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Ottawa’s Portage Power boosts renewable energy generation capacity

As it continues expanding in the U.S. and eastern Canada, a local renewable power generation company is...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between July 15-19

Op-ed: What Ottawa can learn from Europe’s best cities

In part two of a three-part series, OBJ columnist Bruce Firestone looks at what Vienna and Rotterdam are doing to win the increasingly competitive race for talent

Builder says work on Ottawa LRT complete, looks to enter final testing

Rideau Transit Group says it’s finished its work on Ottawa’s light-rail transit system and is ready to enter the final hurdle of testing

Hexo co-founder Adam Miron steps down as chief brand officer

One of Hexo’s co-founder is saying farewell to the Gatineau-based pot producer, hinting that he’s looking to...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A $6.2M deal for Pacific Safety Products leads the latest round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to local firms

Landlords pivot to capitalize on changing demands of Ottawa-area tenants

Demand growing for high-end units, particularly in communities outside central Ottawa

Algonquin College names Claude Brulé as new president, CEO

Algonquin College has tapped a 20-year veteran of the post-secondary institution to succeed the outgoing Cheryl Jensen and lead it through the next five years

Ottawa-area cannabis grower apollogreen cleared to produce ‘starter plants’

A local company has been given the green light from Health Canada to grow cannabis “starter plants” that it plans to sell to licensed pot producers

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate settles to 1.9% in June

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation rose at roughly the same rate as the rest of the country in June, as both figures came down from a spike the month before
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