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Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Attention from U.S. analyst drives Canopy Growth shares up 25%

Ottawa

Shares of Canopy Growth shot up Wednesday and Thursday on news that a major Wall Street bank is bullish on the licensed cannabis producer. American

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OPIN builds new pipeline of Ottawa tech talent through Kids & Code

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

As Ottawa’s tech sector continues to grow, so does the industry’s need for new talent. How and where companies cultivate that talent goes beyond universities

OPIN builds new pipeline of Ottawa tech talent through Kids & Code

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

As Ottawa’s tech sector continues to grow, so does the industry’s need for new talent. How and where companies cultivate that talent goes beyond universities

Rapidly growing Envolta acquires fellow Ottawa firm Picco Accounting

Ottawa

Already the owner of Ottawa’s fastest-growing accounting firm on OBJ’s 2018 list, David DiNardo isn’t taking his foot off the gas pedal in his pursuit

Ottawa-based Ridalco Industries acquires local metalwork company

Ottawa

Two local metal fabrication companies are joining forces in hopes their new meld will be a “dominant force” in the industry. Ridalco Industries announced Tuesday

La Cité to construct new Ottawa building for cheesemaking program

Ottawa

A partnership between two Ontario colleges and the province’s dairy council to establish Canada’s first hands-on cheesemaking training program will see Ottawa’s La Cité collégiale

‘Venture philanthropy’ unlocks new revenue streams for charities

Giving

With its recent purchase of a downtown office building, local nonprofit Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is tapping into a new – albeit unconventional

Ottawa pot company Origin House’s shares up 12% as it braces against takeover bids

Ottawa

A vote of confidence from a large portion of its shareholders put a spring in the stock price of a local cannabis holding firm on

Ottawa Tourism officials on board with old train station’s new look

Tourism

It’s opened its doors to the King of Rock and Roll, the Queen Mother and Winston Churchill over the past century, but practically no ordinary

Most of Elgin Street closed to cars for the rest of 2019

City Hall

Work on the $36.3-million Elgin Street revitalization begins Monday, shutting down vehicle traffic on sections of the popular main street for a year. Construction on