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Will readers fall in love with Ottawa’s new romance-only bookstore? A retail expert weighs in

Op-ed: The office isn’t “coming back.” It’s becoming something else entirely

Every quarter, like clockwork, the same prediction resurfaces. Office vacancy is high, yes, but recovery is just...

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumps as feds, Giant Tiger put space back on market

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumped roughly a full percentage point in the first quarter as the federal...

Tulmar Safety Systems creates sewing academy to help it make in-demand military gear

As defence spending around the globe increases, a Hawkesbury-based manufacturer of military gear has had to address an increase in demand for one skill that has nearly disappeared from the labour market: sewing.

Luxury handbag rental firm Zero Collective chooses Ottawa as promising market to expand

A luxury handbag rental firm is expanding into Ottawa, hoping to tap into what it sees as...

ByWard Market businesses create ‘Nashville-style’ festival to entice more traffic to the area

Two local restaurateurs are looking to liven up the ByWard Market in what is typically a slow...

OBJ Datebook: Networking events to spring you into action

April Powerplay: Women in Business Night What: Enjoy a networking event for women business leaders, a dinner and the...

Professional services firms in Ottawa seeing uptick in activity with new federal defence policies

Marcia Mills has spent 30 years counselling clients in the defence sector, but now, with the federal...

Ottawa music promoter hopes to turn old building at 473 Bronson into ‘Centretown’s living room’

Once he’s removed the gravestones and the bicycles, Matías Muñoz plans to turn a 100-year-old building at...

‘Life is good’: Bruce Linton on philanthropy, travel and what it would take to get him back in a CEO’s chair

Nearly seven years after Bruce Linton last occupied the CEO’s chair at what was once the world’s...
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
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