Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

‘Staying true to our customers’: Giant Tiger still a ferocious retail force at age 60

Retail

Iconic Ottawa chain has never forgotten where it came from even as it’s grown into a nationwide discount retail leader with 259 stores and more

OAX 2021: The road to recovery

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Philanthropy in Ottawa: Indigenous youth get assist from former NHL players

Ottawa

‘We hope to inspire other local businesses to make a positive impact in whichever way they can.’

The Bright Side of Business: Africa World Market celebrates two decades of growth and expansions

Ottawa

Starting with a small downtown shop, the family-run enterprise now includes two thriving stores

Podcast: A fresh Forty Under 40 class, Bryden’s new waste-to-energy tech, Eastern Ontario tourism investments

Ottawa, Ottawa Business Journal Podcast

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Ottawa SMEs to receive free rapid COVID-19 testing kits

Ottawa

Any local business with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the tests through the Ottawa Board of Trade.

Airport will take years to recover from ‘devastating’ 2020, CEO says at annual meeting

Tourism

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate ticks up to 6.7% in April

Ottawa

While the region’s economy added 7,600 jobs, the labour force also jumped by an additional 10,200 as more people resumed their search for work, Statistics