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78 questions to ask when touring a flexible office space

The flexible office space concept is by no means a new one, but in the last few...

‘It’s been a good ride’: Oakview Capital founder Ryan Barresi’s leap of faith pays off

Oakview Capital, the company Ryan Barresi started as a side hustle in 2010 and turned into a full-time gig three and half years ago, specializes in low-rise industrial flex space that caters to small enterprises like contractors and plumbers.

Star soprano Renée Fleming dazzles ’em at National Arts Centre Gala

All female opera singers are technically divas but, as Renée Fleming proved last night, not all come with prima donna attitudes.

New nightlife commissioner will need to ‘dream big,’ one industry expert says

As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa entertainment industry expert has high hopes for the right candidate but says the job will be “a tall order.”

Business leaders throw their support behind Lansdowne 2.0 proposal

In a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and council, the leaders of three local business associations have thrown their support behind Lansdowne 2.0, calling it a “trifecta of city building.”

Innovative agriculture training programs in the nation’s capital

We are starting to see graduates from La Cité leave their mark in the agri-food sector, thanks to a more recent agriculture training programs.

Canadian businesswoman and social entrepreneur Zita Cobb talks leadership

Former Ottawa high-tech executive Zita Cobb spoke about what leadership meant to her while delivering the 17th anniversary of the Ivey Business School’s Thomas d’Aquino Lecture on Leadership at the National Gallery of Canada.

Brit Smith, Kingston-born founder of Homestead Land Holdings, dies at 103

The Kingston business community said goodbye to a local legend this past weekend. Kingston-born Arthur Britton Smith, more commonly known as Brit Smith, passed away Saturday at the age of 103.

SS Keewatin brings multiple tourism options as a museum attraction in Kingston, officials say

One of the last remaining passenger steamships of the Edwardian era, the SS Keewatin, has docked in its new home at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in what Tourism Kingston calls an “incredibly exciting legacy project.”

Peter Mansbridge joins team at spark*advocacy as senior counsel

Veteran Canadian journalist Peter Mansbridge has been named senior counsel at Ottawa-based marketing and communications firm spark*advocacy.