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Planning committee defers proposal for nine storeys on Oblats Avenue

Residential

A proposal for a nine-storey apartment complex in front of a former monastery in Old Ottawa East has been put on hold while the developer

Ottawa-based ProntoForms expands enterprise subscription base in fiscal 2018

Techopia

ProntoForms (TSX-V:PFM) picked up its growth pace in 2018 as the Ottawa-based mobile form developer boosted recurring revenues with the addition of new enterprise customers.

The issues facing female founders today, according to Businesswoman of the Year Awards finalists

Ottawa

Ahead of Thursday’s Businesswoman of the Year Awards finals, OBJ sat down with nominees from across the categories to get their perspectives on challenges facing

Ottawa office availability rate shrinks to 4.8% in Q1 2019

Non-Residential

A spike in companies relocating from suburbia to the city centre and burgeoning growth in Kanata’s tech sector continued to shrink the amount of available

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

Here’s a roundup of local firms winning federal government work from Apr. 1-5: Architecture 49 & Len Ward Architecture, in joint venture 10-150 Isabella St. Architectural

Ottawa Senators’ average attendance hits 22-year low in 2018-19 season

Sports and Entertainment

The Canadian Tire Centre set a record for unfilled seats this past season as the Ottawa Senators, beset by struggles on and off the ice,

New program seeks to draw more international conferences to Ottawa

Tourism

Some of Ottawa’s economic development agencies are looking to boost the capital’s reputation as a premier destination for conferences and events through a new program

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

Here’s a roundup of local firms winning federal government work from March 25-29: Gilmore Reproductions 120 Herzberg Rd. Communication publications Buyer: Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Flurry of building in Gatineau boosts National Capital Region’s total March housing starts

Residential

A surge in the construction of rental units on the Quebec side of the river fuelled a 63 per cent jump in year-over-year housing starts

Minto Apartment REIT acquires $209M stakes in Montreal, Toronto properties

Residential

Ottawa-based Minto Apartment REIT (TSX:MI.UN) is deepening its reach in Toronto and entering the Montreal market for the first time with two sizeable property deals