OBJ staff

Power People of Eastern Ontario’s transportation sector

Eastern Ontario, fortunately, is well served by its transport and logistics firms. Here, supply chains operate smoothly, adding another facet to the relatively low-cost business

Million-dollar threshold no barrier as high-end home sales surge, OREB says

Residential

Detached home sales topping the million-dollar mark accounted for 14 per cent of local transactions in January – up substantially from 2020, when they made

Real-life succession: what prominent business families can teach us

Ottawa

Are real families as dysfunctional as the feuding clan depicted in HBO’s Succession? Telfer School of Management professor Peter Jaskiewicz talks about that and more

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate ticks up to 4.7% in January as labour force grows

Ottawa

The region gained 1,400 jobs last month, but that was more than offset by the 4,000 people who resumed their search for work, Statistics Canada

Taking care of (family) business: uOttawa researcher tackles thorny issues of succession planning

Ottawa

In part one of a two-part Q&A, Telfer School of Management professor Peter Jaskiewicz talks about the vital economic role of family enterprises and why’s

OBJ launches the 2022 Book of Lists with virtual event

Ottawa

The Ottawa Business Journal officially launched the 2022 Book of Lists today with a virtual event that featured interviews from business leaders in the Ottawa

Power people of Eastern Ontario’s food processing sector

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Agriculture has been a backbone of Eastern Ontario’s economy for generations and today, food processing has an equally important role in the region.

Global co-working giant Spaces opens Zibi Ottawa location

Non-Residential

New site joins a 29,000-square-foot Spaces location that opened last year on the Gatineau side of the Zibi development in former industrial buildings east of

Ottawa developer proposes pair of rental highrises near science museum

Residential

Manor Park Capital says it wants to construct two towers of 25 and 20 storeys on St. Laurent Boulevard near the intersection of Lancaster Road

On the grow: OBJ seeking Ottawa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Ottawa

Annual competition is a unique opportunity for local enterprises to be recognized for substantial, sustainable and profitable growth over the past three years.