OBJ provides occasional regional business coverage of Eastern Ontario including news from Renfrew (north) to Kingston (west) to Cornwall (south) to Hawkesbury (east).
The number of exhibitors at the Cornwall and Area Job Fair has increased by more than 50 per cent over previous years, with a total of 65 employers attending.
Looking back, Ambre McLean says keeping the business alive during two years of sporadic lockdowns actually strengthened her connection to the community and her business model.
Whether it was turning vodka into hand sanitizer or cutting plexiglass into sneeze-guards, local businesses say their efforts have only made them stronger.Â
Shippers who ply the St. Lawrence Seaway view critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries as key to their future — but it could be a while before the floodgates open on Canada's largely untapped reserves.
Empire Life, which marks its 100-year anniversary in 2023, is moving out of the iconic heritage building and office complex in downtown Kingston that has served as its home base since 1936.
Hexo Corp.'s chief executive says he's seen a "price war" take shape over the last five months that could cause "significant" damage to Canada's cannabis industry.
Located just south of Hwy. 417 about 56 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, the facility is slated to open this spring and will serve as a parts distribution warehouse for Ford Motor Co., which has a 15-year lease on the property.
After just two weeks of operation for his new hobby store in Kemptville, Jeremy Mykytyshyn has seen success that has him second-guessing what his career might look like.