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Hexo offers contract growing services to leverage capacity, help small suppliers

Amid restructuring and layoffs in the cannabis industry, Hexo Corp. is offering contract growing services to smaller companies in a bid to create a “win-win” situation. 

Shopify-Amazon alliance makes sense as two companies grapple with economic headwinds: analyst

A prominent analyst predicts Shopify could ally with Amazon as both companies navigate shifting consumer habits and an economic slowdown.

T.O. gaming studio hires veteran Ottawa tech exec Milne to power global growth push

Well-known business leader founded digital marketing and content agency bv02 in 2002 and served as its chief revenue officer for 16 years before assuming the same role at cybersecurity startup Field Effect Software in 2019.

Women’s tech collective Toast launches with aim to diversify hiring, reduce wage gaps

"Really our mission statement is to help women get to do the work that they want, at the pay that they deserve," Toast's chief executive said.

West-end communities want plan to mitigate possible Senators move downtown

While a move by the Ottawa Senators to a downtown arena is not a done deal and could be years in the making, business organizations and civic politicians in Kanata and Stittsville say it is vital that there be a new community vision for their area. 

Calling all rising business stars: 2023 Forty Under 40 nominations now open

OBJ is once again looking to celebrate individuals who reflect the economic diversity and entrepreneurial spirit of Ottawa’s business community.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate holds steady at 4.5% in December: Statistics Canada

The Canadian economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Flexible workplaces with work life balance ‘win win’ for workers, employers: study

A new study on work-life balance says flexible schedules and shorter work weeks can lead to more productive, healthy and loyal workers.

Hoppier eyes 2023 breakout as digital gift-card provider embraces lean business model

Nearly a year after it slashed its headcount to five people from 21 in a last-ditch bid for survival, the Ottawa-based tech venture is back on a “very nice staircase upwards,” in the words of co-founder Cassy Aite.

Canadian firms raised $8.2B in venture capital in 2022, down 42% from 2021: Report

CPE Analytics total is still well above the $7.5 billion Canadian companies secured in 2019 before the pandemic triggered widespread economic uncertainty.

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