Sarah
MacFarlane
- From tiny concerts to downtown markets, tourism plans are getting underway in eastern Ontario after many events were cancelled during the pandemic years.
- Organization has approved 340 applications and disbursed almost $900,000 over the past month under the Downtown Ottawa Business Relief Fund.
- Atlético Ottawa has dedicated its opening match this Saturday to raise funds for Ukraine, with proceeds from ticket sales donated directly to humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians.
- The collaboration will advance market entry into the U.S. or Canada for entrepreneurs and business leaders through the Soft-Landings Program, which encourages cross-border partnerships.
- Andrii Bukvych called on Ottawa’s business community for support surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine.
- To restore employee confidence in the region’s hardest hit sectors, the Ottawa Board of Trade is introducing the Workforce Confidence Initiative, a collection of tools and resources to help get…
- Ottawa businesses plan to take advantage of the government support available to help them cover costs incurred during the weeks-long trucker convoy protest last month.
- Ottawa-based Ross Video has received the Emmy award for technology and engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for its Primestream management system.
- National unemployment numbers out today are just a hint at what is becoming a red-hot job market.
- Li-Cycle’s new Centre of Excellence will be established in the Kingston Business Park. The city has fast-tracked the development planned for the business park to accommodate Li-Cycle’s growth.
- The “bubble detector” produced by BTI is designed to detect harmful radiation and protect both astronauts in space and people on Earth from the risks of exposure to radiation.
- Syntax Strategic is investing $50,000 in young talent and a diverse future with a new award for students at Algonquin College.
- Kingston manufacturers will be able to access a new monthly trade webinar series designed to help their businesses grow and explore global markets.
- Founders' company, TCU Development Corp., currently has about 750 units under development, with 89 projects completed to date.
- Nova Scotia-based Sustane Technologies, which specializes in turning waste into recycled materials and high-value fuels, is looking to expand operations into McNab-Braeside in Renfrew County.
- With the trucker convoy and protests continuing in Ottawa for a second week, downtown business owners and employees are calling on various levels of government for support.
- In light of new police tactics to manage the ongoing trucker convoy, property managers in Ottawa’s downtown core are preparing for another weekend of protests.
- Three Eastern Ontario organizations will receive funding from the province under the Eastern Ontario Development Fund, part of the Regional Development Program.
- The province confirmed today that it will match the municipal property tax reduction put forward by Ottawa city council.
- Lab and Atomic Energy of Canada have announced that their primary priority is disposal of the “legacy” nuclear waste at the Chalk River facility.
- Almost three-quarters of businesses located in and around the downtown core have lost revenue as a direct result of the trucker convoy, a new survey says.
- Company would invest $60 million to build a renewable natural gas plant that would take the gases from the landfill, convert them into RNG and inject them into the grid.
- Quebec-based manufacturer says it expects to create more than 100 jobs in the eastern Ontario city.
- Ottawa firm inks deal to help Oxford Biomedica improve the yield and production efficiency of its next-generation gene therapies.
- During an address at the Mayor's Breakfast on Friday, Mona Fortier said the federal government will be looking for private-sector partners to help it digitize services for a hybrid work world.
- Company says usage of its vehicles in the capital increased by 52 per cent compared with 2020 to a total of 244,467 rides.
- Cornwall council last week approved the sale of 158 acres of land at the industrial park, which is located in the east end of the city near Highway 401.
- Kingston Economic Development is partnering with the Digital Main Street Squad, a government-funded program that helps small businesses step up their online offerings.
- Walmart Canada has invested in a state-of-the-art warehouse order fulfillment system at it's distribution centre in Cornwall.
- A Toronto-based tourism company has invested in the whitewater rapids and rolling hills of the Ottawa Valley with the purchase of two of the prominent tourist attractions.
- After launching three weeks ago, Only already has approximately 100 subscribers, with a tampon applicator as the most popular purchase.
- New program, which features joint research projects and fellowships as well as training on CAE software and equipment, will see students work on a broad variety of advanced technologies.
- After watching and reading about the effects of climate change, Ross Video CEO David Ross decided his company was in a position to make a difference.
- Coca-Cola Canada has announced a $1.5-million investment into a new distribution facility in Kingston.
- As cross-border traffic picks up, businesses on both sides of the river are starting to see a return to life before the pandemic.
- Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy outlined Ontario’s plan to “protect progress” made in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and reaffirmed the provincial government's intenti
- Organization is diligently following all public health measures to show that attending hockey games can be safe, Anthony LeBlanc said at his first in-person meeting with local business leaders.
