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Umicore finalizes agreement with feds, province to build EV battery plant west of Kingston

The federal and provincial governments have finalized an agreement with global materials technology and recycling group Umicore to proceed with the construction of a new plant in Loyalist Township west of Kingston.

Ottawa’s Gabriel Pizza expands into Atlantic Canada

Ottawa’s Gabriel Pizza is opening its first restaurant in Antigonish, N.S., with plans to expand further across the Maritimes.

Royal LePage holds fast to Q4 forecast calling for housing prices in Ottawa to rise 7%

Real estate firm Royal LePage is forecasting the aggregate price of a home in Canada will increase seven per cent in the final quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year, downgrading its previous outlook of 8.5 per cent.

Ottawa home sales last month well below typical September levels: OREB

Home sales in Ottawa were 29.6 per cent below the five-year average and 23.6 per cent below the 10-year average for the month of September, the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) reported Friday.

Enigmatic Group of Companies

Ottawa's Enigmatic Group of Companies has acquired Surgo Studios, a top North American video marketing agency. The move...

Ross Video among businesses recognized by South Dundas awards of excellence

Ross Video took home one of the top honours at the fifth annual Municipality of South Dundas Awards of Excellence Thursday.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rises to 4.9% in September

The Canadian economy added 64,000 jobs last month as the country's population continues to rapidly grow.

Ottawa housing starts down 18% in first half of 2023 despite apartment-building boom: CMHC

The housing agency says builders started work on 2,164 new apartment units, including condominiums and rentals, between January and the end of June, up 38 per cent from the same period in 2022.

Best Places to Work recipients profiled in OBJ’s fall newsmagazine, now available online

The fall issue of the Ottawa Business Journal newsmagazine has hit the newsstands and is now available digitally.

Extension of CEBA repayment deadline gets mixed reviews from business groups

Business groups gave a mixed reaction to PM Justin Trudeau’s announcement Thursday that the initial repayment deadline for CEBA loans will be extended to Jan. 18, 2024. 

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