Empire Co. to invest $70M in expanding Farm Boy network in fiscal 2020
Farm Boy’s new parent company revealed a few details Thursday about its plans to expand the Ottawa-born grocery chain’s network this coming fiscal year
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Council OKs new fund to boost music industry
Fund is part of city’s three-year strategy to promote local musicians and businesses that cater to them.
Ottawa business leaders on board with feds’ support for Via high-frequency rail project
Official say the Ottawa business community is “clamouring” for better transportation connections to Toronto, Montreal and the U.S.
Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
A big win for Calian leads a round-up of local firms winning work with the federal government from June 10-14
Canopy Growth to produce cannabis-infused chocolates in Smiths Falls
Canopy Growth Corp. is putting a cannabis twist on its Smiths Falls headquarters’ tasty roots, launching pot-infused chocolate production at the site
VeloGO bike-share service not returning to Ottawa this summer
A major bike-share service’s sudden decision to pull out of the Ottawa-Gatineau market is “unfortunate” but won’t have a significant impact on the city’s tourism
Infrastructure agency to pitch in to help move along Via Rail project: sources
The federal infrastructure bank is going to put some money behind a few final, financially risky steps in Via Rail’s high-frequency rail project, sources say
Prospectus: Ottawa’s golden age of city-building
In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran shares his observations from Ottawa’s city-building summit
What makes a Forty Under 40 recipient?
Ahead of Friday evening’s celebration for this year’s Forty Under 40 award recipients, we break down what makes this year’s class special
Former Dessau executive pleads guilty to bid rigging scheme in Gatineau
A former regional vice-president for the Dessau engineering firm has pleaded guilty to participating in a bid-rigging scheme that cost the City of Gatineau an
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