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Federal RTO mandate causes entrepreneurial Ottawa couple to reconsider priorities

When federal government employees were mandated back to the office in 2024, Mehnaz Tabassum and Saif Ahmed found themselves losing huge blocks of time to their commute – along with the energy for what mattered most to them.

How longtime Ottawa chocolatier Heinrich Stubbe is navigating the ‘skyrocketing’ cost of cocoa

With the price of cocoa on a dramatic rise, one Ottawa chocolatier is looking for ways to...

Ottawa’s housing market sizzles during ‘busiest June in quite some time’: OREB

Ottawa’s housing market continued to heat up in June as sales rose more than 10 per cent...

Groupe Mach to replace vacant office tower at 77 Metcalfe St. with new mixed-use highrise

Groupe Mach plans to demolish a vacant 12-storey building at the corner of Metcalfe and Albert streets and replace it with a new highrise containing 234 rental apartments and ground-floor commercial space, a company spokesperson told OBJ.

Will AI make employees more or less human in the workplace? We asked local HR experts

With more companies eager to leverage the efficiencies of artificial intelligence, one HR expert wonders if it...

Notable Ottawa hotels and venues receive funding to improve accessibility for tourists

Funding from Ottawa Tourism will help 10 local venues, including TD Place, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier and Brookstreet Hotel, improve accessibility.

Eh-OK: Local retailers of Canadian-made products see Canada Day sales bump

Two local made-in-Canada retailers are seeing increased sales after Canada Day, citing success from the ongoing “buy...

UPDATED: Amazon poised to expand Ottawa footprint with massive new warehouse in Barrhaven

Amazon is building a massive new warehouse in Barrhaven designed to serve shoppers nationwide in a move...

Clear ‘buy Canadian’ procurement policies will be critical for defence and security

The Canadian and American defence industrial bases are highly integrated, an arrangement that stretches back to the...

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate falls in Q2 as 77 Metcalfe St. pulled from leasing market

Ottawa’s office market showed “mixed signals” in the second quarter as leasing activity picked up in the...
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
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