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‘Room for a lot more buildings’ in booming Ottawa rental market

Despite a wave of new projects, local developers say they have no plans to scale back apartment construction in 2020 as demand for units continues to rise

17-storey addition proposed for Laurier Avenue heritage building

A developer is seeking planning committee’s approval to build a 17-storey, 85-unit tower on the edge of Ottawa’s downtown core as an addition to an existing heritage building

Ottawa home prices up 5.3% in Q4 2019: Royal LePage

The median price of a bungalow in the capital shot up 10.1 per cent year-over-year to $501K in the quarter

Gatineau builders fuel surge of multi-res housing starts in December

Ottawa-Gatineau’s apartment-building bonanza continued to drive the local housing construction market in December, with the number of multi-unit starts nearly doubling year-over-year

Algonquin’s new Learning Centre takes continuing education to the next level

Hybrid applied learning comes together with world-class facilities at 700 Sussex Dr.

Colabor closing distribution centres in Ottawa and London, consolidating ops

Colabor’s Ottawa facilities are located at 100 Legacy Rd., a 103,000-square-foot site owned by Canadian Urban Ltd.

Loblaw to close ‘aging’ Ottawa distribution centre in 2021, affecting 230 workers

Grocery chain Loblaw Co. Ltd. announced Tuesday it is winding down operations at its Ottawa distribution centre on Sheffield Road

‘Our new reality’: Higher Ottawa housing prices projected in 2020

A busy December for members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board is a sign of things to come in the new year, according to the organization's incoming president

Carleton University files plans for new on-campus residence

Carleton University has unveiled plans for a new on-campus residence to accommodate its growing student population

Bird Construction tapped to build Ottawa LRT stations

The Mississauga-based company will build seven of the 16 stations along the second phase of the Confederation Line
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Matt Milton is a hometown guy that made it big. Almost one year ago, Milton stepped into the role of president of Microsoft Canada, a high point in a 25-year career in tech that has taken him to places such as New York, Oslo and Copenhagen. As president, Milton oversees more than 5,000 Canadian employees and has a mandate to help Canada get inspired by artificial intelligence. Microsoft Canada is leveraging its 40-year history and national workforce to lead the generational shift to AI. By collaborating with key partners, such as healthcare institutions like the Ottawa Hospital and the federal government, Microsoft is focusing on inspiration over pure automation. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran sits down with Milton to explore his local roots, the federal government's new "AI for All" strategy, and how startup entrepreneurs can navigate disruption by integrating AI to solve meaningful real-world challenges. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Introducing Matt Milton 08:35 Sponsor Segment 25:04 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
Techopia Live: Microsoft’s Matt Milton takes an inspired approach to AI | Episode 299

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