
Behind the headlines of Ottawa’s biggest business stories this week
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Behind the headlines of Ottawa’s biggest business stories this week
Weekly podcast available on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify.

WestJet breaks ranks with carriers to offer refunds to some customers
Pivot follows months of backlash as consumer advocates and thousands of passengers continue to demand their money back for services paid for but never rendered.

Developer plans 2.7-million-square-foot industrial building at Barrhaven business park
Massive complex would be nearly three times larger than Amazon warehouse on Boundary Road.

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate hits 8.4%
Jobless rate reaches highest level in more than a decade.

Cornwall’s ‘mini-stimulus’ to help small businesses pivot amid COVID-19
‘We’re going to take the risk with these businesses because they are part of what makes this community successful.’

Ottawa Senators break ties with Foundation, seek bids for new charitable arm
The Ottawa Senators Foundation said Thursday it will no longer be affiliated with Capital Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Ottawa Senators.

Op-ed: COVID-19 forces businesses to face destruction head-on
Pandemic is forcing businesses down one of four paths, writes Walter Robinson: death, pivot, re-tool or paralysis.

$11M Vanguard Road extension to help unlock South Orléans Business Park lands: City
New road from Lanthier Drive to Mer Bleue Road would help adjacent landowners develop their lands.

Kijiji-like charity platform GiveShop ‘social capitalism’ at its best, Ottawa co-founder says
The online peer-to-peer marketplace works similar to Kijiji but with a twist – instead of going to the seller, all the net proceeds from transactions

Ottawa homebuilder’s plan for Barrhaven manufacturing plant gets committee’s OK
New facility is expected to employ as many as 250 people.
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