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Nominations now open for Best Ottawa Business Awards

The awards highlight the innovation, leadership and success of dozens of companies in Ottawa and recognize organizations that are driving economic and community growth. 

Latest SheBoot cohort includes four local women-owned companies

Four women-owned or led companies from Ottawa have been selected to participate in the third cohort of...

Business leaders form part of new task force looking at ways to revitalize downtown core

The task force, announced today by Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi, brings together community and business representatives to propose creative ideas for Ottawa’s downtown core, post-pandemic.

Hot summer reads: OBJ’s top 10 stories of 2022 so far

As OBJ shuts down for one week, here are some buzzworthy stories.

Multigenerational insurance brokerage Binks purchased by Toronto’s Navacord

Binks is a multigenerational commercial brokerage known for its risk management expertise with automotive dealerships, among several other business sectors and not-for-profits.

Local companies join accelerator program focused on connected vehicle technologies

Two Ottawa companies have been selected to participate in the third cohort of the joint accelerator program run by L-SPARK and BlackBerry Ltd. 

C-COM reports robust Q2 results as company clinches key deals

President and CEO Leslie Klein said in a news release that this was the third-highest second-quarter sales level posted by the company over the past 10 years. 

‘Luxury’ home transactions in capital soaring as prices hit historic highs, real estate firm says

Sales worth $1 million or more now account for nearly one in five Ottawa residential transactions – up from less than five per cent just two years ago, Engel & Volkers says.

West-end office building sold to Vancouver firm for $9.35M

The capital’s commercial real estate market continues to see a string of deals even as rising interest rates threaten to stall its momentum. 

Golfers take a swing at ending world poverty

The Ottawa business community turned out to the World Partnership Golf tournament in support of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, which aims to end cycles of poverty in Africa and Asia.
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