Ottawa Business Journal

Ottawa housing starts expected to decline

Despite a surge in housing starts this January and during the past year, a decline in new home In January, the seasonally adjusted, annual rate

McCormick Rankin wins Chaudière Crossing contract

Construction

The Ottawa office of a Canadian engineering consulting company has received the latest contract as part of the federal government’s efforts to rehabilitate several interprovincial

Opinion: Why successful companies hold back on growth

Techopia

Most CEOs I know have a least one of Jim Collins’ books in their office. Over the past couple of decades, starting with Built to Last,

Association buys Montreal Road property

Construction

A local French-language organization displaced by the city’s light-rail project said it has acquired a vacant building lot in Vanier, where it plans to construct

Ottawa businesses court LRT bidders

Construction

Dozens of local construction firms, labour leaders and tech companies put their products and expertise on display Thursday, vying for work on the city’s $2.1-billion

Condo surge leads Ottawa housing starts

Residential

A more than four-fold increase in apartment-style housing starts boosted the overall numbers year-over-year in January, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The

New government builds to add pressure to class-B landlords

Non-Residential

With the first of five new government office buildings scheduled for completion this year, local real estate observers are watching which departments are starting to

Home prices up 5.6% in January

Residential

Local home prices continued to outstrip the rate of inflation last month as the average residential resale price climbed 5.6 per cent to hit $349,415,

Feds renew Centennial Towers lease with Morguard

Non-Residential

The city’s largest private-sector landlord has renewed a lease with the federal government for more than 378,000 square feet inside a downtown office tower, according

Opinion: Focusing on finding financial success in film from Ottawa

Ottawa

I recently interviewed screenwriter Sharon Buckingham, best known as the writer/producer and creative force behind Sticks & Stones, a CTV made-for-TV movie. It won both