
Three Ottawa businesses honoured for paving the way towards inclusivity
Corporate and community leaders gathered Wednesday at the National Arts Centre to celebrate the local and national businesses that are leading the way in workplace
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Three Ottawa businesses honoured for paving the way towards inclusivity
Corporate and community leaders gathered Wednesday at the National Arts Centre to celebrate the local and national businesses that are leading the way in workplace

Health Canada looking into Canopy Growth’s sponsorship of charity event
Health Canada is looking into whether two cannabis companies’ sponsorship of a children’s charity event last October is in violation of promotion restrictions within the

Feds expect to rollout new $80M electronic procurement system starting late 2019
The federal government will start rolling out its new electronic procurement system later this year, representing a sizeable shift in how Ottawa companies will do
LRT will not be ready by March 31; city says handover now expected in Q2 2019
The consortium building the first phase of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system will miss its third handover deadline, with the system now expected to be delivered

Canopy Growth teams with NHL alumni to study cannabis-based concussion treatment
Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth will study the effects on cannabinoids on patients facing complications from concussions thanks to a new partnership with the NHL Alumni

Instant Pot maker to merge with Illinois houseware giant
Last summer, Instant Pot creator Robert Wang told OBJ his goal was to “build a brand that will last more than 50-plus years.” On Monday,

Are you one of Ottawa’s fastest growing companies?
Ottawa Business Journal is once again looking for local businesses that are on the fast track to higher revenues. OBJ’s Fastest Growing Companies competition is

Canopy Growth adds Martha Stewart as hemp, CBD product adviser
Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal that will see Martha Stewart join the company in an advisory role to help develop a new line

Council, residents decry Stage 2 LRT’s tight timeline, ballooning costs at public meeting
Rising demand for resources and workers helped push the price tag for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail project to a stunning $4.66 billion, city officials

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
KCE Construction Ltd. 42 Cleopatra Dr. Water plumbing and drain laying work Buyer: PWGSC $6,980,000 Motorola Solutions Canada Inc. 1720-360 Albert St. Miscellaneous communications equipment
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