Ottawa

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Pat Phythian is the owner of Frou Frou by Pat, a boutique and, apparently, community drop-in hub in the Byward Market. Photo by Sarah MacFarlane

How one ByWard Market business and its owner Pat Phythian became a ‘soul-saving’ community hub

Ottawa, Retail

Forget selling clothes; if you ask Pat Phythian, she’s in the business of “saving souls.” As a longtime resident and business owner in the Byward

Ottawa Valley Grain Products owner Jennifer Stewart (right) with (from left) director of operations Benny Itzhakov, co-owner Kevin Stewart, and Minister Jenna Sudds. (Supplied)

Ottawa PR professional Jennifer Stewart has a second passion and you’ll never guess what it is

Ottawa, Insider Only

Check out tonight’s replay of the 2024 Forty Under 40 awards gala

Ottawa, Award News, Forty Under 40

If you missed this year’s Forty Under 40 gala, don’t worry — you can experience it virtually alongside the best and brightest of the Ottawa

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate falls for fourth consecutive quarter in Q2: CBRE

Insider Only Non-Residential, Ottawa, Real Estate

Mojdeh Cox (left), founder and CEO of Cox and Co., contributed her glass cliff experience to Jenny Mitchell's new book, "Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen and Lead." (Photos supplied)

Teetering on the ‘glass cliff’: How marginalized leaders can survive being set up to fail

Ottawa

While many are familiar with the “glass ceiling,” the “glass cliff is a less well-know phenomenon. Mojdeh Cox and Jenny Mitchell break down how women

‘No weakness’ in Ottawa Train Yards’ tenants or location, veteran retail broker says

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail

The Ottawa Train Yards remains a “fantastic” site for retailers even as part of the shopping complex has been placed in receivership, a leading real

People on the Move: Tara Shannon takes over at Ottawa Festival Network as city’s arts landscape shifts

Ottawa, Insider Only

Ottawa ad agency McMillan merges with New Jersey-based firm

Insider Only Ottawa

Carleton prof joins CFIB, Restaurants Canada to call for for freeze of EI premiums for small biz

Carleton prof joins CFIB, Restaurants Canada to call for freeze of EI premiums for small biz

Ottawa, Insider Only

OREB exploring integration with three other regional real estate boards

Ottawa

Four real estate boards across eastern Ontario are weighing the possibility of integration, which could include a merger or amalgamation, OREB announced Monday.