Ottawa

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Rising costs turn up heat on ByWard Market eateries

Retail

News that another acclaimed ByWard Market restaurant is closing its doors is a further indication of a shift in the city’s culinary landscape, industry observers

Telfer EMBA connects Chinese delegation to Ottawa business community

Ottawa

“Guanxi,” a traditional Chinese term, refers to the networks and relationships that facilitate business dealings. The Telfer School of Management’s Executive MBA program demonstrated its commitment

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,100 jobs in September

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The number of people

Opinion: Discount N.Y. flights just the ticket for snowbirds

Tourism

High taxes and lack of competition make air travel for Canadians far more expensive than it should be. Now, at last, people in the Ottawa

City of Ottawa lays off 177 employees

City Hall

The city has laid off 75 managers and 102 unionized administrative employees as part of an “organizational realignment” that started this summer. City manager Steve

Beau’s weighs prospect of legalized marijuana on beer industry

Ottawa

With legislation legalizing marijuana expected in the spring, Eastern Ontario’s largest craft brewery is considering what the changes will mean to the brewing industry, its

David Ross named Ottawa’s CEO of the Year

Ottawa

Three years ago, when Ross Video purchased a Florida-based sports production firm, CEO David Ross made a bold prediction. “We’re just getting started,” he told

Westboro BIA eyes 86 new members under boundary expansion

Retail

The Westboro Village business improvement area wants to grow again. Eight years after it last expanded, the BIA – which has traditionally focused on the

Book of Lists: Ottawa’s largest business directory and buying guide released

Ottawa

Who are the city’s largest law firms? Top tourist attractions? Biggest craft brewers? Each year, the Ottawa Business Journal sets out to find the top

Ottawa entrepreneur works to perfect the art of the deal

Ottawa

Pat McGowan believes the term “sharing economy” is a misnomer, and he’s not shy about saying so. There’s a lot of talk about the sharing