
Reel deal: Ottawa Film Office, T.O. firm launch plan for $40M sound stage
After decades of false starts, failed proposals and plenty of plot twists, the push to build a facility where major movies and TV shows could
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Reel deal: Ottawa Film Office, T.O. firm launch plan for $40M sound stage
After decades of false starts, failed proposals and plenty of plot twists, the push to build a facility where major movies and TV shows could

EY’s Ian Sherman named chair of new Ottawa Board of Trade
Ottawa’s newly formed Board of Trade has named its first board of directors as it works to consolidate the operations of three chambers of commerce

City of Ottawa to bury hydro wires during Elgin Street redevelopment
The City of Ottawa is opting for underground hydro lines when it overhauls Elgin Street starting next year. The $36.3-million redevelopment project, which will see

Ottawa universities, colleges working to boost employment levels of graduates with disabilities
In more than 30 years as an employee at Carleton University, Larry McCloskey has seen the percentage of students with disabilities steadily rise. About 3,000

OBJ relaunches newspaper with new format, greater reach
As OBJ enters its 24th year, it’s acting its age

Update: Joining Myers Auto Group a ‘rare opportunity’: New CEO Cyril Leeder
Former Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder will take the wheel at Myers Automotive Group as the organization’s first CEO, a move that keeps the well-known

Commissionaires Ottawa acquires local telecom firm ComNet
The region’s largest security services firm says the acquisition of an Ottawa-based cable and networking firm will expand its client offerings and help recruit former

Gatineau-based LiveWell signs US$35M cannabinoid supply deal in Brazil
One of the National Capital Region’s burgeoning pot producers has signed a lucrative deal to supply its concentrated cannabinoids in Brazil. Gatineau-based LiveWell Canada (TSX-V:LVWL),

Op-ed: It’s time to reconsider how we encourage women’s leadership
At the third annual Women, Wine and Wisdom evening, hosted by the West Ottawa Board of Trade, a panel discussed the challenging but relevant topic

From foster kid to Ottawa entrepreneur
Most entrepreneurs have a story of how they came to be their own boss, and it’s usually filled with twists, turns, upsets and – eventually
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