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Forty Under 40 nominations now open for 2025

The Ottawa Business Journal is ready to once again recognize individuals who reflect the economic diversity and entrepreneurial spirit of the local business community.

InterRent eyes 2025 completion for Laurier Avenue office-to-residential conversion project

InterRent REIT says construction of 139 rental apartment units and 1,736 square feet of ground-floor commercial space in the Narono Building at 360 Laurier Ave. W. is “well underway.” 

Ottawa not among the Canadian cities that will be hardest hit by tariffs, research shows

Research from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce suggests that, out of 41 Canadian cities, Ottawa-Gatineau will see relatively less impact from U.S. tariffs.

Downtown businesses happy to have been dug out after major snowstorms in Ottawa

More than a week after the city was blanketed in heavy snow, at least two major business areas say they’re happy to have been dug out.

Being a vendor on the Rideau Canal comes with some challenges, first-timer Gary Wu discovers

For a first-time vendor on the Rideau Canal Skateway, Gary Wu said business has been brisk. However,...

Markham’s Sienna Senior Living acquiring Stittsville retirement home for $48M

A southern Ontario company is acquiring a retirement home in Ottawa’s west end for $48 million in...

Op-ed: The state of DEI and why we must stand firm

In recent years, the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have become essential pillars in shaping...

‘A born leader’: Ottawa business and community builder Sol Shinder dies at 90

Sol Shinder’s status as a giant of Ottawa business was already secure when his younger brother Lionel’s...

Two Carleton profs want to help Canadian businesses ‘pull up their socks’ in face of U.S. tariffs

Two professors from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business have developed a program to help Canadian businesses...

Live Nation Canada brings ‘History Ottawa’ venue to former Chapters store on Rideau St.

The new music and entertainment venue being constructed in the former Chapters location on Rideau Street officially has a name.
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