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Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate plummets to 4.8% amid record job gains in July

Employers on both sides of the Ottawa River collectively added a whopping 12,300 jobs in July

A decade of fundraising for children in need

This summer’s 10th annual Help Kids Grow Up Charity Golf Tournament, benefitting Variety of Ottawa and the...

Ottawa robotics firm Provectus acquired by German tech group Rheinmetall

With the backing of a German giant, the Ottawa-based firm looks to build out its robotics capabilities to deepen its reach into the defence market

How technology is transforming Ottawa’s property management industry

GPS, cloud-based software and video communications improving experiences of property owners, tenants and employees

After ‘16 years of amazing memories,’ Westfest takes final bow

Westfest, the long-running and always-free neighbourhood music festival, will end its run due to a lack of sponsorship dollars

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between July 22-26

Prospectus: R&R is pivotal to getting your ROI

In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran extols the virtues of taking a break – for the good of you and your business

City says LRT work ‘substantially complete,’ final testing to start this week

The city and builders Rideau Transit Group are now holding their collective breaths that the final testing hurdle goes off without a major hitch

Gatineau Park to pilot shuttle service from downtown Ottawa

The National Capital Region’s conservation park will soon pilot a paid shuttle bus service from downtown Ottawa

Province restores funding to Ottawa’s JazzFest, Tulip Festival, other events

The show will go on for TD Ottawa JazzFest, the Canadian Tulip Festival and a number of other local events following the Ontario government’s reversal on funding cuts affecting many of the province’s festivals
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