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Ottawa’s social enterprise companies urge consumers to continue to support their work

Ottawa social enterprise companies are looking to consumers to support them in their work, particularly as they...

Apartment rents levelling off as parts of Ottawa are now ‘oversupplied,’ real estate exec says

Apartment rental rates in Ottawa “have peaked” and multi-residential complexes without amenities like on-site parking are “going...

Savour the City: Five of the best Ottawa caterers for your next work lunch

The main difference between a good work lunch and a great work lunch is who caters it....

Tariff war has ‘potential to stall a lot’ of new housing construction in Ottawa, industry execs say

Kelly Rhodenizer, senior vice-president of development at Colonnade BridgePort, said Tuesday that with U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian goods expected to trigger a retaliation from Canada, the cost of everything from appliances to steel rebar will likely go up.

How will Ottawa-Gatineau be affected by a trade war? OBJ gets a local observer’s predictions

As U.S. President Donald Trump proceeds with tariffs on many Canadian exports, sparking retaliatory tariffs from Canada,...

‘Ottawa Made,’ new book from Sam Laprade and Caroline Phillips, comes out at pivotal time

What do electric ovens, lacrosse sticks and instant mashed potatoes have in common? They were all invented in Ottawa and now they’re being featured in a new book by two of the city’s most well-known journalists.

Building Our Future event a great finale to Black History Month in Ottawa

For entrepreneurs, community is key to success, and at the Invest Ottawa and Wesley Clover event highlighting Black entrepreneurship last Friday, community-building was in full swing. 

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.

Why this Ottawa-based adviser thinks 2025 will be a ‘really strong year’ for M&A activity

Encouraged by the recent surge in activity, Ed Bryant believes the Canadian M&A scene is poised for a major revival thanks to a series of macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts.