Ottawa Business Journal

U.S. outlet mall to take a little from everybody: Bayshore exec

A large U.S. outlet mall’s expansion into Ottawa is going to hurt all local retailers once it arrives next year, the executive responsible for Bayshore

Ottawa spared from Lockheed Martin layoffs

Defence and Security

Ottawa employees will not be included among the layoffs announced this week at multinational defence firm Lockheed Martin, a company spokesman said Tuesday. The

MMM Group gets $1M contract for 417 overpass design work

Construction

The MMM Group, an international engineering firm with offices in Ottawa, has won a contract with the government of Ontario to replace the overpass structure

Opinion: The apprentice programmer

Techopia

I dropped out of school when I was 16 years old. By Tobi Lütke. School was not for me. To me, computers were so much

Federal cuts to take seven years to hit local office market

Non-Residential

Local landlords won’t know the full effect of federal downsizing efforts until at least 2020, one of the government’s top real estate officials said Thursday.

General Dynamics to develop anti-cyber attack system for DND

Defence and Security

Ottawa-based General Dynamics Canada, has been awarded a $3.7 million contract to develop an automated computer network defence system for the Department of National Defence. The

Ottawa housing starts up 25% in September

Residential

Ottawa homebuilders got busy in September as the number of housing starts for the region increased 25 per cent when compared to the same month

Engineering concerns halt work on parkway footbridge again

Construction

For the second time in under two years, the City of Ottawa has stopped construction on a $5-million footbridge designed to span the Airport Parkway.

Ottawa home sales jump 12.5 per cent in September

Residential

The number of Ottawa residential properties sold in September increased year-over-year as the local housing market continued to gain momentum following a first-half funk. Ottawa

Royal LePage acquires two Prudential Realty offices in Ottawa

Residential

Royal LePage has added to its Ottawa operations with the acquisition of the local offices of Prudential Town Centre Realty, the firms announced this week.