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Spurred by ‘significant growth,’ Martello adds new exec

Techopia

After what it describes as a year of “significant growth,” Ottawa-based Martello Technologies says it is adding a new executive to help ensure that trend

Feds seek bidders on Tunney’s Pasture contract

Construction

The federal government is set to spend at least $1 million on renovations at two Tunney’s Pasture office buildings and is looking for a contractor

ProntoForms sees higher revenues, lower net loss

Techopia

First-quarter revenue at Ottawa’s ProntoForms Corporation was up compared with last year, the company announced Thursday, but the firm saw a slight decline from the

Council briefs: committee rejects Wellington West project

City Hall

City council’s planning committee on Tuesday rejected a rezoning request by Mizrahi Developments to increase the allowable height of a Wellington Street West property from

U of O renovation project open for tenders

Non-Residential

Six general contractors will have the chance to bid on $3.5-million renovation project at the University of Ottawa. The contractors were chosen out of a

Ground broken on Westboro mixed-use development

Construction

Construction is under way on a 257,000-square-foot mixed-use development near Scott Street in Westboro. Real estate investors BridgePort Developments and Fiera Properties have partnered on

DragonWave opens service centre in India

Techopia

Ottawa-based DragonWave Inc. has opened a service and repair centre in Delhi, India, the company said on Monday. DragonWave (TSX: DWI), which markets microwave-based networking products,

Kinaxis plans first Ottawa tech IPO in a year

Techopia

Ottawa-based Kinaxis Inc. is planning an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (Stock image) Earlier this month, Kinaxis, which sells cloud-based supply-chain management

Local man to head housing regulation firm

Residential

An Ottawa lawyer has been elected chair of the board of directors of the province’s private housing construction regulator. Christopher Spiteri becomes the first locally

Housing starts sluggish in April, CMHC says

Residential

The number of housing starts in Ottawa plummeted 51 per cent in April compared with the previous year, continuing the home construction market’s weak start