
Ottawa homebuilders reach new heights in 2017; housing starts up 41%
Local homebuilders had their busiest year in more than a decade in 2017, thanks in large part to a surge in new apartment and condominium

Ottawa homebuilders reach new heights in 2017; housing starts up 41%
Local homebuilders had their busiest year in more than a decade in 2017, thanks in large part to a surge in new apartment and condominium

Chris Courneya replaces co-founder Debbie Pinard as CEO of Ottawa’s InitLive
A successful Ottawa founder and investor is jumping back into the driver’s seat at a local tech firm. Chris Courneya was named the new CEO of

Ottawa’s first Microtel by Wyndham hotel planned for Kanata
A local boutique developer and project management firm is laying the groundwork for a new budget hotel just north of the Canadian Tire Centre. City

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa & Gatineau?
Here are the federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to firms with an office in the National Capital Region between Nov. 27 and

Unemployment rate sinks to eight-month low as Ottawa-Gatineau firms ramp up hiring
Employers in the National Capital Region collectively added 3,300 net new jobs in December to close out the year nearly exactly where the local labour

Feds seeking roof repairs on Ottawa defense medical centre
The Government of Canada is looking to repair the roof of one of its buildings damaged in a storm last September. The east roof of

Ottawa home sales up 10% in 2017
A rebound in the condo market, combined with a year-end rush to beat new mortgage rules, helped drive local home sales in 2017 to the

People on the Move: West Ottawa Board of Trade appoints new executive committee
The West Ottawa Board of Trade has appointed a new executive committee: Mischa Kaplan, chair; Wayne French, vice-chair; Michael Posternak, second vice-chair; Jerome Pulcine, treasurer;

Minto eyes eight-storey residential building on Fifth Avenue Court site in Glebe
Calling it “one of the most significant opportunities for intensification” along Bank Street in the Glebe, an Ottawa developer is looking to replace a 1980s-era

Shares of Ottawa-based CannaRoyalty hit all-time high as California rolls out legal pot
The gradual regulation of recreational marijuana across North America continues to open opportunities for CannaRoyalty, as the firm’s stock spiked on 2018’s first day of
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