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The warehouse requires its own wastewater treatment facility because of its distance from central Ottawa
Amazon stock has increased almost 600 per cent in the last five years
Ottawa-based employees worked primarily on the Alexa voice platform, which powers Amazon’s Echo “smart” speaker that connects with home automation and web services
Broccolini recently finalized its financing of the $200-million project, which will be led by a syndication between National Bank and Otéra Capital.
Overall vacancy rate in the core stood at about eight per cent in the second quarter of 2018, down from more than 11 per cent a year earlier
Broccolini is already fielding inquiries from businesses interested in setting up shop near the massive facility
Amazon expected to hire 600 employees, while construction is predicted to involve some 2,000 workers.
Proposed one-million-square-foot facility at Boundary Road and Highway 417 would be the largest warehouse in the National Capital Region
Justin Trudeau made his prime ministerial pitch to Silicon Valley on Thursday, and had a chance to push Toronto specifically as a place for Amazon's second headquarters during a private meeting with…
Ottawa's Jason Flick said Amazon picking Ottawa for its HQ2 would have been "a double-edged sword" for the region.
