Business Archives - Page 116 of 231

March 28, 2008 Mark Iype

Harsh winter boon for some, misery for others

David Kawai, Centretown News

Steve Roque, of Sanderson Roofing, uses an axe to chip away at snow and ice build-up on the roof of a house on Fourth Avenue.

While Ottawa residents have been wading through waist-deep snow and roadside snow banks look like the Rocky Mountains, some businesses are revelling in the weather.

March 28, 2008 Ellen Keeble

Commissionaires overhaul image to attract recruits

Farzad Fatholahzadeh, Centretown News

Commissionaires Canada changed its logo, a red maple leaf, because it suggested that the company was part of the federal government.

The Commissionaires aren’t the same company they were when they started more than 80 years ago, and they have a new brand to prove it.

March 14, 2008 Samantha Graziano

Lisgar students hope to retain Sprott business title

Geoff Dembicki, Centretown News

Teacher Phil Italiano and some of his students at Lisgar Collegiate demonstrate use of the virtual Sprott Business Competition, a business/management simulator.

Forget about Donald Trump. Students at Lisgar Collegiate Institute have Phil Italiano, a teacher with a passion for business who led his students to victory in the Sprott Business Competition (SBC) last term.

March 14, 2008 Stefan O. Keyes

Business advisory committee grapples with declining membership

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Business advisory committee chair Rob Sproule inspects the group's dwindling list of volunteers.

Being city hall’s new kid is tough.