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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 through the pandemic.

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 people from the labour force.

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 surpass $150 million.

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 curving design.

Opinions divided on governments’ COVID-19 response performance

There’s been frustrations with the federal government around vaccine expectations, and with the provincial government over its mixed messages surrounding public health restrictions.

Ottawa’s travel ‘savant’ sells downtown agency to U.S.-based firm

Scott McCord's business has been the go-to agency for Parliament Hill staffers, civil servants and journalists in the nation’s capital for 22 years.

Escape Manor’s Neil Schwartz joins Mann Lawyers’ business law team

After helping launch one of Ottawa’s most successful new wave entertainment companies Neil Schwartz is taking his unique blend of expertise to Mann Lawyers LLP. 
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
Ottawa Board of Trade: Powering Ottawa’s Future to Influence to Connect to Grow

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