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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.

Accounting firm Crowe BGK cements its Kanata North presence with new March Road location

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Crowe BGK is no stranger to the Kanata Research Park since it opened its first Ontario location in 2005 – quickly becoming a gem in

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Best Ottawa Business Awards, Award News, Ottawa

If you weren’t able to make it to the Best Ottawa Business Awards this year, you can take in all the action thanks to Rogers

‘Ottawa needs to help Ottawa’: D-Squared’s Madonna puts out challenge after $300K Ottawa Mission donation

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For anyone who knows Domenic Franco Madonna, they will tell you that for him, giving back is nothing short of a passion project.

The ‘tiny ad agency’ that could: Al Albania starts a well-deserved retirement

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There’s not much that Al Albania has not turned his hand to. Now, the Ottawa advertising maven is retiring from the full-service ad agency he

GEMTEC learns some new moves on their way to sustainable growth

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Some say running a successful, growing business can feel like a marathon, but for the team at New Brunswick based GEMTEC, it’s become a perfectly

Op-ed: Do I take a sick day, or do I work sick? The decision is not so easy anymore

Ottawa

“There has never been a time that I can recall over the course of my career that the “sick day” has been such a popular

Bright Side of Business: Sisters interested in STEM make it to Technovation finals

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Twins Daniella and Bianca Almeida recently made it to the finals of Technovation, the world’s largest global tech entrepreneurship competition for girls.

Christmas Cheer Breakfast fills Shaw Centre with joy and generosity

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While the Christmas Cheer Breakfast is a popular way in Ottawa to welcome the holiday season, the event is also a significant fundraiser.

Region’s jobless rate edges up to 4.5% in November, labour market still hot, Statistics Canada says

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Local employers added nearly 5,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, but the unemployment rate still edged up with the number of people looking for

We speak to tourism industry expert Altaf Sovani on what millennials really want and why they’re abandoning jobs

Ottawa, Tourism

Attracting and retaining millennials is crucial to solving the ongoing labour crisis that’s left businesses struggling to find sufficient staff, says Altaf Sovani.