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Deals of the Year – Retail: Farm Boy finds recipe for success with Rideau Bakery buy

With beloved business’s signature rye bread and other goods flying off the shelves, grocery chain scrambles to meet demand

Sprott-Bridgehead partnership will see coffee chain set up shop on Carleton campus

An educational partnership between the Sprott School of Business and coffee chain Bridgehead will see the local brand open up a new shop on the Carleton University campus

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

IBM Canada and MindBridge Ai are among the companies winning work with the federal government in recent weeks

Op-ed: Affordable housing trumps talent, says survey of Ottawa residents’ priorities

OBJ columnist Bruce Firestone asked local residents what matters most to them – and received some surprising answers

Gatineau-based pot producer Hexo Corp. reports $62.4M first quarter loss

Gatineau pot firm Hexo Corp. says it lost $62.4 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $12.8 million in the same quarter last year

Deals of the Year – Tourism: Alt Hotel’s next Ottawa location spot-on for travellers

180-room property’s direct connection to airport terminal expected to be major selling point for Quebec-based Group Germain’s latest local hotel

Empire Co. reports higher profit in first year of earnings with Farm Boy

Fresh off an announcement that it plans to build out the Farm Boy network in Ontario, parent company Empire Co. Ltd. said Thursday its stronger performance in fiscal 2019 was boosted by the Ottawa-based grocer

Ottawa Fury FC sells USL Championship franchise rights to Miami FC

Ottawa Fury FC, which suspended operations last month, has sold its USL Championship franchise rights to Miami FC. The...

Hazeldean Mall to host Ottawa’s largest GoodLife Fitness in former Target space

More than four years after Target vacated the Hazeldean Mall, the Kanata shopping centre has landed a...

Ottawa council approves 3% property tax hike for budget 2020

Council unanimously approved a three per cent property tax hike in 2020 to cover the city’s $3.76-billion operating budget for next year, up $136.8 million over 2019
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