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Asking for money doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Here are several strategies to engage boards in a collective effort
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Giving Guide: How charitable boards can foster a fundraising culture
Asking for money doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Here are several strategies to engage boards in a collective effort

Ottawa’s fast-growing Keynote Group expands to Toronto
Where does a business go after placing high on OBJ’s fastest-growing companies in back-to-back years? For executive recruitment firm Keynote Group, the answer is Toronto

‘Difficult decision’: Ottawa ad agency McMillan lays off majority of staff
Rocked by what its founder called a “perfect storm of circumstances,” Ottawa’s largest advertising agency has laid off more than half its workforce – including

Proposed short-term rental regulations headed to council for approval
The city took one step closer to tightening its regulation of short-term rentals on Friday following a marathon committee meeting at City Hall

Gatineau’s Hexo destroying cannabis grown in unlicensed area of Niagara facility
Hexo Corp. says it is in the process of destroying cannabis that was grown without a licence at a facility it acquired in Niagara, that

Ottawa airport traffic continues decline in October
Passenger volumes at the Ottawa International Airport are trending downwards in the final quarter of 2019, with October seeing another sizeable drop-off in travellers passing

Former Ottawa Board of Trade chief Ian Faris lands role at Canadian Chamber of Commerce
OBOT’s former leader is taking on a new advocacy role with an organization that lobbies on behalf of more than a quarter of a million

Giving Guide: The generational shift reshaping Ottawa’s charitable sector
The 2019 edition of the Giving Guide asks why does a demographic shift matter for charitable engagement?

Ottawa’s Stars of the City honoured for putting personal touches on tourism
Ottawa’s top hospitality workers were feted for their displays of exemplary service at the Stars of the City gala Wednesday evening

Canopy Growth says lack of Ontario cannabis retail outlets holds back industry
The Ontario government’s inability to develop sufficient retail capacity for cannabis products is forcing Canopy to revise its fourth-quarter guidance as Canada’s market ‘is simply
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