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New Ottawa home sales hit five-year high for July, builders group says

City committee OKs six-tower development near St. Laurent Shopping Centre

The city’s planning and housing committee has given the green light to a proposal to build six highrises with more than 1,700 residential units near the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.

Board of trade unveils new website to track progress on downtown action plan

A new online portal was unveiled today that will track the progress of Ottawa’s downtown revitalization plan...

Jabil to hire 40 new workers in Ottawa after expanding Kanata R&D facility

Electronics component maker Jabil plans to double its headcount in the National Capital Region after opening a...

Economists split on BoC’s next rate move after July inflation data

Economists say they found some encouraging signs in the latest inflation numbers but some warn the Bank of Canada...

What Ottawa businesses hope to see on the priority list when MPs return to the Hill next month

With the start of the federal government’s fall session less than a month away, Ottawa businesses are “cautiously optimistic” about plans laid out by Prime Minister Mark Carney, two local government relations firms tell OBJ.

Power-Tek continues expansion push, acquires ex-CFLer Gordon’s plumbing businesses

Power-Tek recently purchased Tackle Plumbing and Capital Backflow, which serve residential and commercial customers, primarily in Ottawa’s west end. Terms of the deal, which was finalized in late July, were not disclosed.

Annual pace of housing starts up 22% in Ottawa-Gatineau in July, CMHC says

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts rose more than 20 per cent in July as demand for...

Op-ed: What is open banking and why should the average business owner care

Canada is now the only G7 nation without a legislative open‐banking framework and small and medium-sized businesses...

Ottawa couple gets barefoot shoe company Nunorm up and running through bootstrapping

An Ottawa-based barefoot shoe company is getting its feet wet with an in-person business in the ByWard...
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