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Ottawa’s Access Insurance acquired by Chicago firm

Ottawa

A U.S. insurance giant is expanding its presence in Canada’s capital through the acquisition of a local firm. Chicago-based Hub International says it’s purchasing Ottawa’s

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate edges up to 4.7%

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively reduced their payrolls for the third straight month in August, pushing up the local unemployment rate, Statistics Canada

True North REIT buys federally leased St. Laurent office building for $6.3M

Non-Residential

A Toronto-based real estate investment trust is expanding its footprint in the National Capital Region through the purchase of a 40,000-square-foot office building in the

Tight rental market buoying condo sales, realtors say

Residential

Thanks to a surging condo market, local realtors enjoyed their best August in at least a decade, the latest figures from the Ottawa Real Estate

Ottawa’s Lead Action Training eyes inroads in Latin America

Ottawa

An Ottawa leadership training firm says it hopes an upcoming contract with a new Mexican partner will lead the local firm to land additional work

City of Ottawa forecasts $14.4M surplus in 2018

City Hall

As the city heads into a fall election, finance officials are predicting that the municipality will end the year with a sizable surplus. In a

Valvoline buys Ottawa-based Oil Changers

Ottawa

One of the automotive sector’s most well-known brands is purchasing a family-owned Ottawa business as it looks to expand its footprint outside the U.S. Valvoline,

Ottawa’s Gusto inks deal with California streaming service

Sports and Entertainment

Fresh off a deal that will see made-in-Ottawa television programs broadcast in Singapore, Gusto Worldwide Media says it’s signed a new licensing agreement that will

Is your company one of Ottawa-Gatineau’s top employers?

Ottawa

The awards are open to for-profit companies, non-profits and government entities in the National Capital Region with 15 or more full- or part-time employees that