ASSOCIATIONS: Keeping in constant contact

Lobbyists help form the message, but encourage associations to do meetings themselves  

Elizabeth Howell

May 3, 2013

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• ASSOCIATIONS: Non-profits facing new membership rules Mark Brownlee May 3, 2013
• ASSOCIATIONS: Assessing the impact on Ottawa’s economy Courtney Symons May 3, 2013
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #10: Optelian grows out from Ottawa Mark Brownlee April 26, 2013
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #9: EMERION focuses on hiring the best Mark Brownlee April 26, 2013
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #8: Versature gets well-versed in VoIP Courtney Symons April 26, 2013

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Ottawa conference to dispel social media myths

Despite what some complaints about the social media universe might have you believe, Lara Wellman does care what you had for lunch. Tell her where you ate, tweet a photo and describe the service...

Mark Brownlee

May 21, 2013

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• Eye on the Hill: Canal fees frozen OBJ Contributor May 21, 2013
• Airport plans to add seven new gates Peter Kovessy May 21, 2013
• Sweeter casino deal coming to Ottawa: Watson Mark Brownlee May 17, 2013
• Bars, restaurants see sales climb during Sens playoff home games OBJ Staff May 17, 2013
• Ottawa inflation rate falls to 0.3% The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 17, 2013

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Adobe website overhaul pays off

When Gerri Martin-Flickinger was hired as Adobe’s chief information officer six years ago, the company’s website had 1.3 million individual pages spread across 62 international sites in 32...

Courtney Symons

May 21, 2013

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• Halogen shines in TSX debut OBJ Staff May 17, 2013
• Losses mount at Smart Technologies OBJ Staff May 17, 2013
• Ottawa VC funding up 72% OBJ Staff May 15, 2013
• Possible BlackBerry tablet steals the show at company's annual conference The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 16, 2013
• BlackBerry says giving away BBM for free will still make it money The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 16, 2013

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$226M Queensway widening project begins

A major roadwork project intended to alleviate congestion for east-end commuters officially got underway Friday with a ceremonial groundbreaking to widen the Split between Highway 417 and Regional...

OBJ Staff

May 17, 2013

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• InterRent revenues grow on acquisitions OBJ Staff May 14, 2013
• Group Lepine eyes addition to Kanata Lakes apartment complex OBJ Staff May 13, 2013
• CIBC listed as 150 Elgin tenant Peter Kovessy May 9, 2013
• Ottawa housing starts up 14.4% in April OBJ Staff May 8, 2013
• Richcraft proposes 48-storey condos on Carling OBJ Staff May 7, 2013

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L-D injects Canadian creativity into global supply chains

Inside a nondescript industrial building on the outskirts of Stittsville, co-owner Lawrence (Laurie) Dickson and sales manager Ken Toews sit down to describe the 22-year odyssey that saw L-D Tool...

Bruce Firestone

May 3, 2013

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• How to build a startup ecosystem Micheal Kelly April 19, 2013
• Ottawa’s sweetest business Jennifer MacKinnon April 15, 2013
• Shopping for new wheels: When to buy and when to lease Michael Prentice April 11, 2013
• An office market in transition: Why Ottawa looks like no other city OBJ Contributor April 11, 2013
• Halogen’s IPO: Looking beyond the balance sheet OBJ Contributor April 8, 2013

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Sears Canada posts $31.2M Q1 loss

Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC) posted a $31.2-million loss as well as lower revenue in its latest quarter but says its transformation program is showing positive results that have improved margins and...

The Canadian Press ~ OBJ

May 22, 2013

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• Canadians struggling to save money: survey The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 22, 2013
• NDP to support Liberal budget; Ontario election averted The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 21, 2013
• E-book sales plateauing: report The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 21, 2013
• Yahoo buys blogging forum Tumblr for US$1.1B The Associated Press ~ staff OBJ May 21, 2013
• A year after IPO, Facebook stock still stagnant The Associated Press ~ staff OBJ May 21, 2013

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