Ottawa’s BluMetric continues turnaround with second straight annual profit
Some two years ago, executives at Ottawa-based clean-tech firm BluMetric set a straightforward goal: Return to profitability. The company, which specializes in water and wastewater treatment,
Ottawa’s Sleepwell plans $1.8M in upgrades to growing Pembroke portfolio
An Ottawa property management firm says it plans to spend $1.8 million renovating its recently acquired Pembroke properties in a project the company’s president said
Invest Ottawa hires Microsoft executive Michael Tremblay as CEO
An Ottawa native with decades of executive experience at multinational technology companies has been hired to head up the city’s lead economic development agency. Michael
NCC’s vacancy rates in Ottawa-Gatineau drops to ‘historic’ lows
A National Capital Commission official says taking a more “business-based approach” to commercial leasing has helped the Crown corporation reduce its vacancy rates. The NCC
Downtown Ottawa office vacancy rates inch up despite growing government
An anticipated drop in office vacancy rates failed to materialize last year, despite a massive increase in government spending and the local hiring of thousands
Ottawa LRT tunnel connected below Rideau Street: Watson
Construction of the city’s light-rail line has crossed a major milestone after crews connected both ends of the 2.5-kilometre tunnel beneath downtown Ottawa, Mayor Jim
Feds budget up to $5M for latest upgrade to Cliff heating plant in Ottawa
The federal government says it’s planning another major overhaul of the central heating and cooling plant that serves dozens of downtown Ottawa buildings. Public Works
Hotel Indigo no more: Downtown lodging drops IHG to become Metcalfe Hotel
The owners of a boutique hotel in downtown Ottawa are ending their decade-long affiliation with international hospitality giant IHG and plan to start operating independently
2017 preview: ‘Fierce competitors’ PCL & EllisDon team up on Centre Block
Centre Block has loomed large over Ottawa’s economy for more than a century, symbolizing the outsized role the federal government plays in the local business
Opinion: How long does it take Ottawa’s highest-paid CEOs to earn your salary?
Each year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives releases a report criticizing what it argues are “exorbitantly high” levels of executive compensation, drawing attention to income
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