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The data centre debate is alive and well in Ottawa

Most Ottawa residents will never step inside a data centre, even though they use one every day.  Every video call, cloud document, streaming service and AI chatbot depends on buildings packed with servers, cooling systems and high-speed data connections. Plus, Ottawa's residents are now plugging in electric vehicles and using...
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Ottawa non-profit housing groups in midst of acquisition, construction boom

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Larus lands $800K in federal funding, and other tech news from around Ottawa

The National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) will provide up to $800,000 in funding for Larus Technologies’ $1.7-million project to develop AI-powered technology that transforms natural language into “executable military scenarios for command and control, simulation, and training,” the firm said this week.
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TOHF’s new CFO Diana Burns on managing a capital campaign through volatility

With financial pressures weighing on donors, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s new CFO, Diana Burns, is focused on keeping the momentum going as the hospital’s capital campaign closes in on its goal.
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Years of economic uncertainty haven’t slowed Canada’s entrepreneurs. They’ve made them more determined. New research from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for Small Business Week finds 78 per cent are focused on growth, and this year’s theme says what’s at stake: in a “Two-Speed World,” it’s “Fast or Finished.” So what separates the businesses pulling ahead? Join OBJ, Trexity and the Ottawa Board of Trade for a live virtual event during Small Business Week and get the answers directly from the people tracking the shift: -- Get the research first. BDC chief economist Pierre Cleroux will unveil new research on the state of entrepreneurship in Canada, with insight you can use to benchmark your own business. -- Understand what’s changing on main street. Alok Ahuja of Ottawa-based Trexity will explain how local businesses are adapting, and finding new customers, in an e-commerce world. -- Find out what Ottawa is doing to help. Sueling Ching will outline the Buy Local program and other initiatives aimed at spurring economic growth in the city. Whether you run a business, work with one or are weighing your next move, this is a chance to get informed and come away with ideas worth acting on.
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Heritage buildings at Confederation Heights ripe for conversion, experts say

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New retirement facility by Riverstone proposed for Orleans

Ottawa’s Riverstone Retirement Communities has submitted an application to expand its local portfolio with a 141-unit retirement facility in Orleans, a community that has become popular for senior living developments.
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Industrial market in flux as defence boom offset by trade war, brokers say

Ottawa’s industrial real estate market is experiencing a “push and pull” as increased defence...

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