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Cost-cutting is leading some companies to hire “underqualified” staff, recruiting firms say

As businesses search for ways to cut costs, a majority of Canadian employers say they’ve been forced to hire “underqualified” staff due to recruitment budget constraints – a trend one recruiting firm says is playing out in Ottawa as well. 

Umicore pauses spending for Kingston EV battery plant pending review of EV market

Citing uncertainty in the EV market, global materials technology and recycling group Umicore is putting the construction of its new plant planned near Kingston on hold.

Former CFO of the Year Vanessa Kanu to join U.S.-based Aptar’s C-suite

AptarGroup, an Illinois-based company that specializes in consumer packaging and drug-delivery devices, announced last week that Vanessa Kanu will become the firm’s chief financial officer and executive vice-president effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Feds unveil $1.5B project to build new science facilities at National Research Council

The federal government is pumping $1.5 billion into two new facilities at the National Research Council of...

Ottawa’s Jade Racicot and Golden Fries at the forefront of a changing food truck industry

It’s the height of festival season in Ottawa and for Jade Racicot, owner of Golden Fries, that also means it’s the height of food truck season. 

Storytelling, romance and generational value: Hawkesbury-born La Maison d’Or celebrates two special anniversaries

The story of La Maison d’Or Jewellers is one of family and immigration, poverty and wealth, and lots and lots of diamonds. It’s a story that company president Brent Harden loves to tell and why he says he’s in the business of telling love stories through diamonds, gemstones, platinum and gold.

Upping the ante: Brigil raises height of proposed tower near Bayshore mall to 40 storeys

In documents recently filed with the city, Brigil has revised its application from 2021 that proposed a 30-storey tower just north of the intersection of Ramsey Crescent and Dumaurier Avenue.

Quebec firm’s two-building plan adds to growing list of housing projects in Kanata North

The spate of development projects slated for Kanata North continues to grow as another builder has filed...

Developer’s two-tower proposal for Barrhaven includes nearly 600 rental units

An Ottawa developer has submitted a proposal to build two mixed-use towers of 26 and 35 storeys...

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