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As he reflects on a “wicked” year in 2023 and looks ahead to 2024, one thing is clear for Bushbalm CEO and co-founder David Gaylord: the world of e-commerce has changed.

For Ottawa’s labour market, 2024 will be the year of compromise as the balance of power starts to swing back to employers, according to James Baker, CEO and co-founder of Keynote Group. 

Smart Living Properties has filed a proposal to tear down the bulk of the existing two- and three-storey commercial buildings at 178 Nepean St. and 219 and 223 Bank St. and replace them with a mixed-use complex featuring 263 rental suites and nearly 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

Entering its sixth decade, Mitel says it is primed to make a run at the top spot...

One of the founders of SoPa - the name for the entertainment district south of Parliament - says it’s time to get creative and start “moving things along” when it comes to downtown revitalization.

Crown Realty Partners purchased the 205,251-square-foot portfolio last month on behalf of its fifth value-add fund. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The CEO of email marketing software maker Knak asked all of his Ottawa-based employees to work in the office from Tuesday to Thursday each week beginning in December 2022.

In this Q&A with OBJ, Naqvi discusses what he learned from the leadership race, his goals for the new year, the status of the Downtown Revitalization Task Force, and other priorities that he says are “front and centre” for his riding in 2024. 

Ottawa consumers may be spending less, but local businesses are feeling more optimistic about 2024 than many of their counterparts across Canada.