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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Porter expansion to benefit Ottawa flyers: CEO

The head of Porter Airlines made a pitch Thursday morning asking Ottawa’s business community to support the carrier’s expansion into additional markets with new planes, promising that Ottawa...

Courtney Symons

May 23, 2013

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• EI recipients down in Ottawa, Gatineau OBJ Staff May 23, 2013
• Blogging from Silicon Valley: Google impresses and inspires OBJ Contributor May 23, 2013
• Cavan begins mining exploration work north of Gatineau OBJ Staff May 17, 2013
• Federal contracts: NAV Canada, Notra and Cache Consulting among local firms landing government work OBJ Staff April 30, 2013
• Target says Canadian sales higher than expected, overall profits fall The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 22, 2013

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MTS to sell Allstream to Accelero

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX: MBT) has agreed to sell its Allstream business telecommunications arm and use about half of the proceeds to reduce its pension and debt obligations.

The Canadian Press ~ OBJ

May 24, 2013

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• UPDATE: Nordion sells TheraSphere business for $200M Courtney Symons May 23, 2013
• Customer losses drag down Q1 results for In-Touch OBJ Staff May 23, 2013
• Ottawa gaming conference doubles in size Courtney Symons May 22, 2013
• UPDATE: N-able to remain in Ottawa following $120M SolarWinds acquisition Courtney Symons May 22, 2013
• Adobe website overhaul pays off Courtney Symons May 21, 2013

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Huntington bets on commercial condo market

Condominiums have been a hot asset class in Ottawa in recent years as buyers look to build equity and take advantage of low interest rates.

Mark Brownlee

May 23, 2013

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• $226M Queensway widening project begins OBJ Staff May 17, 2013
• 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

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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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Genivar says ethical lapses have hurt employee morale; unveils growth plan

Genivar has unveiled a strategic plan to more than double its size even as the big consulting engineering firm acknowledged that ethical lapses have undermined employee morale.

The Canadian Press ~ OBJ

May 24, 2013

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• TD Bank's Q2 earnings rises but falls short of analyst forecasts The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 23, 2013
• Low interest rates keeping Canadian homes affordable: RBC The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 23, 2013
• Ski-Doo maker to raise $262.3M in largest Canadian IPO of 2013 The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 23, 2013
• Retail sales flat in March at $39.5B: StatsCan The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 22, 2013
• Union says Porter trying to silence members with lawsuit The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 22, 2013

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