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Local entrepreneur Caren Weinstein among thousands of businesses still scrambling to repay CEBA loans

The deadline to repay pandemic loans may have passed last month, but for some businesses, the struggle continues.

How Lee Valley Tools combines newfangled technology with old-fashioned people skills to create experiential retail

After several years of being a runner-up, Ottawa’s Lee Valley Tools has finally landed at the top of the heap for its in-store customer service.

Ottawa home sales up, but strong start to 2024 unlikely to delay BoC rate cuts: economists

Ottawa home sales rose year-over-year in January, but the market remains “relatively quiet” as would-be buyers continue...

United Airlines joins Porter, Air France in upping service to Ottawa airport

United Airlines is increasing its flights between Ottawa and Washington, D.C. this spring, a spokesperson from the company says. 

Ottawa’s top 10 commercial real estate transactions of 2023

The total dollar value of commercial real estate transactions in Ottawa plummeted 53 per cent in 2023...

‘Value transcends colour’: Godzspeed CEO Thomas Cumberbatch reflects on a trailblazing career

Thomas Cumberbatch, creative director and CEO of Godzspeed Communications and chairman and co-founder of Studio 20/20, talks to OBJ's Caroline Phillips about his career.

Ottawa’s retail vacancy rate hits new low as population grows, development slows: report

Ottawa’s retail vacancy rate fell to its lowest level on record in 2023 as in-store shopping boomed...

‘Hitting us where we’re weakest’: Smaller companies especially vulnerable to cyberattacks, local experts say

Is your small business vulnerable to a cyber attack? Ottawa cybersecurity experts say the answer is probably “yes.”

Clocktower Brew Pub Glebe location closes after almost 30 years, making way for Turkish restaurant

The iconic first location of the Clocktower Brew Pub in the Glebe, opened in 1996, closed at the end of December, making way for a Turkish restaurant. 

Op-ed: Helping med-tech startups navigate the public health-care system is a must for patient care

In Canada, 10 per cent of all startups are in med-tech, but 90 per cent of them fail. Knowing how to navigate the health-care system is vital, writes Jason Berman.
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