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Podcast: How Amazon, Air Canada and Solink shaped Ottawa’s economy this week

Audio version available on SoundCloud or Spotify.

How will COVID-19 permanently affect Ottawa’s economy?

As the local economy emerges from COVID-19, the Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey is taking on an even greater importance.

Ottawa’s economy to contract 2.4% in 2020; rebound in new year: Conference Board

The outsized influence of the federal government on the local economy means Ottawa will fare better than many other Canadian cities.

46,000 jobs and counting: COVID-19 takes its toll on Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy

Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 6.9 per cent – up from 4.3 per cent prior to the pandemic.

Coping with COVID-19: Taking stock of Ottawa’s economy, one month into the crisis

OBJ publisher Michael Curran recently gathered a panel of local business leaders to determine how Ottawa is faring amid the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis.

City of Ottawa ups spending on its rural economy

The City of Ottawa’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved $150,000 of spending last week for the city’s rural wards in the year ahead

Free workshop series demystifies the green economy for Ottawa businesses

EnviroCentre goes beyond the jargon in educational series geared towards local entrepreneurs

What a Liberal minority government means for Ottawa’s economy

While few are expecting a Liberal minority to bring Ottawa to new economic heights, local observers are satisfied that the next few months will be business as usual in the nation’s capital

First-of-its-kind report measures festivals’ multimillion-dollar impact on Ottawa’s economy

Festivals and other major arts and culture events contributed $222.6 million to the local economy in 2016, according to the findings of Ottawa Festivals Network’s inaugural impact report

Ottawa Business Growth Survey: Consistent confidence in the capital’s economy

Members of Ottawa’s business community are maintaining an optimistic outlook with intentions to grow employee headcounts and, in many cases, expand their physical office space