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VIDEO BLOG: Management buyout as succession plan option

There are many techniques and structures that a privately held business owner may consider in planning for the succession of the business. One such succession

Two of Canada’s big five banks backing away from marijuana industry

Ottawa

Scotiabank and the Royal Bank of Canada say they aren’t providing accounts to companies associated with the marijuana industry, including Ottawa-area firm Canopy Growth Corp.,

NCC releases short list of Ottawa Hospital development properties

Ottawa

Tunney’s Pasture, Lincoln Fields and several parcels on the Central Experimental Farm are among the dozen locations floated by the National Capital Commission as a

Ottawa landscaper fined for not paying employees – again

Ottawa

Ryan Langtry, owner of Ottawa Landscape Masters, has been fined $15,000 for failing to pay his workers, but it’s not the first time he’s been

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,000 jobs in August

Ottawa

Local employers trimmed their payrolls in the final month of summer, although the number of people working in the National Capital Region is still near

Metro to deliver OBJ papers

Ottawa

OBJ is going for the green. Green outdoor newspaper boxes, that is. OBJ has entered into a multi-year distribution agreement with Metro Ottawa newspaper. The

Mayor pushes for downtown truck tunnel

City Hall

Mayor Jim Watson will ask the province and feds to split the cost of a study to build a truck tunnel through the downtown core.

City of Ottawa on track to turn budget surplus

City Hall

Higher property tax revenues, unfilled staff positions and a multimillion-dollar dividend from Hydro Ottawa are giving the city’s finances a major boost this year. The

Feature: What you need to know about Ottawa’s new Innovation Centre

Techopia

The multimillion-dollar transformation of a 75-year-old city maintenance garage into a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation is nearly complete.

Ottawa fashion entrepreneur really truckin’ along

Retail

Every entrepreneur knows there will inevitably be a few bumps on the road to success. But Lainie Towell is feeling them a little more tangibly