
In battle against Uber, Ottawa taxi operators push mobile ride-hailing apps
As traditional taxi companies adjust to competing against ride-hailing services such as Uber, an Ottawa taxi brand is releasing a new app that it says
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In battle against Uber, Ottawa taxi operators push mobile ride-hailing apps
As traditional taxi companies adjust to competing against ride-hailing services such as Uber, an Ottawa taxi brand is releasing a new app that it says

Op-ed: Steering clear of higher auto insurance premiums
You get what you pay for, right? WRONG! It’s what many marketers want us to believe, but often it’s not true. Auto insurance is a

The rules around workplace harassment are changing. Here’s what you need to know
Sgt. Peter Merrifield is an RCMP officer with an interest in politics. In 2005, he ran for the federal Conservative nomination in a southern Ontario

Gatineau’s Totem Offisource wins $1M deal for ministerial furniture
As contractors prepare to reopen West Block for parliamentary business, the federal government has signed a deal with a local firm to buy up to

Charting Renfrew County’s economic future
The historic business ties between Ottawa and Renfrew County are poised to get a major boost in the coming years as one of the Ottawa

Ottawa Chamber marks 160th anniversary
While most of the talk of 2017 anniversaries in Ottawa has been around Canada 150, a local business organization has a decade on the competition.

Federal hiring wanes as Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises to 5.7%
A contraction in Ottawa’s construction sector in May contributed to the region’s unemployment rate rising for the second straight month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Ottawa-Gatineau’s

Gatineau a step closer to getting a new arena
Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin believes the Quebec legislature will soon approve Gatineau’s plan to partner with a private company to build a 4,000-seat arena. Pedneau-Jobin

Breaking the ice: Conversation starters for event professionals
Making the decision to register for a networking event can be the first step into moving outside of your comfort zone, but the battle doesn’t

While attending an event for women entrepreneurs recently, I heard an interesting concept about marketing that I had never really considered. The speaker, Diana Lidstone,
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