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Local chocolatier Alicja Confections keeps the deal sweet with some tough choices

With the cost of many of her main supplies skyrocketing, Alicja Buchowicz knew she had to make...

Gees Bees owners hope locals, tourists alike will be abuzz over their new Sussex Dr. storefront

Local honey-maker Gees Bees is adding a new buzz to the ByWard Market with a retail location...

City’s new garbage rules spell opportunity for Shelina Cocker and Ottawa BinWorks

When Shelina Cocker looked online for city-compliant garbage bins last year, none could be found – at...

Down the drain? How local retailers, restaurants are adjusting to offering fewer U.S. beverages

Local retailer Benson Mutalemwa credits community support for helping him to avoid a $15,000 loss this past...

Two brothers and their Scrappy Scraper look to turn the world of BBQ scrapers on its head

Miles Hammond and his brother always wanted to start a company together. They came up with countless...

Food Basics brings first ‘urban concept’ store to Queen St. in bid to expand beyond suburbs

Food Basics has opened its first “urban concept” grocery store in an underserved area of Ottawa’s downtown,...

With court decision looming, fate of former Ottawa Bay locations still up in the air

Local retail leasing experts say it’s still anyone’s guess what will fill the gaping vacancies left behind...

More ‘big-box’ retail spaces sitting empty in Ottawa, CBRE says

Ottawa’s robust retail leasing market is starting to show a few cracks as more and more large...

Almonte’s Equator Coffee Roasters quietly taking over from Starbucks at Indigo-Chapters

Almonte-based Equator Coffee Roasters is taking over the Starbucks location inside the Indigo-Chapters on City Park Drive...

Ottawa’s busiest Baskin-Robbins franchisees to open a ByWard Market location next month

The owners behind many of the city’s Baskin-Robbins franchises are excited to open in the ByWard Market...
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To help showcase the 2026 Forty Under 40 recipients, OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade produced several video profiles. In this video, we asked the Forty Under 40 recipients about what they like about living and doing business in Ottawa. Want to read more about the 2026 Forty Under 40? Check out OBJ’s June magazine, which includes features and profiles on all the recipients. Read the digital edition here: https://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/obj_flagship_june_2026?fr=sMTU4NzkxNTQ5MjQ Nominations for 2027 will open in June. Check this website for updates: https://fortyunder40.smapply.io/prog/forty_under_40_online_nomination_process/ #FortyUnder40 #OttawaBusinessJournal #OttawaBoardOfTrade #OttawaBusiness #OttawaLeaders #BusinessCommunity #BehindTheScenes
What do you love about Ottawa? | 2026 Forty Under 40 Recipient Profiles

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