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.

Consumer spending to soften in second half of 2023: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Ottawa, Retail

While consumer spending remained strong in the second quarter, it turned a corner after the Bank of Canada ended its pause on interest rate hikes,

Business leaders call for compromise on Queen Elizabeth Driveway closure

Ottawa

Local business officials are calling for a compromise on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway that would encourage “active transit” while also addressing the concerns of businesses

C-COM Satellite continues to battle market headwinds as revenues drop 30% in Q2

Insider Only Ottawa, Techopia

Bright Side of (Downtown) Business: La Bottega Nicastro marks 100 years of groceries in ‘magical’ Market

Ottawa, Retail

This summer, La Bottega Nicastro is celebrating 100 years since J. Sosa first opened, and the memories could fill an entire shelf of scrapbooks.

Colonnade BridgePort files plan for five-tower residential complex near Blair Station

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Colonnade BridgePort says it plans to build five residential highrises with upwards of 1,200 units on property near the Blair LRT station it purchased earlier

Carlingwood Shopping Centre put on the market

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Retail

Carlingwood Shopping Centre, which opened in 1956 and now contains the country’s largest Canadian Tire store, has been put on the market.

Stoneworks Technologies acquired by TO firm Fulcrum IT Partners in ‘perfect marriage’

Ottawa, Insider Only

Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow, birch bark coffee

Ottawa Changemakers: Birch Bark Coffee Company’s ‘black medicine’ a wake-up call for Indigenous issues

Ottawa

Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow is using coffee to build his company into a social enterprise that brings awareness to issues impacting Indigenous communities.

Martello raises $2.5M in private placement after revenues fall 8% in fiscal 2023

Insider Only Ottawa, Techopia

Johannes Ziebarth/ The Royal Foundation mental health

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Work of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health inspires generous donation

Ottawa, Giving

“Johannes Ziebarth’s support for the mental health community appears to know no bounds,” said Chris Ide, president of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.