OCOBIA

Downtown businesses say they’re not busier, even as federal civil servants begin return to the office

Ottawa, Insider Only

What’s on the wish list for small business in 2023? We ask OCOBIA’s Michelle Groulx

Ottawa, Insider Only

Ottawa businesses await a plan from downtown revitalization task force

Ottawa

The Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force has been meeting regularly over the past several months as it seeks ways to inject new life into Ottawa’s

Small businesses welcome federal government’s promised action on credit card fees

Ottawa

The government’s mention of credit card transaction fees in last Thursday’s fall economic statement is “a step in the right direction” but might not help

Business leaders react to Sutcliffe mayoralty win

Ottawa

Ottawa’s business community will have many points of intersection and discussion with the city’s new mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe and his team.

Ottawa small businesses don’t share optimistic sentiment seen in national survey

Ottawa

Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses are banking on strong growth in the next three years, but that may not be the case in Ottawa.

Invest Ottawa head encourages more businesses to apply for trucker convoy relief fund

Ottawa

Organization has approved 340 applications and disbursed almost $900,000 over the past month under the Downtown Ottawa Business Relief Fund.

Ottawa businesses hard-hit by trucker convoy ready to snap up government help

Ottawa

Ottawa businesses plan to take advantage of the government support available to help them cover costs incurred during the weeks-long trucker convoy protest last month.

‘Everyone is in crisis mode’: Calls increase for government to support downtown businesses

Ottawa

With the trucker convoy and protests continuing in Ottawa for a second week, downtown business owners and employees are calling on various levels of government

Building managers buckle down in the core

Ottawa

In light of new police tactics to manage the ongoing trucker convoy, property managers in Ottawa’s downtown core are preparing for another weekend of protests.