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.

City of Ottawa on track to turn budget surplus

City Hall

Higher property tax revenues, unfilled staff positions and a multimillion-dollar dividend from Hydro Ottawa are giving the city’s finances a major boost this year. The

Ottawa fashion entrepreneur really truckin’ along

Retail

Every entrepreneur knows there will inevitably be a few bumps on the road to success. But Lainie Towell is feeling them a little more tangibly

Train Yards developer eyes more retail space

Retail

The developer and property manager behind the Ottawa Train Yards shopping centre is proposing a new expansion that would add more than 5,000 square metres

Greco Fitness eyes expansion, gains strength with new investment

Sports and Entertainment

Ottawa-based Greco Fitness says it’s poised for a significant expansion with the help of major additional investment and a new management team. By Jacob

Optional Motor Vehicle Insurance Benefits: Do You Need Them?

Expert Blogs, OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa, Sponsored

The short answer is yes; you should purchase optional insurance benefits. Optional benefits provide an additional level of motor vehicle accident insurance coverage in the

Move Over!

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The phrase “move over!” is more than something angry road-raged drivers shout at those they’re driving behind—it’s now the law. Since 2009, drivers have been

Council briefs: new permit regulations a sign of the times

Ottawa

Businesses in Ottawa will now have to obtain permits if they want put up new illuminated signs in their windows. That’s just one of the

Scale-up program visits Ottawa in quest for ‘great startups’ to go global

Ottawa

A new program at Waterloo’s Wilfrid Laurier University is looking to turn some of Canada’s best startups into global businesses. By Jacob Serebrin On Wednesday

Leave innovation to business community, ex-Invest Ottawa startup mentor says

Ottawa

A former entrepreneur-in-residence at Invest Ottawa says it’s time for the city-funded economic development agency to get out of the business of promoting innovation. “I

City mulls new footbridge for Carleton, Vincent Massey Park

Ottawa

No more detours, no right hooks, no more drivers’ dirty looks? That could well be the refrain from Carleton University campus sometime in the next