Ottawa Business Journal

City hall to watch Toronto legal action against Uber closely

City Hall

Ottawa residents don’t want unregulated drivers shuttling people around for money, Coun. Mark Taylor said Wednesday. Mr. Taylor, who heads the community and protective services

General Dynamics lands two DND contracts

Defence and Security

General Dynamics announced Thursday it has signed two contracts with the Department of National Defence, one for construction and the other for servicing a network

Ottawa firms play small but key roles in historic landing on comet

Techopia

Two Ottawa companies were bursting with pride Wednesday after playing small but important roles in the historic landing of a spacecraft on the surface of

Fluidware co-founder happy three months after acquisition

Techopia

If Fluidware co-founder Aydin Mirzaee were to rate his online survey company’s acquisition by SurveyMonkey after the first three months, it would be close to

Existing home market to remain balanced: CMHC

Residential

The existing home market in the capital will see higher prices and slower sales in 2015, a senior analyst with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp

Calian CEO to retire, be replaced by BTS head

Techopia

After 30 years with Calian Technologies, and 10 as its CEO, Ray Basler announced Wednesday he will step down March 31, to be replaced by

ProntoForms revenue rises for 17th straight quarter

Techopia

Ottawa-based ProntoForms Corporation reported higher third-quarter revenues on Tuesday, part of what CEO Alvaro Pombo called “a continuing trend” of growth. Revenue has increased in

Ottawa businessman says new online classified service a step above Kijiji, Craigslist

Techopia

From his humble desk at Invest Ottawa, George Borovec is hoping to turn the online classifieds business on its head. The 38-year-old entrepreneur is taking

Killam Properties buys more Kanata Lakes real estate

Residential

Just over two months after entering an agreement with two other companies to buy into the Kanata Lakes Apartments, Halifax-based Killam Properties announced Tuesday the

Ottawa housing starts trend up in October: CMHC

Construction

Bucking the national trend, housing starts in Ottawa were trending up in October, according to numbers released Monday by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.