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Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A $4.5-million deal for Colliers Project Leaders tops this week's roundup of local firms winning work with the federal government

Accounting firms beefing up service portfolios in competitive market

Ottawa-based Welch’s partnership with T.O. investment firm a sign of the times as mid-size firms expand offerings to compete with Big Four

Here are the 2019 Best Ottawa Business Awards recipients

A feel-good business deal, some up-and-coming tech firms and one very newsworthy former cannabis executive are among the 2019 crop of recipients for the Best Ottawa Business Awards

OSEG head says proposal to run Lansdowne public spaces would ‘enhance’ farmers market and staple events

Mark Goudie said the idea is to drive more traffic to Lansdowne on non-game days in the hope that people attending events will stick around to shop and eat, creating an economic “spinoff effect”

Prospectus: Business leaders must be the voice of reason in minority government – it’s the economy, stupid

In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran outlines the need for economic leadership in the fallout of the federal election

Hexo shares slip as it reports $56.7M fourth quarter loss

Shares of Hexo Corp. fell after the cannabis company posted a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted loss and an inventory writedown

City staff endorse OSEG proposal to take over Lansdowne public spaces

The owners of the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks, pro soccer’s Fury FC and junior hockey’s Ottawa 67’s are proposing to take over the operation of key public spaces at Lansdowne Park

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod helps secure Shaw Centre venue for Christmas Cheer Breakfast

The Christmas Cheer Breakfast will go on after all, organizers confirmed Monday, after a late-game cancellation due...

2019 Christmas Cheer Breakfast cancelled over venue issues

In a post on the Christmas Cheer Ottawa website, organizers wrote that due to “unsurmountable challenges finding a suitable venue,” there will be no breakfast event this December

Gatineau pot firm Hexo cutting 200 jobs as it looks to profitability, ‘long-term viability’

Gatineau-based pot firm Hexo is reducing its workforce by 200 jobs to adjust for expected future revenues and "ensure the long-term viability" of the firm, its chief executive said
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