Ottawa

While talks about Wellington Street continue between the city and federal government, business leaders are clear: keep it open and under municipal control.

A new report suggests Ottawa’s industrial market “may have reached a peak” after a pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom triggered unprecedented demand for warehouse space, but it says rents are still expected to rise amid an ongoing supply shortage.

To highlight some of the issues facing the defence industry, both nationally and locally, OBJ spoke with Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) vice-president of business development Steven Hillier.

A high level of economic optimism is keeping consumer spending in Ottawa high as other major cities prepare for recession.

A class-action lawsuit alleges Shopify reneged on a deal it offered some employees who were laid off in a recent round of cuts.

CEO Bradley Crepeau believes his company’s “table-to-farm” tech can play a major role in municipal waste reduction efforts.

While a new city report aimed at revitalizing the ByWard Market is in the works, local business officials argue that other areas of Ottawa are experiencing similar challenges to those in the Market.

Here's the great thing about hosting a party at a contemporary art gallery — the space comes with its own fabulous decor. There was wall-to-wall artwork at Studio Sixty Six on Friday night as owner Carrie Colton celebrated a decade of business.

One Ottawa homebuilder is so passionate about net-zero construction that it is teaching other homebuilders how to emulate its techniques.

A Kanata-based photonics company that has struggled to gain traction for nearly two decades says it is on the verge of a market breakthrough and is scouting potential sites in the National Capital Region to build a $150-million chip fabrication plant that would employ more than 100 people.