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YOW sees passenger volume, financial results improve in 2023

More than four million passengers travelled through the Ottawa International Airport in 2023, a 37-per-cent increase over the previous year.

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

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

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

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

Ottawa-Gatineau's technology ecosystem is bigger than you might think, with a host of private- and public-sector players,...

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

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 ground on 10,313 new housing units last year.

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

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

Tony Farinaro

Assent, a leading solution provider in supply chain sustainability management, announced Tony Farinaro as chief revenue officer...

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

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