
How pickleball can help fuel Ottawa’s economic recovery
A resurgence in sports tourism is expected – in part, due to a set of new state-of-the-art sports facilities opening in the community.
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How pickleball can help fuel Ottawa’s economic recovery
A resurgence in sports tourism is expected – in part, due to a set of new state-of-the-art sports facilities opening in the community.

For craft beer makers, a post-pandemic tax challenge brews
‘There’s still a lot of debt to pay back’

Business advocate Wood, prominent chef Vettorel among Algonquin’s 2021 Alumni of Distinction
The awards, which honour 10 alumni for outstanding professional and community contributions, will be presented in a virtual ceremony on Sept. 30.
Podcast: What triggered a record-breaking Ottawa real estate deal
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Should the government forgive small business debt?
Small businesses in the city would like to see their loans wiped off the books to help them crawl out of the hole they dug

Region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2% in August as labour force shrinks amid job losses
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau shed a net total of 3,300 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped mainly because of a mass exodus of 12,100

ExcelHR co-founder Kathryn Tremblay named Ottawa’s 2021 CEO of the Year
Altis-excelHR group of companies are on track to place more than 8,000 workers across Canada in 2021, and the firms’ combined revenues are expected to

An icon’s transformation from firehall to Better Business Bureau
One of Hintonburg’s most beloved community landmarks, the former Parkdale Fire Station No. 11, is about to be reinvented as flexible office space.

Tourism’s curse: First hit, last to recover
Hotel bookings have been spotty and people are mostly booking on weekends (don’t even ask about staffing).

Carleton’s $65-million business school steps onto world stage
Lead architect and Carleton grad Doron Meinhard’s team from Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects toured several business schools in Canada and the U.S. before crafting a
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