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Feds inch forward with major redevelopment of Parliamentary Precinct block

Several firms with an Ottawa presence are among the companies that have qualified for a design competition aimed at restoring and modernizing the historic buildings.

OBOT to start handing out free COVID test kits May 26 at Bayview Yards

Local SMEs with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the devices, which deliver results within 15 minutes.

Aerospace firm Peraton wins $50M contract extension for CF-18 support

Company provides logistics support to various systems on CF-18s as part of a long-term contract with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.

Veteran MaRS, Launch Lab adviser Amos named new head of Southeastern Ontario Angel Network

Entrepreneur replaces John Malloy, who retired at the end of March after serving as the organization’s leader since it was founded in 2014.

Gatineau gains fuel surge in April housing starts: CMHC

Local builders started work on 588 new units on the Quebec side of the river last month, accounting for the lion’s share of the year-over-year growth across the region.

Next stop, Ottawa: Megabus to start serving capital next week

Company says it will start providing service on May 20 from a new stop at the St. Laurent transit station to Toronto, Scarborough and Kingston.

Three firms to roll out 1,200 e-scooters in Ottawa in expanded pilot project

Bird Canada, Lime and Neuron have won bids to deliver the two-wheeled electric vehicles in the second year of the scooter pilot.

Ottawa’s Clearford Water Systems takes out US$4.3M in new loans

The firm said the new loans will help it manage its debt as it transitions to a full-service water solutions company.

Hexo to issue up to $150M in new stock to fund U.S. expansion plans

Ottawa-based pot producer says it also wants to upgrade its plant in Belleville, where it bottles cannabis-infused drinks in a joint venture with brewing giant Molson Coors.

Bridgehead posts slight Q1 profit as wholesale, e-commerce sales surge

Coffee chain’s wholesale revenues are up 106 per cent so far in 2021 compared with a year ago, and company says it expects to quadruple its pre-pandemic online sales totals this year.
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