Eastern Ontario

In anticipation of the upcoming solar eclipse, Kingston is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — and its tourism operators aren’t wasting any time “leveraging” the rare celestial event.

Ottawa developers Taggart Group of Companies and Claridge Homes have been pre-approved by the City of Kingston to submit proposals to build a new conference centre.

Donna Gillespie, CEO at Kingston Economic Development, was recently honoured with the Joseph A. Montgomery Economic Development Achievement Award.

While markets along Highway 401 are benefiting from strong demand for industrial properties, areas like the Ottawa Valley are seeing a slower recovery for commercial real estate post-pandemic.

Have you ever heard an alpaca orgle? I haven’t, but at least I now know what orgling is, thanks to a recent visit to Little Foot Alpacas.

Canopy Growth Corp. reported a net loss of $216.8 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $264.4 million a year earlier.

The federal government invested $4.2 million into a Kingston facility that processes the critical minerals needed for such things as electric vehicle batteries.

The parent company of Bell Canada is slashing nine per cent of its workforce as it remains at odds with CRTC over what it calls "predetermined" regulatory direction.

Bell is cutting nine per cent of its workforce, including layoffs at its media division, where it is selling off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.

The Eastern Ontario Business Journal is looking for members of the business community to join our EOBJ Editorial Advisory Board.