Ottawa Business Journal

Mayor’s business delegation heads off to China, Thailand

City Hall

Mayor Jim Watson and a delegation of 15 local business leaders arrive in Beijing Monday on a week-long mission they hope will pay long-term dividends

Opinion: Striking a blow for seniors: financial institutions will admit their mistakes – if you take them to task

Retail

Two recent unpleasant experiences – one with a bank, the other with a credit card issuer – have taught me that financial institutions can sometimes

City’s draft budget calls for two per cent tax hike, 50 jobs cut

City Hall

City council tabled a draft budget Thursday that would see a two per cent residential property tax hike, in line with one of Mayor Jim

Former Nordion CEO named to board of Quebec City sterilization technology firm

Techopia

Former Nordion CEO Steve West has been appointed to the board of directors of TSO3, the Quebec City-based company announced Tuesday. TSO3 (TSE: TOS) makes

Record-setting fiscal 2015 for Calian Technologies

Techopia

Calian Technologies generated more revenue than ever before in fiscal 2015, president and CEO Kevin Ford said after the Ottawa-based firm released fourth-quarter and year-end

Better Software Company lands $2.1M in VC funding

Techopia

After graduating from Kanata’s L-Spark accelerator, The Better Software Company is now aiming for the big leagues with help from $2.1 million in seed funding

Planning committee green-lights Slater Street tower

City Hall

Despite some concerns about available green space and the type of retail that may move in, the city’s planning committee Tuesday unanimously approved rezoning for

Housing starts drop in the capital in October: CMHC

Construction

Housing starts in the capital dropped in October, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Monday. Starts in the capital trended at 5,398 in October,

City gets $34.3 million from provincial gas tax program

City Hall

The City of Ottawa’s light rail project got a provincial shot in the arm Monday, as the Wynne government announced Ottawa would get $34.3 million

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