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Viral Clean strengthens workforce as it ramps up to fulfill Health Canada contract for 10M masks

Ottawa BIA coalition calls for HST holiday for hard-hit restaurant industry
Organization says already-thin profit margins in the beleaguered sector have been stretched to the breaking point during the pandemic.

Promotions are designed to spur residents to spend money at locally owned enterprises.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls in February as region gains 15,000 jobs
Region’s jobless rate dropped to 6.5 per cent in February, down from 6.7 per cent the previous month and its lowest level since the start

‘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

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.
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