Before bidding adieu to 2019, OBJ web editor Craig Lord took some time with 1310 News’ Sam Laprade on Tuesday to reflect on the past year in Ottawa business.
Hear their conversation, which ranged from Ottawa’s Newsmaker of the Year Bruce Linton to Shopify’s major milestones to the next major warehouse plan from the builder behind Amazon’s Ottawa distribution centre.
Click here to listen to the first hour of The Holidays with Sam Laprade. The Ottawa business year in review begins at 20:37.
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