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How two Ottawa restaurateurs came to be at Westboro Beach – along with some gondolas
The Grand Pizzeria opened in Ottawa’s ByWard Market in 2009. Today, the 17-year-old business is run by two Ottawa restaurateurs with years of experience. David


Welcome to the latest evolution in OBJ’s coverage of local business news
Twenty-three years ago, I arrived at the Ottawa Business Journal as editor. At that time, our main focus was producing a weekly newspaper. We had

Op-ed: What the federal government’s return-to-office mandate gets wrong
The federal government’s decision last week to require employees to return to the office four days a week, and executives five, has been framed by


Business leaders support feds’ RTO update, but question if transit will be adequate
The head of the Ottawa Board of Trade is welcoming the federal government’s move to bring employees back to the office four days a week
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