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Iconic shoe fits Ottawa firm Bank and Vogue’s ‘upcycling’ strategy

Clothing reseller supplying recycled denim for global footwear giant's new line of Chuck Taylor All Stars

Employment Law Minute: How severance pay is really calculated

Practical takeaways for both employees and employers who are dealing with changes to their terms of employment.

United Airlines to cancel Ottawa-Newark service in March 2020

United Airlines is set to cancel its service between Ottawa and Newark next year, just as the air carrier is expected to resume its direct connections between YOW and Chicago

Ottawa business power couple Mastersmith, McEwan taking over Kin Vineyards

Gowlings lawyer Lorraine Mastersmith and outgoing Quarterhill CFO Shaun McEwan announced this week they’ve purchased a majority stake in Carp-based winery Kin Vineyards

Ottawa’s last Zellers set to finally close in early 2020

Ottawa's final Zellers retail outlet, alongside the other remaining holdout in Toronto, will close early next year, owner Hudson's Bay Co. announced Friday.

Ottawa-Gatineau hemp firm Eureka93 undergoing strategic review

An Ottawa-Gatineau hemp firm is laying off a substantial number of employees as it searches for an acquisition, additional financing or another strategy to remain in business

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent in August

Fuelled by a wave of hiring in the health-care and retail sectors, Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in August, Statistics Canada said Friday

Patios, restaurants and meeting venues multiplying for Rideau Street office workers

Office tenants benefitting from convenience of downtown location

Canopy’s ‘never been better,’ says interim CEO as biggest investor set to record related loss

Mark Zekulin says the company is shifting from “building” mode and hefty investments in infrastructure and expansion to “operating” mode

Telesat chief Dan Goldberg named Ottawa’s 2019 CEO of the Year

In his well-established Ottawa firm's 50th year, Dan Goldberg is raising the bar for Telesat with an ambitious new satellite project
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