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Dreessen: ByWard Market plan needs a bolder vision of excellence

Area could be an incubator for testing how to support small businesses in a post-COVID economy, creating the walkable, sustainable community we all aspire to – but city's new vision falls short.

Sens beef up C-suite with new hires, sign business boss to long-term deal

The NHL club's front-office makeover continues as it said Tuesday it’s officially brought three more former executives from the Arizona Coyotes into its fold.

Ottawa’s Hexo revises share consolidation plan as stock price on NYSE rises

The firm said Monday it has amended the offer to one post-consolidation share for every four shares held.

OSEG vows to keep Redblacks, 67’s at Lansdowne for decades to come

OSEG managing partner and executive chairman Roger Greenberg made the pledge in a letter to Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Mathieu Fleury on Monday.

Ottawa social enterprise EcoEquitable making masks built for winter in bid to weather pandemic storm

Nonprofit organization is working with Calgary-based firm to develop, test and manufacture three-layered lightweight tube masks.

ByTowne Cinema to end 32-year run on Rideau Street on Dec. 31

Owner Bruce White cites plummeting ticket sales during the COVID-19 crisis as a major factor in his decision to close the curtain on historic repertory theatre.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 7.1% in November as labour force shrinks

That’s the lowest the rate has been since April, when it stood at 6.9 per cent in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.

Ottawa to host 2026 world wheelchair basketball championships

Lansdowne Park, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa among venues.

Mayor wants long-term guarantee Redblacks, 67’s will stay at Lansdowne

Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Mathieu Fleury, the city’s sport commissioner, are urging the teams' owners to commit to operating the franchises at TD Place until at least 2032.

Op-ed: How a new generation of Ottawa’s business community is giving back

As we celebrate the importance of doing good in our community, the future of philanthropy in Ottawa is in good hands.
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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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