 2024.