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Residential

Local homebuilders continued their rapid pace of construction last month, breaking ground on 941 new homes in August – a 52-per-cent increase compared to a

Ottawa-based National Access Cannabis acquires Albertan retail brand

Ottawa

Ottawa’s National Access Cannabis (TSX-V:META) has acquired an Alberta-based marijuana retail brand, expanding its already “aggressive” push into western Canada’s pot market. The deal, which

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Systematix IT Solutions Inc. 920-333 Preston St. Informatics professional services Buyer: Treasury Board of Canada $15,773,670 Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in joint venture

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,