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- In the eighth volume of Real Spaces Magazine, Real Strategy explores insights coming out of the first quarter of 2022 with respect to Ottawa and Gatineau’s office market.
- District Realty is pleased to announce that Michael Morin has accepted the position of director of commercial properties.
- The North & East Ontario club looks to expand board amidst period of growth and business diversity.
- Microsoft aims to support defence and intelligence agencies as they advance their missions wherever they are – across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace.
- Since joining the Company in 1994, Bascombe has worked in a variety of executive positions, most recently as CFO and president of the company’s lottery division.
- With Unreserved’s online auction platform, buyers have all the transparency they need to make an informed decision – right at their fingertips.
- When Rob Ashe first began volunteering with the Civic Foundation back in 1995, he and his wife, Sandra Herrick, never could have imagined they would be part of a vision to transform healthcare for
- Imagine playing poker with X-ray vision, knowing what cards the other players are holding before they’re laid on the table. Wouldn’t you like the same power when it comes to buying a home?
- Despite challenges, companies helped raise over $50,000 to purchase snowsuits for 1,035 children from low-income families.
- Can you paint a clear picture of the employment, management and ownership opportunities in your business for the next 50 years?
- Martin Lafrenière, the owner of Menuiserie Lafrenière in Maniwaki, believes in the entrepreneurial vitality of the Gatineau Valley – and that there is always room to add products and services.
- Brazeau Seller Law is delighted to congratulate and celebrate Prehogan on this well deserved recognition.
- A dream or a passion is often behind the launch of a company. The founders of the Fromagerie La Cabriole fit into this category.
- The Gatineau Valley provides several business opportunities for acquisitions, partnerships, new outlets or business launches.
- During Reid's tenure as a lawyer with Brazeau Seller Law, he became an important member of the firm, in particular, to the team's real estate department.
- The longer we wait for a full-scale return to the office, the harder it will be to entice staff to return at all.
- By Bernie Forestell If you’ve ever been a victim of crime, there’s one basic truth; in an instant, your life changes forever.
- By Teresa Marques
- Kathleen Grimes and her husband Ersin Ozerdinc, owners of Site Preparation Limited, believe that giving back to the community is an integral part of being a responsible citizen.
- A transformational gift of $1.5M from anonymous donors through their fund at the Ottawa Community Foundation will help three key research initiatives at The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Rese
- The TRIC Grant supports interdisciplinary research projects that have the potential to improve care at The Royal.
- The Royal’s community mental health program is comprised of 12 teams, each with its own unique mandate.
- What will the future of office work look like for federal employees in Ottawa/Gâtineau and what might the influence be on the commercial real estate sector?
- The Prompt Care Clinic began as an idea and a dream to help provide more timely access to mental health services.
- In 2016, thanks to the generosity of donor support, we opened the Brain Imaging Centre [BIC] at The Royal.
- One of The Royal’s strategic goals is to integrate research and care for the benefit of our patients
- While the world grappled with the complex implications of living in the time of a pandemic, students across Canada faced unprecedented mental health challenges.
- Meet those who volunteer their time to support the incredible mental health care and research that helps provide hope and transform lives.
- While the world grappled with COVID-19, The Royal began a metamorphosis.
- After helping launch one of Ottawa’s most successful new wave entertainment companies Neil Schwartz is taking his unique blend of expertise to Mann Lawyers LLP.
- KPMG Enterprise and STEP Project Global Consortium report reveals successful pandemic strategies to rebound and remerge stronger
- The Youth Services Bureau Foundation is recruiting members of the local business community to join its board of directors.
- Mary Sayewich has led a wide variety of high-impact projects, including leading the creation of a robust event services department.
- There’s an opportunity for our city’s entrepreneurs to lead the way in building a greener and more resilient local economy.
- Entrepreneurs finding new ways of connecting with customers as interest in supporting Indigenous businesses grows.
- A growing number of companies are roadmapping their return-to-the-office strategies and are thinking about their leasing needs.
- Edwards will also lead the firm’s new workplace investigation practice
- Aries Contracting among local firms helping to offer a brighter summer to more young people across the region.
- Many believe the hybrid office – one that combines a physical office space with remote working practices – will be the new norm.
- From startup companies, owner-managed businesses to multinational public enterprises, KPMG can efficiently and effectively respond to clients’ complex business challenges.
- What will an expected period of growth and prosperity mean for charities?
- Kara Eusebio shares actions that business leaders can take in their workplaces to address anti-Asian racism.
- How will businesses and organizations maintain and strengthen collaborative relationships when working in a hybrid office setup?
- Five questions, five association CEOs, 25 strategic insights.
- Past Forty Under 40 recipient currently serves as chairman of the Ottawa Insurance Brokers Association board.
- Hexo co-founders Adam Miron and Sébastien St-Louis, along with writer Julie Beun, reflect on their journey creating the local licensed cannabis producer.
- Never underestimate the value of social media and your online voice
- Dawe is passionate about client service and is committed to helping entrepreneurs successfully achieve their financial goals.
- Real Strategy Advisors is cautiously optimistic that the vast majority of executives we speak with are in favour of an eventual return to the physical office in some form.
- As we celebrate the importance of doing good in our community, the future of philanthropy in Ottawa is in good hands.
- Newman joined the Ottawa office of KPMG in 1992 and became an audit partner in 2005.
- Family owned business celebrates 90th anniversary.
- Three champions for mental health who use their platforms to help raise money and awareness
- 'We’re so fortunate to have The Royal, with its world-renowned researchers and mental health experts, right here in our nation’s capital'
- Virtual care provides clinicians with the opportunity and capability to connect with our clients across the community while limiting the risk of spreading COVID-19.
- Many corporate executives say they are committed to taking action but struggle with how to do it successfully, writes columnist Kelly Cooper.
- Family funds provide research and educational opportunities to promising graduate students at The Royal who are making important strides towards better understanding mental illness.
- For teens who are already living with a mental illness, the adjustment to COVID-19 protocols could be debilitating.
- Researchers are using MRIs to examine the brain’s structure by measuring the volume of various brain regions, the thickness of brain tissue and the white matter tracts in the brain that connect…
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a type of neuromodulation that directly stimulates the specific brain circuit known to be dysfunctional in people with major depression.
- Centre Block Group recognized with special one-time award for response to COVID-19 crisis alongside seven other award category recipients.
- We’re driven and motivated by our common goal of helping people who suffer from mental illness and addictions.
- Pandemic has exposed and intensified the need for better access to mental health and addictions care.
- Newly formed estate litigation group applies resident knowledge and expertise to representing the interests of our clients in contentious or non-contentious litigation matters.
- Since its inception, DIFD at The Royal has raised millions of dollars for various programs, research and initiatives.
- New publication combines commercial real estate market trends with insight on best practices for workplace strategy and how to create amazing office cultures.
- Lomow is best known for her role in the Ottawa 2017 celebrations.
- Clare has more than 20 years of diversified retail real estate experience.
- Newly branded virtual IP service blends business, technology and IP expertise to remove the burden of IP management from busy execs
- Whether you’re planning your dream custom home or a renovation, Oakwood provides all the services one needs from one trusted and reliable company.
- Without the right safeguards, the undoing of one can often have a domino effect on the other. And, the safeguards need to go in both directions.
- Michael Wernick retired in 2019 after a 38-year career as one of the key leaders of Canada’s federal public service, culminating in his appointment as clerk of the Privy Council.
- Rapidly evolving area of law includes contaminated land and brownfield sites, due diligence in complex real estate transactions and environmental liability, among others.
- The top three things to remember when negotiating rent relief due to COVID-19
- Internet- and cloud-based technologies, tools and applications have enabled the abrupt shift to work-from-home operations. But they have also created more opportunities for cybercriminals.
- A shift in thinking and a better understanding of what it means to get older will be critical to overcome future talent shortages.
- Resilience is a skill that can be developed. But just like a physical muscle, resilience requires consistent and deliberate practice to grow.
- Researchers tap software to gain quick answers to COVID-19 questions, other medical investigations
- How long can we go on like this? The answer cannot be we don’t know and forever. There has to be a plan.
- Four questions with Colleen Hoey, employment law partner with Mann Lawyers LLP
- Just as in 2020, officials closed schools and theatres and, eventually, churches, pool halls and bowling alleys.
- Despite the growing prevalence of mental illness in the workplace, many employees and employers are lost when it comes to understanding their rights.
- Business professionals can brush up on their networking skills at the Access MBA event in Ottawa on March 18 where they will have the opportunity to connect with representatives of top international…
- EnviroCentre goes beyond the jargon in educational series geared towards local entrepreneurs
- A new group of Ottawa entrepreneurs aims to inspire employers to create a culture where all workers can flourish
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- Chris Day highlights three quotes from Thursday's throne speech that will have bearing on the business climate here in the capital
- Public affairs consultant Chris Day examines the potential impact on Ottawa's tourism sector, local public servants and the third phase of LRT from the newly unveiled federal cabinet
- Longtime baseball executive Duncan MacDonald says the sport can still be a hit with fans in the capital – if the ballpark is relocated to the heart of the city
- University of Ottawa professor Claude Laguë writes his argument for considering Ottawa as a hub for agricultural tech.
- Mike Gerbis, CEO of the GLOBE Series, calls on members of the Ottawa business community to join youth-led action against climate change
- Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte shares her vision for the future of education and industry
- Appeal of freelance contracts growing among many skilled workers
- In a move of great interest to many Ottawa businesses, both the federal and Ontario governments recently announced plans to proceed with centralized procurement systems.
- After failed attempts to develop LeBreton Flats, the National Capital Commission recently announced it was
- By: Sam Cooley Something remarkable happened last year in Kanata’s real estate market.
- Last week, I had the pleasure of MCing the third edition of SaaS North, Canada’s largest SaaS conference for companies scaling up.
- The experience of renegotiating NAFTA has highlighted Canada's vulnerability to one dominant trading partner that buys roughly 75 per cent of our exports.
- The creation of superclusters is a good first step to advancing Canada's competitive innovation ranking.
- Cannabis is now legal in Canada, and one of the first issues with which the new Council will be seized very soon is whether or not to allow its sale in retail storefronts.
- For many women entrepreneurs, it felt like Christmas in February when the federal government released its 2018 budget.
- Sooner or later, just about every company has to move its office.
- Enrolment at several of the region’s top business schools is on the upswing as universities roll out new programs specifically tailored to emerging and high-growth industries, experts say
- Six teams of Indigenous entrepreneurs travelled to Ottawa last week to compete in a Dragons’ Den-style pitch event for a $5,000 prize and the opportunity to work on upcoming projects with
- One hundred years ago, when the Canadian National Institute for the Blind was founded, blind citizens in this country were not allowed to vote.
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- A few weeks ago, my wife pulled me into a big name department store to look for an engagement gift for a friend.
- WestJet passengers in Ottawa were recently treated to a winter wonderland, complete with a gingerbread gate.
- If you consider raising early stage funding, here are some of the ways to increase your odds of success.
- A California-based optical networks company flew several of its executives to Canada’s capital this week to announce an expansion of the firm’s “fastest-growing” R&D lab and kick off
- Tens of thousands of people flooded through the Glebe in Ottawa to enjoy the week-long Grey Cup festival, generating a surge in foot traffic for businesses in the area.
- Are entrepreneurs born or raised?
- Despite being one of society’s oldest practices, there is so much that’s new in the art of giving.
- After helping to draw large crowds downtown this summer to Ottawa 2017 celebrations, Nathalie Carrier’s next job is to entice visitors and residents alike to venture a little farther east
- It was a triumphant night for Ottawa’s business community at EY’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards gala in Toronto this week.
- A diamond implant could soon return sight to the blind, thanks to the innovation of an Ottawa company.
- The Shaw Centre has a $4-million debt payment it can’
- A section of York Street is being turned into a 450 square meter asphalt plaza to give a clean backdrop for the letters.
- All work and no play can make for dull entrepreneurs, but that’s never a problem in Silicon Valley.
- Silicon Valley is well-branded as the largest technology hub in the world. Other regions in the world tried to duplicate it to a lesser degree of success.
- Long Ma the dragon horse wasn’t the only winner in the four-day-long march of La Machine through Ottawa as downtown businesses were packed with customers.
- Day six of the Telfer Executive MBA’s Silicon Valley experience was spent in San José, where we visited two highly successful tech companies and long-time residents of the Valley: IBM Alm
- In the July 3 issue of the Ottawa Business Journal a featured column by Michael Prentice (“Settling the age-old questi
- A business trip to San Francisco simply wouldn’t be complete without visiting Silicon Valley, the epicenter where big tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM and just about e
- In this video blog, student Darren Fleming shares his impressions of San Francisco as well as his classmates’ reaction to presentations on how Nike
- The class of 2017 arrived in San Francisco on a Saturday and enjoyed some leisure time in the Bay area as we waited the start of the business week.
- By Alex Abdelwahab The trains are back.
- A construction crane working on Ottawa's Confederation Line project toppled over Wednesday morning.
- Ottawa’s housing market had a strong start to the year, with a 5.5 per cent jump in the average home price compared with this time last year, according to the latest trends r
- The Main Farmers’ Market will be moving back to its Main Street home after a two-year stint at the Museum of Nature.
- No superstar can win alone. Ottawa technology legend Terry Matthews understood what he had in Simon Gwatkin. by Michael Hammond
- MNP's Nick Korhonen and Gavin Miranda break down what the Liberal's fiscal plan means for local businesses
- Gatineau bus drivers could be on strike as early as Saturday, after a federal board deemed the transit agency a non-essential service.
- I hear it every day in Ottawa. “Our sales are slowing down.” “Google Ad Words are not bringing in new business like before.”
- Shopify critics angry at the company’s free-speech stance delivered their message on Thursday with a physical petition and a small but vocal protest.
- A city employee has created his own ride-hailing app and hopes to get both casual drivers and existing taxi companies to buy in.
- Forty stores in 40 years. By Jacob Serebrin That’s the plan for Ottawa-based restaurant chain Gabriel Pizza.
- Remember the last time you had to slam on the breaks at a succession of frustratingly ill-timed red lights? By Adam Kveton
- The federal government will get back all of the money it has overpaid civil servants through its problem-plagued payroll system, the deputy minister in charge of overseeing the system vowed Wednesd
- Ottawa City Council has made its final choice for the new central library's location, approving the site at LeBreton flats, with one dissenting vote and one abstaining.
- The minister responsible for the federal government's troubled payroll system says she's more concerned about paying employees who haven't received what they're owed than she is about recouping mon
- Ottawa’s cat café entrepreneur has her paws on a location. By Adam Kveton
- Legislation to legalize marijuana may still be weeks away, but investors are now permitted to buy Canopy Growth WEED.
- Ottawa home builders aren’t optimistic they’ll see a better 2017 after several years during which a shrinking public-service workforce weakened the local housing market. By Ryan Tumilty.
- La Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) is offering riders discounts and will not provide service to Winterlude this coming weekend, all because of an ongoing labour dispute.
- Local tech firm Shopify joined dozens of Canadian tech companies on Sunday condemning President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from seven Middle Eastern and African countries entering the United S
- Nearly one in five federally owned buildings in Ottawa are listed in critical or poor condition, according to the government’s own list of its buildings, the Directory of Federal Real Property.
- A proposed towering condominium in Lebreton Flats encountered some pushback this month, thanks to a decades-old rule restricting buildings from blocking views of Parliament Hill. By Dylan C.
- Gatineau commuters are feeling frozen out, as the union’s work-to-rule pressure tactics lead to cancellations along bus lines of the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO).
- With tax season just around the corner, the federal government is still trying to clear a backlog of paycheque problems for thousands of its employees.
- There are hopes for a rebound in American tourism thanks to the 150th anniversary celebrations happening in Ottawa this year. By Adam Kveton
- For anyone who has stared at a blank white page trying to figure out how to write an assigned essay for school, two Ottawa entrepreneurs want to help.
- The second phase for Ottawa’s light rail transit has cleared another hurdle, with the NCC approving of the city’s construction plans on its lands in the west.
- You won’t find overbearing heat and sand in Ottawa’s food deserts, but fresh, healthy food options are definitely scarce, especially if you’re traveling on foot. By Adam Kveton
- A feud between Quebec and its radiologists has Ottawa’s ultrasound clinics raking in extra business. By Dylan C. Robertson
- Some business owners are pushing back against a proposal to significantly redesign Elgin Street by lowering the speed limit and removing parking, among other measures.
- Wellington Street isn't known for its food, sitting near pubs and fast-food joints.
- It's unlikely that any single person will be held accountable for the government's failed employee pay system, a senior federal bureaucrat told a news conference Wednesday.
- Michel Paquet’s company needs all the mobile network coverage it can get.
- Ottawa-based cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp.
- Union cries foul after reps disciplined
- Gatineau’s mayor says a light-rail transit line could connect both sides of the Ottawa River. By Dylan C. Robertson
- The massive, van-swallowing sinkhole that opened up on Rideau Street earlier this year was not the city’s fault, according to an external investigation the city commissioned.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada say no decision has been made on how to clean up the future site of the Ottawa Civic Hospital or how to pay for those costs. By Ryan Tumilty
- Highway 417 will be expanded along Carlington and Westboro, with four years of construction expected to start in 2017. By Dylan C. Robertson
- Next year’s 150th birthday celebrations will build a lasting legacy in the city and bring back visitors for years to come, Mayor Jim Watson says.
- One of the biggest workplace fundraising campaigns in Canada will fall short of its $19-million goal this holiday season, and the Grinch in the works is the federal pay system that handles most of
- A union representing public servants has reached a tentative contract that it says gives federal scientists the right to share their research with the media without first being designated official
- Employees of Gatineau’s public transportation service have voted in overwhelming favour of a strike mandate.
- A Quebec First Nation has filed a lawsuit seeking aboriginal title over much of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill.
- The extra hours for police, paramedics and a host of other city services for Ottawa 2017 events will cost about $3.5 million next year. By Ryan Tumilty
- Two years ago, Free Form Fitness founder Jean-Luc Boissonneault told OBJ he’d “love to start a whole bunch of businesses.”
- Ottawa-area marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp.
- Talent is the raw material for the new industrial age. It is also global and very mobile. By Jeffrey Dale
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- Regardless of what happened on the field Sunday night, the Grey Cup was destined for Ottawa in 2017.
- In a small room in Hull, at an undisclosed location, a group of Ottawa-area researchers have built a super computer.
- You will now be able to live out your fantasy of executing a heist from the Canadian Museum of Nature, but the gems are fake and you’ll have to pay for the privilege of trying.
- New administration could mean new opportunities, more talent for local firms: Tech execs
- A Gatineau-based medical marijuana firm with a self-declared goal of becoming the “Coca-Cola of cannabis” has unveiled a new 36,000-square-foot growing facility as well as plans to go public on the
- First of 34 trains arrives in Ottawa There is still a lot of concrete to pour and track to lay down, but the first Confederation Line train will be on the rails within days.
- Ontario's Liberals and Progressive Conservatives each held their own in two provincial byelections Thursday.
- The annual inflation rate in the nation’s capital increased for the second straight month, driven in part by a rise in gasoline prices, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
- Serial entrepreneur Eli Fathi’s name today is synonymous with the technology industry in Ottawa, but he’s never forgotten where his journey began.
- Medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. has been expanding its growing facilities to keep up with demand, as the company's client base grew 47 per cent during the quarter.
- Two local breweries are celebrating birthdays: Bells Corners’ Whiprsnapr Brewing has just turned two, and Hintonburg’s
- Angella Goran says existing plans fail to serve needs of customers with active lifestyles – a niche she plans to fill
- The average homeowner in Ottawa will pay $55 more next year in a proposed budget city councillors saw for the first time on Wednesday. By Adam Kveton
- In the span of a week, Isabelle Perreault can wear many hats and, at times, even medals.
- Longtime Cognos chief executive ‘dreamed big’ and turned company into global software juggernaut, former colleagues say
- That new hairstyle, perfect manicure or lower back tattoo may be coming with more than style risks and Ottawa Public Health is looking for a new bylaw to make such facilities safer.
- After tracking U.S. election trends using patented artificial intelligence software, Ottawa company is ready to make its call on Donald vs. Hillary
- While most people are hoping to delay the first snowfall of the season, an Ottawa-based app is hoping to see snow flying as soon as possible.
- As every local entrepreneur knows, Ottawa boasts a highly skilled workforce and some of the country’s top universities and research facilities.
- Ottawa’s housing market is much stronger than other cities across the country, but there remains a glut of new condos on the market. By Ryan Tumilty.
- Despite our conservative reputation, a survey released this week suggests that there’s a high number of people in the city with an empty savings account – twice the national average.
- Helicopter parenting isn’t just for children anymore – it’s time we keep an eye on the elderly.
- To celebrate Small Business Week, OBJ is publishing stories of the successes and challenge
- Consumers in the nation’s capital found themselves paying a little bit more for household goods and services last month as the city’s inflation rate accelerated, Statistics Canada reported.
- The 13 light rail stations opening in 2018 aren’t your regular O-Train platforms.
- Beau’s All Natural brewery says it plans to help a Rwandan entrepreneur open a craft brewery in her home country.
- The federal government says it will likely miss a self-imposed Oct. 31 deadline for eliminating a backlog of problems with its new employee pay system.
- An Ottawa dentist previously convicted of tax evasion has been handed an additional five-year prison sentence for deliberately choosing not to pay her original fine.
- Wells Fargo was recently fined $185 million by federal regulators in the United States – the largest penalty ever imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- With nearly 98 per cent of Canadian businesses employing fewer than 100 people, it’s not hard to see why SMEs are the driving force behind the economy, contributing more than half of the country’s
- Ever wanted to surf, but you’ve got no waves, or glide, but you’ve got no snow? By Adam Kveton
- The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open
- The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa's Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for "violent events" in the high-profile neighbour
- Ottawa’s plow operators say they’ve been snowed under by a massive hike in the city’s licensing fees.
- The city has laid off 75 managers and 102 unionized administrative employees as part of an “organizational realignment” that started this summer.
- Pat McGowan believes the term “sharing economy” is a misnomer, and he’s not shy about saying so.
- After spending more than three decades at Ottawa-based insurance provider Encon Group, growing the company during a major economic downturn, Jean Laurin is retiring. By Jacob Serebrin
- One of Hintonburg’s oldest buildings could soon expand into condos, according to the architect who owns it.
- The residents of four newly built Ottawa townhouses will be a bit of an enviable position – they won’t have any energy costs. By Jacob Serebrin
- More people are taking transit, but they’re paying OC Transpo less.
- Ottawa’s first-ever board game café, Monopolatte on Somerset Street, is set to close after three years in business. By Evelyn Harford
- Auditor general Michael Ferguson has been asked to determine how a move to modernize the federal government's payroll system turned into a fiasco in which more than 80,000 public servants were paid
- It’s the biggest buzzword in Canadian business today, and seemingly no entrepreneur – or politician, for that matter – can get through a conversation without uttering it at least once.
- Eighteen companies based in the Ottawa area have made the Profit 500, a list of the fastest-growing companies in Canada. By Jacob Serebrin
- A major player in the Ottawa management consulting scene has announced it is merging with one of the country’s largest accounting firms in an effort to expand its national presence.
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- Scotiabank and the Royal Bank of Canada say they aren't providing accounts to companies associated with the marijuana industry, including Ottawa-area firm Canopy Growth Corp., leaving some business
- Ryan Langtry, owner of Ottawa Landscape Masters, has been fined $15,000 for failing to pay his workers, but it's not the first time he's been charged.
- Alnoor Gulamani says Kanata has a lot going for it. By Jacob Serebrin
- As Beechwood Avenue undergoes its complete street makeover, shop owners fear the new bike lanes will be bad for business.
- For Ottawa-based Farm Boy, selling wine will be another way to offer local products to its customers, says CEO Jeff York. By Jacob Serebrin
- For 35 years, Elgin Street newsstand Mags and Fags had a memorable name that described exactly what the store sold. By Jacob Serebrin
- Mayor Jim Watson will ask the province and feds to split the cost of a study to build a truck tunnel through the downtown core.
- Ottawa-based Greco Fitness says it’s poised for a significant expansion with the help of major additional investment and a new management team.
- Location, location, location – right? By Emma Jackson. Maybe not.
- A new program at Waterloo’s Wilfrid Laurier University is looking to turn some of Canada’s best startups into global businesses.
- A former entrepreneur-in-residence at Invest Ottawa says it’s time for the city-funded economic development agency to get out of the business of promoting innovation.
- No more detours, no right hooks, no more drivers’ dirty looks?
- A former employee of an Ottawa-based tech company has been sentenced for her role in a bid-rigging scheme that saw her former company, Microtime, awarded millions of dollars in federal cont
- An Ottawa-based firm has become the first property management company in Canada to be certified as carbon neutral by a national organization that provides education and resources to help Ca
- Ottawa’s stage two LRT is picking up steam with some extra help from the feds.
- Ottawa South rejoice: the Fifth and Clegg footbridge has been funded at last.
- For Algonquin College students, applied research means solving real-world problems for actual businesses. By Jacob Serebrin
- Garbage, parking and cladding – oh, my. By Emma Jackson.
- An Ottawa taxi company that filed a lawsuit against the city over the way it handled the arrival of ride-hailing service Uber is in for a tough fight, according to a legal expert.
- Outdoor equipment retailer Cabela’s, known for its elaborate stores, plans to open a location in Ottawa on Sept. 22. By Jacob Serebrin
- As the city’s main economic development agency, Invest Ottawa is responsible for selling the world on the merits of doing business in the nation’s capital.
- Transforming a 75-year-old former city maintenance facility into a state-of-the-art hub of innovation is a mammoth task that doesn’t come without its hiccups.
- Calypso Water Park says it will “defend itself vigorously” against the latest slip-and-fall lawsuit to land at their door.
- Two weeks after it started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Smith Falls-based Canopy Growth Corporation has secured additional financing.
- Ottawa's unemployment rate dropped slightly in July, Statistics Canada said Friday.
- Who needs cheerleaders when you’ve got 36,000 fans packed elbow-to-elbow for the hottest football game of the year? By Emma Jackson.
- Business owners in the Glebe and Ottawa hoteliers say they’re expecting to see a boost to their businesses when the nation’s capital hosts the Grey Cup in 2017.
- Ottawa-based KRP Properties has acquired nine new properties, expanding the company’s presence in Kanata and – for the first time – in other parts of the National Capital Region.
- Imagine pushing back from the keyboard and picking up a machine gun that fires 100 rounds per minute. How about swapping your BlackBerry for a mine detector?
- Confederation Park might be ground zero for Ottawa Pokemon Go trainers but a swath of other events – including two pub crawls – are luring them into the city’s business areas.
- Shaun MacLellan says he was on the fence about going to the Montreal International Startup Festival. By Jacob Serebrin
- OC Transpo’s not the only one scrounging for change between the O-Train seats.
- He might be riding his proposal for a privately backed commuter train into uncharted territory, but that hasn’t dampened Joseph Potvin’s sense of optimism.
- For one small Ottawa company, getting the contract to completely redevelop the Bermuda government's online presence meant going up against some of the biggest players in the industry.
- The average Ottawa homeowner will see a meagre increase in property values this year compared to the rest of the province.
- With a recent rise of streaming opportunities on the internet, Canadians are dropping their cable subscriptions and are watching television shows online.
- For Ottawa’s retailers of geek culture goods, like comic books and collectibles, Gatineau’s bilingual anime convention, G-Anime, is a chance to connect with a passionate niche market.
- An Ottawa-based software startup wants to make it easier for people to access mental health services using mobile software that the firm says will also be a lucrative platform for independe
- Business conferences don’t usually have a reputation for being fun and casual but the Montreal International Startup Festival isn’t the average business conference.
- Omar Choudhry says small businesses, social entrepreneurs and charities can learn a lot from each other. By Jacob Serebrin
- Housing prices in Ottawa were up slightly during the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest Royal LePage house price survey.
- Ottawa will be home to 19 new electric vehicle charging stations at 10 locations as part of the Ontario government's effort to encourage more residents to use electric vehicles.
- It should be no surprise that up to 600 OC Transpo employees could lose their jobs when light rail opens, the transit commission chairman said Tuesday.
- The annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa was down slightly in June – but the six-month trend was up, reversing a four-month downward trend, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporati
- If you’re a mid-sized creative agency headquartered in Ottawa, you don’t become a global player without a bit of pluck. By Michael Woods
- The National Capital Commission’s draft plan for the next 50 years envisions a more populous Ottawa region, home to about two million people by 2067, where the federal government might play
- OC Transpo is gearing up to keep as many National Defence employees as possible as the great Nortel campus migration finally begins.
- The City of Ottawa is shining the spotlight on a dated sign bylaw, citing emerging technologies as reason for the legislative overhaul.
- Four local business owners are among the finalists for EY’s Ontario Entrepreneur of The Year award. By Jacob Serebrin
- A private-sector group is proposing a new passenger railway for the Ottawa region. By Jacob Serebrin
- For two young girls, it was an unpleasant surprise when National Capital Commission officials shut down their lemonade stand on Sunday.
- Justin Trudeau arrived at the White House in March for his first official visit as prime minister at the exact time as the White House announced its release of a draft policy for the U.S.
- After a sour online response, the National Capital Commission has apologized for shutting down a children’s lemonade stand over the weekend.
- The health and education sector overtook public administration to become Ottawa’s largest employment sector in 2015, according to an economic update prepared for city council’s finance and
- The City of Ottawa now expects to get a share of the profits from the Lansdowne Park project, just months after it appeared the city would see no cash returns on its investment in the redev
- When the architect of the Carleton Ravens’ ascendancy as the top men’s basketball program in Canada decided to take a well-earned sabbatical during the 2015-'16 season, the perfect substitu
- Katrina Barclay is feeling a little uneasy heading into what would normally be a happy Canada Day weekend.
- Airport taxi drivers can join Ottawa’s Blueline and Capital fleets, the Ontario labour board has ruled.
- The City of Ottawa is closer to curbing its aging parking bylaw.
- The recent concerns and undeniable failures with large government IT projects could actually prove beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises in Ottawa.
- Canopy Growth Corp., the largest of Canada's publicly traded marijuana companies, trimmed its losses in its 2016 financial year.
- A new cold-weather take on dragon boat racing could be coming to Ottawa next year, according to organizers of Ottawa's Dragon Boat Festival.
- Employers need to offer more than just competitive salaries if they expect to attract and retain the best and brightest tech talent, a group of experts said during a panel discussion last w
- Ottawa’s video game industry is growing steadily thanks to a strong local talent base, experts said during a weekend event devoted to bringing game developers and major studios together.
- Here’s hoping the president wants seconds.
- As a partner in a successful financial services company, Marie Boivin knows firsthand the challenges entrepreneurs face each day.
- More small restaurants and grocery stores may pop up in urban neighbourhoods, now that the City of Ottawa is overhauling a decades-old parking bylaw.
- Ottawa’s newest summer festival will be opening up Clarence Street to pedestrians and unlimited patios come July.
- After five years as the capital’s “VP of sales,” Bruce Lazenby stayed true to form in his last major public appearance as head of Invest Ottawa on Thursday, touting the city’s strengths and urging
- A 2008 OBJ Forty Under 40 recipient is in Orlando this week as part of an all-woman Canadian trade mission she says has the potential open “a lot of doors” for her translation company.
- Scott Gibson has clients from coast to coast in North America, but the 71-year-old president of Gibson Product Design says he has no desire to really go global.
- After a record-breaking profit year for Hydro Ottawa, the city is getting an extra $1.2-million dividend from the utility.
- In a basement testing facility near the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Jim Hill is helping to shape the future of air traffic control technology.
- The video game industry may not be as developed in Ottawa as it is in larger markets like Toronto and Montreal, but last year’s introduction of a local game jam may have been the kickstart
- In its first budget earlier this spring, the Liberal government announced it is going to invest $800 million in innovation, entrepreneurship and technology cluster development over the next four ye
- A student at Carleton University is working with partners and advisers around the world to bring to life a startup that aims to address one of his homeland’s “silent epidemics.”
- The region’s best and brightest young business minds got a rare chance to kick back Thursday night when OBJ and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce celebrated their achievements at the annual Fo
- Mohamad Toubeh worked as a car mechanic in Syria for seven years before civil war forced him out of the country.
- The cause of Ottawa’s giant downtown sinkhole remains a mystery, but one neighbouring restaurant owner is already considering a class-action lawsuit to recoup lost money.
- Construction crews have "stabilized" the sinkhole that opened up downtown, swallowed a van, and closed area businesses last week.
- Light rail to Kanata is officially on the books – and it’s about time, businesses say. By Emma Jackson.
- Ever a trailblazing entrepreneur, Sue Abu-Hakima is keen on making the technology and business sectors more accessible for women and minorities.
- Ahmed Masud had an unusual start in the cybersecurity industry. By Lucy Screnci.
- There’s a new fresh veggie haven coming to Centretown this summer, as the Chinatown Craft Market launches a new weekly flea and farmer’s market this weekend.
- The latest federal budget promises to improve living standards in communities across the country, in part by infusing billions of dollars into new infrastructure spending over the next five years.
- A long-time festival organizer says Ottawa’s special events bylaw is hurting major events.
- A growing skills gap in the information technology sector is shackling Canada’s gaming and other tech industries, a panel of industry experts said Wednesday.
- As CEO of Seattle-based hydration beverage maker nuun, Kevin Rutherford encourages people to achieve their personal bests.
- The head of Canada’s most prominent defence industry lobby group is urging the federal government to revamp its defence procurement strategy as part of its drive to make the country a world leader
- The Glebe won’t be the shopping mecca its BIA had hoped this holiday Monday, after an appeal put its new holiday exemption on hold until the fall.
- MediaStyle believes it’s as important for companies to have a strong social conscience as it is to maintain a robust balance sheet.
- The Ottawa 2017 Bureau will invest $250,000 in a marketing and outreach campaign to boost the city’s festivals throughout Canada’s 150th birthday year, Mayor Jim Watson announced Thursday.
- HazloLaw – Business Lawyers continues to challenge the status quo as a boutique firm.
- The ByWard Market will soon get a fresh look after city councillors unanimously approved a “revitalization” plan for the neighbourhood.
- Big data has become big business for Ottawa-based Napkyn.
- The Sens aren’t hopping on board a city plan to roll transit into the price of hockey and event tickets.
- Longtime Westboro residents will remember the development controversy behind the big Loblaws grocery store. By Lucy Scholey and Haley Ritchie.
- When the National Capital Commission announced RendezVous LeBreton group as their preferred bidder in the competition to redevelop LeBreton Flats, it marked a major next step in the ambitious proje
- It was only his second day on the job, but Ottawa’s new city manager already had his eyes on next year’s budget.
- Ottawa city councillors want to revamp the ByWard and Parkdale markets, starting with a $1-million overhaul of the George Street Plaza.
- First, the city disagreed with the National Capital Commission on a western light rail transit plan. Then, a church congregation railed against their agreed-upon route.
- Clint Eland echoes a refrain familiar to many CEO in Ottawa’s high-tech sector these days: his office is bursting at the seams and he says he couldn’t find enough skilled workers to fill th
- The Ottawa Senators are one step closer to the downtown home that has eluded them since their inception after the National Capital Commission’s evaluation committee announced Thursday it prefers th
- It turns out size did not matter for the fifth annual Ottawa International Game Conference and its event director said Wednesday the smaller format could allow the conference to have an eve
- The new chair of Ottawa Festivals said he hopes more than $2 million in provincial funding for 25 local festivals announced Thursday wi
- Attracting talent and capital are common issues for Ottawa businesses, and the gaming industry is no exception, the Ottawa International Game Conference heard this week.
- Tracking technology could be the next big thing for mobile games, according to the co-founder of an Ottawa game design startup.
- A new Ottawa-based app is finally giving social media savvy diners a practical use for all those pictures they’re taking of their food.
- Lockheed Martin Canada is hoping its new Kanata IMPACT centre, which opened earlier this week, can be an economic driver, not just in Ottawa, but across the country.
- Ottawa community associations are joining the chorus of opposition to a drive-thru at the corner of Richmond Road and Island Park Drive.
- One of the newest members of the Westboro Village BIA is striking a much more conciliatory tone as the organization launched its new street festival, dubbed Westboro Fuse.
- Our roads might withstand the climate today, but what about in 50 years? By Emma Jackson
- There will be no more doggies in pet shop windows after councillors voted to ban the sale of commercially bred puppies and kittens on Wednesday.
- City council has voted to make Uber legal in Ottawa.
- The City of Ottawa is trying to calm fears over a controversial new planning concierge program by extending the pilot to community associations.
- If developers want tax dollars for site decontamination, they should have to build some affordable housing in return, Mayor Jim Watson said Tuesday.
- Buckle up. It could be a wild ride as changes to city rules for taxis and “Private Transportation Companies” (PTC's; that'd be Uber) go from zero to sixty in three months flat.
- More than a year after Uber cruised into Ottawa – ignoring bylaws and infuriating cab drivers – city staff are taking steps to make the ride-hailing app legal.
- A pair of third-year University of Ottawa students were named the winners of this year’s Makerspace Challenge earlier this week.
- Uber could soon be legal in Ottawa.
- Ottawa could be on its way to becoming a hub for the self-driving car industry if Kanata North BIA executive director Jenna Sudds has her way.
- A 24-hectare plot of land in Stittsville will officially be home to a controversial 400-unit subdivision.
- Students at the University of Ottawa looking to innovate healthcare technology will unveil their designs Tuesday for affordable oximeters bound for Gaza, all part of this year’s Makerspace
- Canada’s gaming industry continues to fly under the radar, according to the director general of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
- Dozens of animal rights activists were calling for an outright ban on the sale of commercially bred kittens and puppies at city hall on Monday.
- An anti-puppy mills advocacy group says a proposed Ottawa pet shop bylaw falls short of tackling animal welfare problems.
- Ottawa cabbies will finally get a glimpse of their future at a special meeting April 7.
- A laptop with 10 terabytes – or 10 trillion bytes – of memory could retail for less than $1,000 by 2018, a software engineering veteran said in a recent Technology Innovation Management (TI
- Some musicians leave Ottawa for more music- and culture-oriented cities like Montreal.
- On March 3, chef Brenden Johnstone took over Janelle Zhao’s polished Westboro kitchen.
- High electricity costs brought on by government mismanagement are driving businesses out of Ontario, provincial Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown told an audience at Ottawa Ci
- It’s official: Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and his Gatineau counterpart can finally take part in NCC board meetings.
- Two sister groups are getting territorial about downtown commercial districts.
- The City of Ottawa’s deficit may look bad, but staff say it’s not as bad as they thought.
- Ottawa city council will not echo Toronto and Calgary in supporting a controversial decision that forces big telecom companies to share their high-speed Internet lines.
- A controversial subdivision proposal for Stittsville passed the planning committee hurdle on Tuesday.
- More waterfront access, a Confederation Square makeover and a tweak of the Rideau Street intersection in front of the old train station.
- A city councillor vocally opposed to a large Stittsville subdivision plan is rallying residents to have their say at next week’s planning committee.
- The announcement of eight new Canada Research Chairs for the University of Ottawa is a huge “brain gain” for Canada, the university’s vice-president of research said Friday.
- One Ottawa councillor’s attempt to rally support for a controversial ruling on high-speed Internet providers may prompt debate on whether the city should build its own municipal broadband
- A Silicon Valley-based organization is exploring options to come to Ottawa in order to help would-be entrepreneurs get started while keeping their day job.
- The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) stopped in Ottawa this week on its country-wide tour aimed at improving the listing and diversifying it with more tech companies.
- The Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University first launched what was then called the Open Source Business Resource in July 2007.
- An 11th-hour rule change by the National Capital Commission has touched off a public-relations battle between the rival groups vying to redevelop LeBreton Flats.
- Entrepreneurs and investors need to focus on innovation over invention, a local tech entrepreneur told the crowd at the February Tech Tuesday event earlier this week.
- The Glebe BIA is preparing an educational package for its members on the labour rights of its employees should its stores be allowed to open on some statutory holidays.
- The city's finance and economic development committee is recommending council allow Glebe retailers to open on six statutory holidays.
- They only had a two-day window, but thousands of people showed up this week to scrutinize the two groups vying to redevelop LeBreton Flats.
- An us vs. them dynamic is forming in the competition to redevelop LeBreton Flats, and one team is taking some exception. By Michael Woods.
- It’s too soon to say which proposal is the best option for LeBreton Flats, according to the neighbourhood’s community association.
- Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson delivered his state of the city address Wednesday at the first city council meeting of the year, calling 2016 the "year of collaboration."
- The sprawling and comprehensive proposals for LeBreton Flats both feature NHL-calibre arenas, vast public spaces and residential and commercial units.
- A pair of condo development proposals, one downtown and one in Lowertown, will be up for debate at a city planning committee next week.
- A major facelift of the National Arts Centre got a step closer to reality on Wednesday when the National Capital Commission’s board of directors approved the project.
- Recently Ottawa Citizen columnist Andrew Cohen espoused that “Ottawa is the Worst G7 Capital”. I and thousands of others have a different view.
- Major road projects could careen off schedule if local development doesn’t perk up, some councillors warn. By Emma Jackson.
- Allegations of lavish kickbacks in return for contracts at The Ottawa Hospital are “very isolated,” says one industry expert. By Emma Jackson.
- Most of us are more connected to the Internet than ever before. By Mike Gifford
- The RedBlacks’ magical Grey Cup run ultimately came up a touchdown short, but not even Edmonton’s late-game comeback could wipe the smile off Bernie Ashe’s face at season’s end.
- An Anglican Church in Sandy Hill that went up for sale last summer has been sold to a group of residents planning to turn the building into a community hub on Laurier Avenue.
- A controversial condo project in Gatineau is facing another obstacle after a nearby private school announced it would not sell part of the land planned for development.
- A day after only two groups submitted proposals to redevelop LeBreton Flats – both including arenas – Mayor Jim Watson said he was expecting more.
- The Ottawa Senators’ path to a playing in a downtown arena appeared to get much easier on Tuesday. By Michael Woods.
- A new report has outlined some lessons learned while implementing stage one of the city’s light-rail project, in hopes they will be applied to stage two.
- ProntoForms needed capital to grow, but didn’t want to dilute existing shareholders by selling equity.
- Windmill Developments officially began construction Thursday on Zibi, welcoming environmentalists and Algonquin partners to the launch of the $1.5-billion project on the banks of the Ottawa
- The Assembly of First Nations chiefs passed a controversial resolution Tuesday to oppose the major development project slated to transform Ottawa’s waterfront near Chaudière Falls.
- For the first time in Jim Watson’s second tenure as Ottawa mayor, he could not secure a unanimous vote on his budget on Wednesday.
- Downtown nightclub Zaphod Beeblebrox has a “new lease on life,” owner Eugene Haslam said Wednesday when he announced he has sold the York Street establishment.
- A new government on Parliament Hill is a time for new ideas. The recent federal election certainly signalled that Canadians want real change and a more positive future.
- While the recent proposed consolidation of big beer companies has sparked concern among craft brewers that it will be even more difficult to get their products on tap at major sporting even
- Blues in the Schools, Be in the Band and a year-round music school could be axed if the city makes Bluesfest pay for transit, festival executive director Mark Monahan warned Thursday.
- A $23.6-million settlement for Lansdowne Park roof repairs is “very fair,” despite the fact that the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group will be footing the bill, according to a private
- The city’s auditor general says he will audit how the city managed its Lansdowne contract with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group next year, three days after the city announced it won’
- If city staff stopped collecting building permit fees today, they could still run the office for two years – a clear sign the city is overcharging, according to Coun. Allan Hubley.
- Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will be adding to his frequent flyer points when he leads an economic development mission to China and Thailand this November.
- Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge charmed the crowd at Thursday morning’s Mayor’s Breakfast with his wit, but he wouldn’t deliver the news the city was hoping to hear mo
- By Allan Wille
- Like many NHL teams this off-season, the Ottawa Senators set out to attract a few high-priced free agents in their drive to succeed at the sport’s highest level.
- As Opera Lyra prepares for opening night of its 2015-16 season on Saturday, general director Jeep Jeffries said the organization’s new director of development is already drumming up leads f
- More than a decade after leaving Iceland to come to Canada, Volundur Thorbjornsson is constructing quite a legacy in eastern Ontario.
- The Ottawa Senators’ biggest upgrades this season might not even be happening on the ice, as reporters discovered during a tour of the revamped Canadian Tire Centre early this week.
- The Westboro Village BIA’s decision to opt out of its title sponsorship deal with Westfest does not mean there will be no summer festival in the neighbourhood in 2016, BIA board chair Dan H
- By Dan Rubinstein
- With the regular season coming to a close and the team in the thick of a playoff race, the Ottawa Champions drew their 100,000th fan to Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park over the weekend.
- Uber and its brawl with the taxi industry and the government seems to be a pulsating topic of discussion among news outlets and on social media these days.
- Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney scored another victory at city hall Wednesday when council rejected a 27-storey hotel and condo development on Metcalfe Street.
- The Gladstone Theatre has been conditionally sold to a buyer who is committed to keeping the building a theatre, the building’s current leaseholder said Wednesday.
- The co-artistic director of the company that holds the lease for the Gladstone Theatre said Tuesday he could be part of a group of investors to acquire the building now that current owner S
- A Kemptville golf course hopes to ride a new wave of popularity by letting players “surf the turf” on a device described as a cross between a skateboard and a cart.
- The strong turnout for a film and television job fair this past weekend suggests there’s a “big interest” in Ottawa for the growing industry, Invest Ottawa’s senior business development man
- City council gave the green light Wednesday to a review of Ottawa’s taxi bylaw that could potentially introduce new regulations for ride-sharing services such as Uber.
- Your first year in business is about survival. The success of your business will depend on that most basic business equation: You need to bring in more revenue than you have in costs.
- A 2014 OBJ Forty Under 40 recipient is back in the kitchen again with one new project already underway, and another one in the works.
- Beset by falling revenues, Gatineau’s Casino du Lac Leamy is hoping a bid to reverse its fortunes with a $47-million renovation project will come up aces.
- After 30 years, a two-family partnership has decided the time is right to sell about 60 hectares of land around the Madawaska River in Calabogie.
- The Ottawa Senators say the planned new premium seating area at Canadian Tire Centre is shaping up to be a big winner with fans in the business community.
- Commitments – how we make them, how we keep them – are the foundation of our performance, both as individuals and as organizations.
- With opening day four months away, Ottawa’s latest professional baseball team announced new local partnerships Wednesday for its bats and its beer.
- A Toronto real estate brokerage has declared Jan. 20 as the day when real estate prices in that city are at the very lowest every year.
- Despite some hurdles, many observers say Ottawa’s tech sector has had a banner year in 2014. We’ve seen major deals and significant growth, both in numbers of tech employees and tech companies.
- Despite some hurdles, many observers say Ottawa’s tech sector has had a banner year in 2014.
- Mitel Network’s friendly acquisition of southern Ontario-based Aastra Technologies created a billion-dollar company with 60 million customers around the world, making it the city’s biggest tech dea
- The Canadian monitor for insolvent Nortel Networks is appealing last month's US$1.01-billion court-approved interest settlement that puts most of the company's remaining money into the hands credit
- Mitel Network’s friendly acquisition of southern Ontario-based Aastra Technologies created a billion-dollar company with 60 million customers around the world, making it the city’s biggest
- After launching Canada’s biggest tech IPO in the past four years – not to mention the country’s largest software-as-a-service public offering ever – Kinaxis is an easy choice for Ottawa’s finance d
- Jeff Hunt might be the face of the group that brought professional football back to Ottawa, but there is no denying he is a team player through and through.
- The man who spearheaded the effort to bring NHL hockey to Ottawa nearly 25 years ago said Wednesday the Ottawa Senators’ current owner deserves credit for considering a plan to build the team’s nex
- Enough with the Muzak already!
- As a former restaurant owner who traded in the hustle-bustle of kitchen life for a new gig as a consultant, Caroline Ishii has a few words of advice for those who aspire to run their own di
- To mark the official opening Monday of its fifth Ottawa location, Lone Star Texas Grill has raised $15,000 for a bursary program at the Algonquin College School of Hospitality.
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- General Dynamics announced Thursday it has signed two contracts with the Department of National Defence, one for construction and the other for servicing a network of anchor stations for the Mercur
- Over its 50 years in Ottawa, Halsall Associates has paid attention to the details. By Michael Hammond.
- Eugene Haslam is not known for being a man of few words, so a recent Facebook post from the owner of the popular York Street nightclub Zaphod Beeblebrox caught many by surprise not only for
- You’ll never hear any Bill Gates-in-the-garage stories from Ron MacDonell. By Michael Hammond
- Businesses could have as much to cheer about as spectators when the city hosts part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year, a Canadian Soccer Association executive told a group of local entreprene
- Steve Fretwell laughs when reminiscing about the glory days of Carleton Ravens football in the mid-1980s.
- When the Canadian Golf & Country Club first experimented with putting larger-than-regulation six-inch cups on the greens at its nine-hole course earlier this summer, it didn’t take long
- The Westboro headquarters of Ottawa’s self-professed “biggest and best” entertainment law firm, with its bare concrete floors and quasi-warehouse feel, looks more like it should be home to
- Several local developers say the city’s increasing inflexibility over zoning changes is reducing the value of community input on planned projects.
- Minto Group Inc. has closed its downtown Minto Suites Hotel operations earlier than expected as the company aims to fully convert the Lyon Street property by October.
- Two major developments are bringing hundreds of engineering and high-tech jobs into Bells Corners, creating momentum for the oft-overlooked west-end neighbourhood.
- The head of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association says he is hopeful his group won’t have to go to the Ontario Municipal Board to fight a city council decision to raise development charges.
- An Illinois-based company has raised its offer to take over Ottawa’s Nordion after another potential buyer submitted a higher bid for the company. By Jacob Serebrin
- Ottawa’s Building Owners and Managers Association is appealing the city’s official plan to the Ontario Municipal Board. By Jacob Serebrin
- With the amount of venture capital deals in Canada increasing, investors say they’re more confident this year than they've been in a while. By Jacob Serebrin
- While the number of housing starts in Ottawa is forecast to decline this year, the resale market is expected to stay balanced into 2015, according to a new report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing
- After 17 years at the helm of Espial Group, Jaison Dolvane has seen his share of ups and downs in the high tech world. By Alexia Naidoo
- After spending almost six months reviewing its business strategy, Ottawa-based WiLAN says it now plans to refocus its operations and increase the dividend it pays to shareholders.
- Executives at Ottawa’s DragonWave didn’t spend much time talking about what they described as a disappointing fourth quarter during a conference call with investors on Thursday morning.
- Development fees on some new houses could rise by more than $5,000 under a proposal approved by the city’s planning committee on Tuesday night.
- Growth is still the No. 1 priority for Halogen Software, the Ottawa-based firm said late Thursday after posting first-quarter revenue gains. By Jacob Serebrin
- It’s only May, but 2014 has already been year of big changes for Mitel. By Jacob Serebrin
- Less than a month after opening launching a Halifax location, Ottawa’s Corporate Renaissance Group has opened a new sales office in Vancouver.
- Government adoption of new technologies will mean big opportunities for business, according to Shawn Cruise country manager at Adobe Systems and the company’s area vice-president for the public se
- Local crowdsourcing startup Ideavibes has been acquired by California-based software company IdeaScale for an undisclosed amount.
- Ottawa-based digital TV software provider Espial Group (TSX:ESP) doubled its revenues during the first quarter, helping the company to transform a multi-million dollar loss last year to jus
- As this term of city council draws to a close, those involved with economic development are assessing its progress and thinking about how the municipal politicians elected this fall can mak
- Higher vacancy rates in office buildings are pushing rents down in Ottawa, according to a new report by real estate firm Colliers International. By Jacob Serebrin
- Growing the top line will be the top priority for Colin Doherty when he takes over as president and CEO of BTI Systems on Monday.
- The proponents behind a new east-end Ottawa cyber security centre want to turn the nation’s capital into an exporter of technical tools with which to fight online criminals.
- Workspace renter Regus has opened a second business centre in Ottawa. By Jacob Serebrin The new 17,678-square foot location is on Preston Street in Little Italy.
- Social media was abuzz over the last 24 hours with news of Facebook buying virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR for $2 billion in stock and cash.
- Smartphone maker BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is laying off around 90 employees in Ottawa, the company said Tuesday. By Jacob Serebrin
- Smartphone maker BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is laying off around 90 employees in Ottawa, the company said Tuesday. By Jacob Serebrin
- Cumberland-based Re/Max Citywide Realty has acquired another Re/Max franchise, Clarence-Rockland’s Riveria 2000. By Jacob Serebrin
- Sales at Apple’s App Store exceeded $10 billion last year, with more than two-thirds of that sum finding its way to developers.
- Sales at Apple’s App Store exceeded $10 billion last year, with more than two-thirds of that sum finding its way to developers.
- As Robert Samuelson wrote earlier this year in the Washington Post, “The poor are not poor because the rich are rich.” By Ian Lee.
- Higher shipment volumes increased revenue at Ottawa-based Nordion (TSX:NDN) in the first quarter of 2014, helping the company to stay in the black.
- Mitel (TSX:MNW) has made another push to expand its presence in the contact centre market. By Jacob Serebrin
- Mitel (TSX:MNW) has made another push to expand its presence in the contact centre market. By Jacob Serebrin
- The prospect of the Progressive Conservatives toppling Ontario’s minority Liberal government has several Ottawa solar firms looking at relocating to new markets, just as the industry starts
- The prospect of the Progressive Conservatives toppling Ontario’s minority Liberal government has several Ottawa solar firms looking at relocating to new markets, just as the industry starts
- Executives at Ottawa’s Espial say the company’s strong fourth quarter is a sign that the business is on the right track. By Jacob Serebrin
- Executives at Ottawa’s Espial say the company’s strong fourth quarter is a sign that the business is on the right track. By Jacob Serebrin
- The year 2013 may be remembered as the year in which all the things that Public Works had said would start happening did indeed start happening.
- Two new satellites along with a reduced cost of borrowing pushed revenue and profits up at Ottawa-based Telesat Holdings during its fiscal year despite a decline during the fourth quarter.
- Ottawa’s main taxi dispatcher is about to give the green light to technology that will let local residents book and pay for cabs on their smartphones.
- Two new satellites along with a reduced cost of borrowing pushed revenue and profits up at Ottawa-based Telesat Holdings during its fiscal year despite a decline during the fourth quarter.
- Ottawa’s Halogen Software might be losing money but that’s exactly where the company’s executives want it to be. By Jacob Serebrin
- Ottawa’s Halogen Software might be losing money but that’s exactly where the company’s executives want it to be. By Jacob Serebrin
- The announcement of eight new Canada Research Chairs for the University of Ottawa is a huge “brain gain” for Canada, the university’s vice-president of research said Friday.
- The city's finance and economic development committee is recommending council allow Glebe retailers to open on six statutory holidays.
- Bitcoin has been called crypto-currency, Internet cash and – in the words of Wall Street analyst Nick Colas – “gold for nerds.”
- If you are not familiar with it, the Canadian Toy Testing Council is a 55-year-old non-profit that enlists the volunteer aid of families to subject toys to the most rigorous testing possibl
- Ottawa developer Claridge Homes is seeking a zoning change from city hall so it can build a 27-storey condo tower at 287 Lisgar St. By Jacob Serebrin
- Ottawa's technology companies are driving some of the most important headlines at the International CES this year in Las Vegas, NV.
- Condominiums accounted for 16.3 per cent of owner-occupied households in Ottawa in 2011, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
- Gatineau homebuilder Brigil Construction has decided to move into the full-service retirement home business with the purchase of a 1.23-acre property in Ottawa’s west end for $2.4 million.
- Canadian high-tech has always struck me as politically naïve and immature. By Paul Slaby.
- Ottawa’s construction industry is largely supporting a city plan to implement a rating system to grade the work done by construction companies that receive contracts from the city.
- Ottawa’s housing market is expected to weaken over the next two years, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada, with declines expected in sales of both new and existing homes.
- A Toronto-based developer is proposing a nine-storey apartment building for students in Sandy Hill. By Jacob Serebrin
- Interest in two commercial condo developments from local firm Huntington Properties is picking up after a slow start to sales, according to an executive with the company.
- Activity in Ottawa’s condominium market will slow down in 2014 as developers wait for buyers to snap up already-finished units before going ahead with new projects, the lead economist for Ottawa at
- “Innovate or die” is a motto that successful entrepreneurs of Ottawa’s heyday not only promoted – for a good reason – but also embraced, lived and eventually left behind as an inheritance t
- Ottawa housing sales are going to rise over the next few months before slowing down again in mid-2014 due to an expected increase in mortgage rates, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
- I dropped out of school when I was 16 years old. By Tobi Lütke.
- Royal LePage has added to its Ottawa operations with the acquisition of the local offices of Prudential Town Centre Realty, the firms announced this week.
- City councillors may have put the decision about the location of a potential casino in Ottawa behind them, but that doesn’t mean
- Ottawa’s Blacksumac has raised over three times its original goal on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. By Jacob Serebrin
- So, your company now has a presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and is regularly posting updates. Social media doesn’t scare you anymore.
- The new owner of land around the Carp Airport says he intends to start constructing residential and commercial space around the west-end property next year, more than a decade after previous propon
- The Carp Road Corridor is Ottawa’s largest industrial park with more than 250 businesses employing 2,000 people in the city’s west end.
- With Prime Minister Stephen Harper undertaking the most significant shuffle since his first election in 2006, several key appointments are relevant for the National Capital Region and its b
- Local developer Claridge Homes has filed plans with the city to build a 39-storey condo tower just west of Little Italy. By Mark Brownlee.
- Local developer Tamarack Homes is one step closer to breaking ground on a massive new development planned for the eastern edge of Orleans. By Mark Brownlee.
- City councillors took the unusual step of rejecting a developers’ proposal for a high-rise residential building on Tuesday, voting to turn down a request from developer Tega Homes.
- Discouraging youth employment rates and a surge in condominium buying contributed to an increase in the percentage of vacant apartments in Ottawa during the spring period, the Canada Mortgage and H
- So you’ve heard about the Ottawa Palladium? How about the Corel Centre? Scotiabank Place? Well forget about them all.
- Local developer Tamarack Homes is seeking the green light from Ottawa city councillors to add a massive new development of housing and store space to Orleans. By Mark Brownlee.
- The city has cleared the path for new development southwest of downtown Ottawa by agreeing to rezone several properties clustered together on Woodroffe Avenue, north of Strandherd Drive.
- Chinatown landowner expects condo project to spur additional developments By Mark Brownlee.
- Last year, The Economist heralded the breakthroughs in digitized manufacturing as The Third Industrial Revolution. By Luc Lalande.
- The organization responsible for administering homebuilding laws on behalf of the provincial government is sounding the alarm about illegal construction in the Ottawa area.
- For most of the past decade, Ottawa’s downtown office vacancy rate was among the lowest in North America. So why have rents been so flat?
- Threat to market stability debated By Mark Brownlee.
- A committee of city councillors has given Ottawa developer Claridge preliminary approval to construct the city’s tallest building in the south end of Little Italy.
- Mark McQueen, CEO of well-respected Wellington Financial, told BNN viewers last week that Halogen Software is the best high-quality Canadian initial public offering prospect in the last two
- Tearing down the former Ogilvy’s department store will cost the owners of the Rideau Centre approximately $2.7 million, according to municipal records. By Kane Van Ee
- It’s been almost a decade since one of Ottawa’s largest homebuilders completed its last high-rise condo, the Metropole. By Mark Brownlee.
- VLN Advanced Technologies is not a typical renewable energy or water treatment company that many associate with the clean-tech sector.
- Ottawa developer Minto received an endorsement Tuesday from a committee of city councillors to build an eight-storey condominium its proposed for a growing neighbourhood east of downtown Ottawa.
- Revolutionizing the housing industry is no small feat, but one local startup developer is looking to take on the task. By Courtney Symons.
- One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track. By Tobi Lütke.
- City councillors gave their OK to two high-rise tower projects located along Parkdale Avenue Tuesday, the latest sign that new developments are rapidly taking over the neighbourhood west of downtow
- There’s a new standard for companies that believe in corporate social responsibility, and it’s arrived in Ottawa. By Vinod Rajasekaran.
- I’ve had the good fortune of meeting many very smart individuals in the clean tech and sustainability sectors from around the world.
- Amid the highly anticipated unveiling of its latest smartphone, the Canadian company behind the device announced it was renaming itself from Research in Motion to “BlackBerry.” In the words
- Every entrepreneur knows that professional and financial success is often interrupted by galvanizing moments otherwise known as learning experiences.
- City councillors have taken the first step towards rezoning the site of a contentious seven-storey condominium proposed for the Beaverbrook neighbourhood west of downtown Ottawa.
- The leap from business to politics is difficult to make – I speak from experience. By Larry O'Brien
