Ottawa Business Journal

Opinion: Breaking down the BlackBerry rebranding

Techopia

Amid the highly anticipated unveiling of its latest smartphone, the Canadian company behind the device announced it was renaming itself from Research in Motion to “BlackBerry.” In

OCC gains green certification

Construction

The Ottawa Convention Centre has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council as a result of their green building initiatives, the facility

Opinion: ‘Venice on the Ottawa’

Ottawa

The heart of the nation’s capital could see a dramatic transformation within a few years. What is envisioned is a massive redevelopment of Chaudière Island,

Opinion: The art of business survival

Techopia

Every entrepreneur knows that professional and financial success is often interrupted by galvanizing moments otherwise known as learning experiences. By Benoît Poliquin. In other words,

Phoenix proposes nine-storey building in Chinatown

Residential

Local developer Phoenix Homes is asking the city to make way for a nine-storey mixed-use building it’s proposed for Ottawa’s Chinatown. Phoenix has asked the

DEW wins $39M vehicle shelter contract

Defence and Security

An Ottawa-based defence firm has beat out three other companies to outfit hundreds of vehicle shelters for the Canadian military. DEW Engineering & Development ULC,

Opinion: Get out of that chair

Ottawa

We’re slightly more than three weeks into the new year, a time when one’s resolve to keep New Year’s resolutions typically starts to waiver. For

Land investments lose lustre

Non-Residential

Record-setting year for commercial real estate sales After bidding up land prices over the past few years, investor interest in Ottawa development properties appears to

Feds look for firms to help implement border agreement

Defence and Security

The federal government is looking to pay technology contractors in seven different areas to help implement a border agreement with the United States, including positions

‘Trades tax’ to increase building owners’ costs: Ottawa electrician

Construction

Building owners should brace themselves for higher contracting bills as a result of a new Ontario regulatory body tightening provincial certification requirements for tradespeople, a