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Full steam ahead for downtown Ottawa task force

One month in, the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force is diving headfirst into its three-month plan for bringing life back to the downtown core.

Have business, will travel? Airport boss urges execs to get off Zoom, get on planes

Uptick in summer leisure travel has given Ottawa's international terminal a much-needed lift, but the airport is "still not out of the woods," Mark Laroche said Tuesday.

How a Stratford Group roadmap can take your IT system into the future

How Stratford Group helped The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada update its IT strategy to be more modern and efficient.

Virtual work has adverse effects on young employees, HR expert suggests

Human resources consultant Karen Brownrigg argues that the lack of in-person contact may end up harming a young person’s career if not properly managed.

Recession will drive employees back to the office, HR exec argues

The rising risk of a recession could give bosses the leverage they need to get their remote workforce back into the office, says the head of an Ottawa-based executive search firm.

‘Quiet quitting’ an opportunity for employers to help reshape the workplace

Quiet quitting essentially refers to clocking in when you're expected to, doing your assigned tasks, leaving on time and not taking on extra work outside your regular hours.

The help you need to navigate today’s real estate market

Life after lockdowns, in combination with a series of aggressive interest rate hikes, is causing quick shifts in Ottawa’s real estate market. What do residents need to make informed buying/selling decisions?

Bright Side of Business: Mahamoud Hassan brings Black leadership to IT support

On co-founding Toos Technical Solutions, Hassan says that “there's not a lot of Black leadership in these kinds of companies, so that was the other kind of motivation."

Here are Ottawa’s Best Places to Work in 2022

Engineering firm Attain Group tops this year's survey that rates local workplaces' performance in categories such as corporate culture, job satisfaction, training and pay and benefits.

Yes, festivals are back – but Ottawa’s tourism sector ‘not out of the woods,’ industry leaders say

While hotel occupancy rates last month were up 42 per cent over 2021 and 130 per cent higher than two years ago, they remained below pre-pandemic levels.

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