Winning strategy: Ottawa Tourism hopes free-trip prize will fuel visitors’ wanderlust
Agency’s new Bookmark Ottawa campaign aimed at inspiring would-be tourists to make the city part of their future travel plans.
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New wave of entrepreneurs add to Chinatown’s eclectic merchant mix
Outgoing BIA executive director praises merchants’ ‘resilience’ amid pandemic
Hexo eyeing private label strategy as it charts U.S. expansion
CEO of Ottawa-based firm says arrangement would leverage Hexo’s technology to help multi-state operators boost their product quality and margins while lowering costs.
OBOT to start handing out free COVID test kits May 26 at Bayview Yards
Local SMEs with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the devices, which deliver results within 15 minutes.
Kichesippi Beer Co. taps into new revenue stream by selling hard-to-find brands
Owner Paul Meek’s new venture, Bottles and Cans Beverage Company, focuses on Ontario brews and ciders that aren’t readily available at the LCBO.
Aerospace firm Peraton wins $50M contract extension for CF-18 support
Company provides logistics support to various systems on CF-18s as part of a long-term contract with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed
Downtown Ottawa retailers waiting for the workers to return
The city’s central business district remains virtually empty more than a year into the pandemic, leaving a legion of forgotten retailers searching for answers, writes
5:2:8 Creative Coffee Collective ‘bringing brains and brews together’
Launching a new business is a challenge even at the best of times, never mind during a pandemic. A strong digital presence is critical to
Hexo CEO Sebastien St-Louis said 48North’s strength in topical CBD- and THC-infused creams and ointments was a major selling point as Ottawa firm looks to
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