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Hexo offers contract growing services to leverage capacity, help small suppliers

Amid restructuring and layoffs in the cannabis industry, Hexo Corp. is offering contract growing services to smaller companies in a bid to create a “win-win” situation. 

Reviving the ByWard Market: Businesses can help themselves by helping others, advocates say

MARANT Construction has seen homelessness rise and traffic decrease in the ByWard Market. The company does much of its work in the area, which yesterday saw the city’s fourth homicide of the year.

Cannabis companies weigh pricing strategies after OCS margin cut

Canopy Growth Corp. will hold its prices as licensed pot producers weigh whether to pass along to consumers the savings from the Ontario Cannabis Store's forthcoming margin decrease.

Meet Ottawa-Gatineau’s 2023 Bootstrap Award winners

The annual event, sponsored by Smart & Biggar and The Ottawa Network, is a celebration of self-funded startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of categories. 

Bright Side of Business: Award puts ‘Little Ray’ among the ‘legends’ of the zoo and aquarium world

After coming through the nightmare of the pandemic, Paul 'Little Ray' Goulet is living beyond his wildest dreams.

People on the Move: Former Syntronic exec moves to Tallysman Wireless, part of Calian Group

Ottawa tech leader Darrell Wellington is returning to his roots in Canadian technology by joining Tallysman Wireless, a division of the Calian Group of Companies, as its new president.

Provincial authority freezes assets of Highbridge Construction, suspends licence

The Orléans company suddenly shuttered Feb. 3, leaving numerous clients, employees and contractors in the lurch.

Local gaming studio set to make its debut at popular international show

It was supposed to be a six-month “COVID project” that ended up launching Jonathan Williams’ career in a whole new direction. 

‘It’s going to take the entire community’ to solve issues like reviving the Market, Sutcliffe says

Ottawa is “turning a corner” in its bid to tackle pressing economic issues such as the revitalization of the downtown core and the rejuvenation of the ByWard Market – but those problems will take time and a collective will to solve, Ottawa's mayor says. 

We asked businesses: What does the future hold for Winterlude in a world without ice?

The mild weather of this year’s Winterlude celebrations is pushing local businesses that depend on the winter festival to consider what a future of warmer weather could mean for them. 

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