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Annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau up 17% in March: CMHC

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts increased 17 per cent last month compared to February, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.

Bonnechere Excavating acquires H&H Construction, keeping 76-year-old company in Ottawa Valley

Eastern Ontario

Bonnechere Excavating Inc. (BEI) of Renfrew is expanding by purchasing another Ottawa Valley business, H&H Construction, which has been in business for 76 years.

Westjet increases service on Ottawa-Winnipeg route, adding to growing activity at YOW

Ottawa

WestJet will fly daily from the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) to Winnipeg starting June 3, 2024, the company announced yesterday.

Your guide to Ottawa’s technology ecosystem

Techopia

Ottawa-Gatineau’s technology ecosystem is bigger than you might think, with a host of private- and public-sector players, both local and national. These entities strengthen the

Ottawa gets $37.5M from province to reward ‘substantial progress’ on 2023 housing target

Ottawa

Ottawa will receive $37.5 million from the province in recognition of the “substantial progress” the city has made toward its 2023 housing target by breaking

Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.8% in March as local economy sheds jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Tony Farinaro

Spotlight

Assent, a leading solution provider in supply chain sustainability management, announced Tony Farinaro as chief revenue officer and member of the company’s leadership team. Farinaro

Meet the winners of the 2024 Bootstrap Awards, celebrating Ottawa’s self-funded entrepreneurs

Award News

The annual Bootstrap Awards recognize Ottawa entrepreneurs who have “bootstrapped” the growth of their company with limited investment funding to achieve commercial success.