Joseph Coppolino

Patrick Risdon started a woodworking business, turning salvaged wood into bespoke furniture. Photo by Joseph Coppolino.

Patrick Risdon starts woodworking business rooted in passion, sustainability

Eastern Ontario Business Journal, Top Stories

In a tidy workshop behind his modest Arnprior home nestled near the Gillies Grove nature preserve and just a stone’s throw from the Ottawa River,

Kaitey Cosgrove, owner of the Foundry in Carleton Place. Photo by Joseph Coppolino.

Businesses in regional ‘commuter’ communities adapt, thrive under federal RTO mandate

Eastern Ontario Business Journal, Insider Only Top Stories

Tom Irwin out on a tour. Photo provided by Tom Irwin.

From ice fishing to snowmobiling, regional tourism businesses get creative in face of warmer winters

Eastern Ontario Business Journal, Insider Only Top Stories

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