Ottawa

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Council briefs: committee rejects Wellington West project

City Hall

City council’s planning committee on Tuesday rejected a rezoning request by Mizrahi Developments to increase the allowable height of a Wellington Street West property from

Telfer, Aussie university team up on program

Defence and Security

The University of Ottawa is partnering with an Australian university to offer a program that it says will help business leaders better manage complicated projects

Opinion: Cashing in on heightened credit card competition

Retail

A dollar saved is a dollar earned – and I figure I’ve already saved more than $1,000 this year on upcoming flights. How did I

Opinion: Wanted: more business advocacy at Ottawa City Hall

City Hall

As this term of city council draws to a close, those involved with economic development are assessing its progress and thinking about how the municipal

Security firms eye profits in push to privatize police services

Defence and Security

When it comes to skyrocketing policing costs, Eli El-Chantiry points his finger squarely at fingerprinting. “Does that need a police officer to do it?” says

Opinion: Local EO chapter marks a decade of group therapy for business owners

Ottawa

Entrepreneurs’ Organization operates under different rules than most networking groups. “There is no selling and no telling,” says Todd Jamieson, a board member of the Ottawa

The Opposite of Everything is True

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A few years ago, I saw a great one-woman show by Jan Darbyshire. Jan is a prolific writer, comedian and playwright, who likes to take

Opinion: The benefits of a lower minimum wage

Ottawa

As Robert Samuelson wrote earlier this year in the Washington Post, “The poor are not poor because the rich are rich.” By Ian Lee. Last

Military-focused battery developer Panacis sold to U.S. company

Defence and Security

Vermont-based Revision Military has acquired local battery developer Panacis. The deal will allow Revision to better incorporate power management systems into its offerings, the company said in

Opinion: Sorting out opaque office market moves in the capital

Ottawa

The year 2013 may be remembered as the year in which all the things that Public Works had said would start happening did indeed start