
Ottawa engineering firm J.L. Richards names eight new associates
Firm has appointed Tamara Gauthier, Robert Langlois, Matthew Morkem, Tracy O’Brien, Joël Primeau, Steve Saxton, Sarah Vereault and Jane Wilson associates.

Ottawa engineering firm J.L. Richards names eight new associates
Firm has appointed Tamara Gauthier, Robert Langlois, Matthew Morkem, Tracy O’Brien, Joël Primeau, Steve Saxton, Sarah Vereault and Jane Wilson associates.

Former U.S. ambassador to Canada to speak at upcoming Mayor’s Breakfast
What will a new U.S. president mean for Canada’s $30-billion-a-year trading relationship with its neighbour to the south?

Capital’s office vacancy rate jumps to 8.7% in Q4 2020 as sublease space grows: CBRE
All told, tenants shed nearly 800,000 square feet of office space last year ​– the highest net negative absorption of real estate in Ottawa since

Ottawa’s InterRent REIT expands into Vancouver market as partner in $292M acquisition
Firm said Monday it’s teaming up with Toronto-based Crestpoint Real Estate Investments to acquire 15 properties with a total of 614 suites in Canada’s third-largest

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate falls to 6.7% in December
The region’s labour force ​– which includes unemployed people actively looking for work ​– stood at just under 782,000, well below last January’s pre-pandemic total

T.O. real estate firm, Colonnade BridgePort partner to buy Metcalfe Street office tower
Deal for 12-storey office building at 81 Metcalfe Street is valued at nearly $12.5 million.

Average Ottawa home prices jumped 20% in 2020: OREB
Overall, nearly 19,000 homes changed hands last year, a slight increase over 2019’s total of about 18,600.

The post-pandemic industries to watch in Ottawa
Tech sector’s relative strength may help it address its long-standing labour shortage by attracting students to the industry.

Air-traffic control company NAV Canada names new CEO
Ottawa-based private, non-profit company has announced that longtime executive Raymond Bohn will take over as leader on Feb. 1.

Podcast: Entrepreneurial ‘resilience’ to drive Eastern Ontario’s economic recovery
How the businesses that made headlines over the past year will shape the region in 2021 and beyond.
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