The Preston Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) welcomed 500 guests to a sold-out Taste of Little Italy event on March 24 at Preston Event Centre. Now in its third year, the annual event brought together over 15 local restaurants, offering guests the opportunity to sample a wide range of dishes that showcase the diversity of what Preston Street has to offer.
Laugh For The Cure brought together a full house of supporters for a night filled with courage, comedy, and community spirit. Local personalities stepped out of their comfort zones to perform stand‑up sets, bringing honesty, humour, and heart to the stage.
Event Date: 03/27/2026
Organizer: Ottawa Business JournalOttawa Business Journal
Major healthcare and health innovation executives in Ottawa came together...
Local business leaders and teams came together on Mar, 10, 2026 at the Canadian War Museum to celebrate Ottawa Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2026. The 2026 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies recognized 20 rising Ottawa-based companies that have generated the highest amount of revenue growth in the past year. Featured in OBJ’s February Flagship Magazine, this special issue spotlighted the stories of several top companies, their challenges, secrets to success, and where they are going next.
Spoke
Year Founded: 2025
Founder(s)/CEO: Guy Vales (CEO), Sara Rykov, Zak James
Number of Employees: Three
Office Location: Fully Remote
Product Description: Spoke captures...
This winter has been one of the slowest in the past decade in the Ottawa residential market. According to the Ottawa Real Estate Board, 780 residential properties sold in Ottawa last month, down 6.8 per cent from February 2025.