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Light-rail turnover date unclear after contractors request extension

The consortium constructing the city’s light-rail line is asking for more time before it commits to a...

Conflict at work: How we can change our perspective to become better leaders

Conflict, whether at home or at work, can be a huge barrier to getting things done. When heads butt and tempers flare, it can bring even the best thought-out project to a grinding halt. Conflict can drive away top talent and erode morale, much to the detriment of the organization in question.

Kanata’s Brookstreet Hotel opens $12M expansion

By Brier Dodge Two years ago, the sales team at the Brookstreet Hotel was trying to book conferences...

Kanata-based First Air proposes $17.5M expansion of Ottawa airport cargo area

In order to meet growing cargo demands for shipments to Canada’s north, a locally based Inuit-owned airline...

Gatineau’s popular green sculptures go snowy in latest tourism draw

Gatineau is putting a frosty twist on a popular Canada 150 attraction with Mosaïvernales, a snow sculpture...

Ottawa’s Executive Fitness Leaders acquired by U.S. healthcare provider

An Ottawa-based personal training and corporate wellness business has a new owner. Seattle-area health-care firm Novo Integrated Sciences...

Ottawa-area cannabis firm Canopy Growth to raise $200M in public offering

The country’s largest pot producer plans to get even bigger with a record-setting bought deal financing round. Canopy...

Gusto founder brings new studio to Ottawa’s fledgling film and TV sector

Ottawa now has a state-of-the-art TV production studio to call its own, but the man who built...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

IBM Canada Ltd. 3755 Riverside Dr. Description: Corporate events hosting and operations management Buyer: Elections Canada $91,344,183 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Esit Canada Enterprise...

Downtown section of O’Connor Street to close for six weeks

A five-block stretch of one of the busiest roads in Ottawa’s central business district will be closed...
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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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