Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

How proposed changes to city water rates will affect Ottawa businesses

City Hall

Proposed changes to how the city charges for water are coming to council for the first time in 15 years that, if passed, will have

OMB gives Glebe businesses permission to open on holidays

Retail

Retailers in the Glebe now have the option of opening for another six days a year after the Ontario Municipal Board sided with the neighbourhood’s

Gusto TV’s deal with Bell may spur new studio construction

Sports and Entertainment

An agreement reached earlier this year with telecom giant Bell will allow Ottawa-based Gusto TV to produce some 100 hours of new content annually from

One Young City conference promotes social enterprise in Ottawa

Ottawa

An event being held as part of the One Young World conference in Ottawa on Friday is putting the spotlight on the Capital’s social enterprise

Encon’s Ottawa-based CEO Jean Laurin retiring

Ottawa

After spending more than three decades at Ottawa-based insurance provider Encon Group, growing the company during a major economic downturn, Jean Laurin is retiring. By

Ottawa-based Accu-Rate executive named in U.S. money laundering investigation

Ottawa

The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s sanctioning a prominent member of Ottawa’s business community after alleging her firm, Accu-Rate Corp., facilitated illicit cash transactions. The

Video game themed cafe set to open in Sandy Hill

Retail

Video games brought Heather Powell to Ottawa, they helped her meet her life partner and now they’ve inspired her to open her own cafe –

Goodlife Fitness planning two new Ottawa locations amid national expansion

Retail

Goodlife Fitness says it will hire up to 100 additional Ottawa-based employees to staff its new locations in Stittsville and Herongate Square. The Stittsville club

Alternative Dispute Resolution – The Benefit of Experience

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa, Sponsored

As legal fees continue to rise, business professionals are often faced with a difficult decision. Should I attempt to resolve this dispute on my own,

Turning rooftops into renewable power generators

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

Generating new revenue for the City of Ottawa from space that’s otherwise unused, while at the same time making a positive difference for the environment