
Bob Chiarelli: Community has strength and leadership to pull together
OBJ reached out to the mayoral candidates about their views on the city’s business community and its priorities and will be sharing their responses, in

Bob Chiarelli: Community has strength and leadership to pull together
OBJ reached out to the mayoral candidates about their views on the city’s business community and its priorities and will be sharing their responses, in

That personalized touch makes a resurgence in the big-box world of retail
Is the era of the big box retailer coming to a close? At least two small businesses in Kemptville think so, and there appears to

‘Stoked on thrifting’: How sustainability is making its mark on the fashion industry
A new rise in popularity for second-hand clothing is bringing its own challenges, including potentially diverting cheaper clothing away from those who need it.

Op-ed: Quiet quitting or absent leaders? Either way, Ottawa may be more prone to it
People think this so-called quiet quitter phenomenon is something new. It’s not. People have been quietly quitting their absent leaders for decades.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.4% in August, bucking national trend
It marks the capital’s lowest unemployment rate since at least March 2001 – the earliest date for which statistics are available.

Entrepreneur helps patrons ‘lose the booze’ with pandemic-inspired drinks
Knyota Drinks offers a selection of adult-appropriate, non-alcoholic drinks that abstainers are not embarrassed to be seen drinking at a dinner party or office function.

Shopify names Morgan Stanley executive as new chief financial officer
Shopify founder and chief executive Tobi Lutke says the company will benefit from Hoffmeister’s more than 20 years of investment banking experience in the technology

Bank CEOs say higher rates starting to dampen growth
The heads of Canada’s biggest banks say rising interest rates are starting to have their intended effect of slowing demand but that they continue to

UPDATED: Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.75%, says rates likely need to go higher
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday and signalled this won’t be the last increase as

Bright Side of Business: Prezdential gives marginalized youth a new, confident voice
A former pro basketball player has launched Prezdential Youth Media (PYM) and created opportunities for youth to sharpen their skills in content creation, journalism and
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