
Check out autumn’s hottest stories to watch
Heading into the Labour Day weekend, it’s a good time to take stock and look ahead to the busy fall season. OBJ has compiled this
Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Check out autumn’s hottest stories to watch
Heading into the Labour Day weekend, it’s a good time to take stock and look ahead to the busy fall season. OBJ has compiled this

Ottawa builder proposes residential highrises at site of original Lone Star Texas Grill
An Ottawa developer wants to build three highrises with nearly 1,100 residential units on what is now the site of a strip mall that contains

Old Ottawa South businesses say Bank St. bus plan would impact already limited parking
A city plan that would improve public transit but also limit on-street parking on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South is causing concern for local

Sharpfle Waffle reopens in Hintonburg after dispute on Wellington St. West
Sharpfle Waffle is back in business after closing up shop on Wellington Street West and relocating to a new spot in Hintonburg.

Ottawa Changemakers: Ottawa’s Lenz Films amplifies underrepresented voices
The duo behind Ottawa company Lenz Films is carving out space for stories that are often overlooked in Canada’s film industry.

As burglaries plague Chinatown businesses, one entrepreneur is making lemons into lemon meringue pie
The founder of 5:2:8 Creative Coffee Collective on Somerset Street West in Chinatown said he’s choosing to turn a recent burglary at his property “into

New ByWard Market authority planning outreach, advertising for official launch next spring
As the traditional farmers market season winds down, the new ByWard Market District Authority is rolling up its sleeves and getting to work in anticipation

Family-owned Quebec retailer of kids clothing opens location in Bayshore Shopping Centre
An 84-year-old Quebec-based retailer of baby and children’s clothing is opening its first store in Ottawa at the Bayshore Shopping Centre.

Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada
U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says its Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month.

Porter to offer direct flights from Ottawa to two Florida destinations starting this fall
Porter Airlines will be using its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft for daily round-trip direct flights from Ottawa to Florida starting in November.
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