Ottawa

The Joyce Family Foundation recently announced a $1.5-million gift to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation focused on a nursing bursary program.

Whether selling moccasins to international tourists or meeting the prime minister, the family that runs Irving Rivers has seen it all.

At a city-building summit next week, the Ottawa Board of Trade will present a new “Downtown Ottawa Action Plan,” based on findings from the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force and the Canadian Urban Institute's Mary Rowe.

Consulting company Differly is adding experience and vision as Bridgehead alumni Tracey Clark and Kate Burnett join the team. 

When Rick Chase and Adam Kane were separately contacted by an Ottawa recruiter as ideal candidates for a couple of job positions, the men were flattered but not necessarily swayed. But once they learned more about Gifford Carr Insurance Group and the vision its president had for the company, they realized the positions being offered were an excellent fit.

The brokerage they founded in 2014 as 50-50 partners, Koble Commercial Real Estate, was officially dissolved last week. It marked the end of a business arrangement between the two that stretched back nearly two decades.

Human resources professionals in Ottawa say potential new legislation on hiring could have positive impacts for both employers and employees, although concerns remain.

Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd. is aiming to restructure its business through a filing made under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

While hotel guests spending a night in Ottawa will face a tax increase next year, at least one local industry expert says Ottawa’s “unique” situation will ensure the tax revenues are put to good use.

Gen-Z employees have high standards for where they choose to live and work, a recent report says, with Quebec cities ranking highest among the country and Ottawa scoring a cool 16th place.