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Three Ottawa Targets start to open in 2013

Target Corp. says three Ottawa stores are among those that it will open in a larger round of locations beginning in March or April 2013.

OBJ Staff

May 25, 2012

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• Godfrey calls for modernizing gambling, newspaper regulations Courtney Symons May 24, 2012
• U of O contributes billions to economy each year: study Courtney Symons May 23, 2012
• EI recipients fall in Ottawa, Gatineau in March OBJ Staff May 24, 2012
• Envisioning a world where everyone is a contractor Jennifer MacKinnon May 22, 2012
• EllisDon, CDS Building Movers win Lansdowne contracts Courtney Symons May 23, 2012

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RIM shares close at 9-year low as exec departs

Shares of Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) closed at their lowest price since late 2003 on Thursday after the BlackBerry maker's head of global sales resigned.

The Canadian Press ~ OBJ

May 25, 2012

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• CAE wins $22.6M federal contract OBJ Staff May 23, 2012
• Update: Solantro secures $10M in VC financing Courtney Symons May 22, 2012
• PSP reports $100,000 net income in Q3 OBJ Staff May 23, 2012
• Scheduling success Courtney Symons May 23, 2012
• Celtic House closes $105M fund OBJ Staff May 22, 2012

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UPDATE: Bayshore details $200M expansion

Bayshore Shopping Centre has kicked off its $200-million expansion project that will add 160,000 square feet of new retail area to the mall.

Courtney Symons

May 25, 2012

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• Construction permits down 25% in April OBJ Staff May 24, 2012
• Ottawa apartment vacancies to decrease in 2012: report OBJ Staff May 24, 2012
• Alti Construction lands City Hall parking garage contract OBJ Staff May 18, 2012
• Rural township eyes $57.3M waterworks project Elizabeth Howell May 14, 2012
• Feds seek 75,000 square feet of downtown space OBJ Staff May 15, 2012

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What's an Air Mile really worth?

Almost all retailers try to buy our loyalty, and you can't blame them, since they have to make a living.

Michael Prentice

May 22, 2012

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• Can work make you sick? OBJ Contributor May 10, 2012
• Bringing car buyers into the driver’s seat Michael Prentice April 13, 2012
• Filling RIM's app gap OBJ Contributor May 1, 2012
• Online retailers move beyond digital OBJ Contributor April 13, 2012
• A $100M renaissance vision Bruce Firestone April 13, 2012

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Foreign takeover review to be raised to $1B

The federal government is raising the threshold before it reviews a foreign takeover of a Canadian company to $1 billion from $330 million over a four-year period.

The Canadian Press ~ OBJ

May 25, 2012

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• Fed government's annual deficit falls in March The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 25, 2012
• Ontario Power Generation Q1 profit increases The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 25, 2012
• Consumer confidence surges in May: Conference Board The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 25, 2012
• U.S. CEO pay up 6% last year: AP study The Associated Press ~ staff OBJ May 25, 2012
• TSX looks to open flat on eurozone worries The Canadian Press ~ OBJ May 25, 2012

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FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #10 - Design 1st

When Design 1st helped BelAir Networks create an outdoor Wi-Fi system, its job was to make the box Mother Nature-proof.

OBJ Staff

May 1, 2012

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• FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #9 - TeraMach Technologies OBJ Staff May 1, 2012
• FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #8 - Crank Software OBJ Staff May 1, 2012
• FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #7 - KTL Group OBJ Staff May 1, 2012
• FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #6 - TrueNorth Avionics OBJ Staff May 1, 2012
• FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #5 - Optelian OBJ Staff May 1, 2012

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