
Invest Ottawa head encourages more businesses to apply for trucker convoy relief fund
Organization has approved 340 applications and disbursed almost $900,000 over the past month under the Downtown Ottawa Business Relief Fund.
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Invest Ottawa head encourages more businesses to apply for trucker convoy relief fund
Organization has approved 340 applications and disbursed almost $900,000 over the past month under the Downtown Ottawa Business Relief Fund.

New Civic campus project will have big-time economic impact, but big-time challenges loom
Four-year build is expected to pump nearly $2 billion into Ottawa’s economy and create thousands of jobs, Deloitte says, but rising inflation and labour shortages

Pokémon card craze has settled into a slow simmer, Ottawa vendors say
Getting rich fast is likely not in the cards for today’s Pokémon aficionados.

‘A city without intention is just a bunch of buildings,’ local architect argues
Linebox Studio owner Andrew Reeves, whose firm was behind Shopify’s iconic space at Performance Court, says a downtown NHL arena is a project that ‘should

Meal-kit giant Goodfood to hire 200 workers in Ottawa amid move into grocery-delivery space
Montreal-based company plans to grow its number of fulfilment centres from six at the end of this month to as many as 20 by the

Roll of the dice: One Ottawa restaurateur tells the story of her gamble in Vegas
Why would a restaurant in Ottawa open a second location in Vegas? That is a very good question. It was a gamble. I’ll tell you

Op-Ed: A perfect storm of tough choices faces today’s pandemic-weary workplaces
It’s only been a few weeks since we were all given permission to take our masks off, but in our COVID world things change very
International Business Payments in Canada: Transferring & Receiving Internationally
According to a 2019 Government of Canada data set, 13.5 per cent of all Canadian exports fall under the Wholesale Trade category – significantly more

Best Offices Ottawa: MARANT Construction builds on legacy partnership with new Dentons office
In order to create an office environment suited to a modern, growing business, Dentons connected with a familiar partner, MARANT Construction Limited, a leader in

Prominent businessman Jeff Hunt sinks teeth into Ottawa Valley Meats
Former owner of Ottawa 67’s saw the potential in OVM and its “great local success story,” and seized the business opportunity.
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