Ottawa

For local architect Houry Avedissian, the opening of her first office on Preston Street next month represents an opportunity to thank those who’ve supported her career — and the first step towards expanding her portfolio and her team. 

The federal government’s $125-million acquisition of a building at 181 Queen St. accounted for nearly half the value of all Canadian office transactions in the first quarter as investors shied away from big buys amid ongoing economic turbulence, a new report from Morguard says.

A new pop-up retail shipping container located in the ByWard Market has become home to small business owners as part of a new incubator program launched by Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada (IEC).

Toronto-based Courage Cookies officially opened its first location in Ottawa at 1130 Wellington St. W. on May 25. It took over the space formerly housed by Sharpfle Waffle, which moved to Mechanicsville.  

Two Algonquin College graduates are preparing to host a conference and launch a new platform next month to help students transition into the business world. 

Built originally as a transportation channel between the city’s core and its outskirts, Merivale Road has evolved into a busy shopping destination. Now, the two councillors who share this diverse strip of asphalt are working together to usher in an era of consistency, symmetry and change for Merivale Road and its many businesses.

As local officials look for ways to breathe new life into Ottawa’s downtown core, U.S. experts are coming up with their own ways to address the same issues. 

A new report analyzing cellphone data shows more people living in downtown Ottawa and more workers returning to the office.

The president of the Treasury Board stood by the federal government’s decision to have civil servants in the office at least three days a week, but called for exemptions to be made where necessary.

A report on Ottawa’s downtown released today by the Ottawa Board of Trade calls for actions that will result in annual economic benefits of more than $1.3 billion, versus a “do-nothing” annual loss of property taxes and other payments of at least $62 million.