‘I felt so helpless’: A year into the pandemic, local entrepreneurs reflect on lessons learned
Karla Briones and David Ross say they’re more resilient businesspeople after the COVID-19 crisis put them to the test in ways they never could have
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Ottawa Tool Library finds new home in former artists’ hub
Non-profit facility was one of more than two dozen subtenants at Makerspace North that were left scrambling to find new homes after the community hub
U.S. court dismisses class-action lawsuit against Ottawa-based Hexo
Shareholders claimed the pot producer misled them and failed to disclose problems with the business.
Canopy Growth laying off 75 staff in North America, mostly in Smith Falls
Cannabis company says it remains on the path to profitability in the coming fiscal year.
Philanthropy in Ottawa: Tobi Lütke and Fiona McKean support community COVID-19 relief efforts
A year into the pandemic, social services are still under strain as many of their clients continue to struggle through the pandemic.
Shopify execs launch angel fund aimed at women, non-binary founders
Backbone Angels will focus on assisting Black and Indigenous founders as well as other business leaders of colour.
Eastern Ontario physio clinic expands online for remote patient care
The clinic’s first-ever online order made it an international business through a sale to a customer in Russia.
Facing a $70M deficit, Ottawa airport calls on feds to fund LRT station, rapid COVID-19 testing
Airport authority boss Mark Laroche says just one million passengers are expected to pass through the Ottawa terminal in 2021, down from 5.1 million two
Ottawa’s Kaminski family sells stake in fast-growing agricultural fund to Montreal firm
Launched in 2009, Bonnefield now manages more than 134,000 acres of agricultural land worth nearly $1 billion, up from 110,000 acres valued at $750 million
Bluesfest, GCTC among local attractions to land provincial arts funding
Nearly a dozen other Ottawa organizations also slated to get financial aid as part of $24-million package to help Ontario’s cultural sector survive the COVID-19
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