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City's downtown vacancy rate jumped from 9.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 10.7 per cent in the first three months of 2021.

University of Ottawa engineering grad joined the company in 1984 and was named CEO in 2012.

Ottawa-based coffee chain says it's still going ahead with its planned new location at Carleton University this fall.

Proposal calls for 127 units on Norman Street, just west of Preston Street, as part of company's bid to build 'a portfolio of high-quality rental buildings' in the core.

Ottawa Carleton Construction wants to build a six-storey development with 30 residential suites and about 1,500 square feet of commercial space on the northwest corner of Bank and Florence streets. 

Top-ranking firm recorded three-year revenue growth of 5,319%.

UNITE HERE Local 261 said it has been trying since last October to reach a deal with Sheraton management to recall the employees, who are on temporary layoff.

Envolta founder David DiNardo says his goal is to raise the firm’s revenues from $5 million to $20 million annually by 2026. 

Toronto-based airline currently employs about 100 people in the capital.