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KPMG acquires Kanata accounting firm in bid to boost SME customer base

The accounting giant said this week it’s finalized an agreement to buy Vanguard Professional Corp.

Media exec Caroline Andrews joins Engel & Völkers Ottawa

Her distinguished career has included publishing some of the country’s most iconic magazine brands, but now, Andrews is turning her attention to Ottawa’s hottest industry: Real estate.

Ottawa celebrates International Womxn’s Week

Celebrate International Womxn's Week alongside Invest Ottawa and other local leaders.

Ottawa, Kingston hairdressers apply lessons from 2020 rollercoaster ride to manage reopening rush

Some salons are looking to hire extra help to keep up with the hundreds of bookings that have piled up since January.

MLD Micro Labs brings accurate, rapid COVID-19 testing to the workplace

Bootstrapping entrepreneur faced challenges handling the marketing and brand building for her startup.

Canadian Heritage eyes Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats

Federal department that hosts annual celebration is also seeking bids for a contractor to provide pyrotechnics, fireworks, music and a minimum of 200 drones for a performance on July 1.

Hexo to acquire Zenabis in $235M deal, gain European pot market foothold

The companies believe the deal will help Ottawa-based cannabis producer access the European medical cannabis market through Zenabis' partnerships.

Be recognized as one of Ottawa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

OBJ’s Fastest Growing Companies competition is a unique opportunity for Ottawa-based enterprises to be recognized for substantial, sustainable and profitable growth.

MNP to add 80 Ottawa-area Deloitte employees as part of national expansion

Staff from Deloitte’s offices in Ottawa, Kanata, Gatineau and Hawkesbury will join MNP’s local office as part of the Calgary-based firm's plan to buy a portion of Deloitte’s Canadian business.

New BIA exec aims to get Ottawa’s mainstreet businesses back on their feet

“It breaks my heart when I see the people who are suffering the most financially and mental health-wise," veteran marketing expert Michelle Groulx says.
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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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