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

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

Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify, SoundCloud and other audio platforms.

Ottawa SMEs to receive free rapid COVID-19 testing kits

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

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

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 Canada says.

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OC Transpo boss Manconi to retire in September

Longtime city employee became a familiar face as he oversaw construction of the $2.1-billion Confederation Line.

From lawyers to landlords, Ottawa entrepreneurs continue to rush into increasingly crowded cannabis retail market

With more than 100 cannabis shops either operating or poised to open, business owners are looking further outside Ottawa's core to 'underserved' markets

50 years and counting for Ottawa’s largest independent law firm

A milestone that’s been built one relationship at a time

The return to work: Bringing employees back to the office

When the health risks start to fade, how can employers manage staff who prefer to keep working from home?
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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.
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