Ottawa

Ottawa Tourism is ramping up efforts to attract visitors and encourage locals to explore the city with the new virtual Visit Ottawa Pass. 

Bridgehead’s revenues continued to perk up in the second quarter as the Ottawa-based coffee retailer posted sales gains of more than 25 per cent compared with a year earlier.

The Marriott Ottawa has been sold to Toronto-based Manga Hotels Group in a deal that closed last week. The purchase price was not released.

The Downtown Revitalization Task Force is in the final stages of drafting its long-awaited public report and plans to present its findings next month, according to a spokesperson for the group.

Sarah Vandenbelt has joined the Paradigm Commercial Group of Companies as founder and CEO of Paradigm Commercial Real Estate and Brokerage, the firms announced last week.

Kanata-based tech company TutorOcean says it's new AI-powered tutoring platform is another step towards its goal of providing around-the-clock educational resources. 

Ottawa-based online estate planning company LegalWills now offers online will and estate-planning services in South Africa after inking a new partnership with South African trust company Legatus Trust.

A much-anticipated report from the Downtown Revitalization Task Force is in its final stages, though it remains unclear when the findings will be shared. 

In a bid to expand its network in Western Canada, Porter Airlines has announced a new route from Ottawa to Edmonton while also marking its first Ottawa-to-Vancouver direct flight.

Ottawa’s lone representative in cabinet, Kanata-Carleton MP Jenna Sudds, was appointed minister of families, children and social development, and her perspective and background could be good news for Ottawa’s business community, one observer says.