Ottawa Business Journal

Codeau proposes 16-storey condo tower on Rideau Street

Residential

Developer Codeau Building Ltd. is asking the city to change the zoning for a property on Rideau Street so it can build a 16-storey condominium

In-Touch gets two contracts worth total of $7.2M over three years

Techopia

Ottawa-based In-Touch Survey Systems (TSXV: INX) has signed two major contracts with unnamed companies in the United States, the company announced this week. A company

Office vacancy rate hits highest point since 2005 during Q4: C&W

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate climbed to its highest level in nearly a decade during the last quarter of 2013, according to Cushman & Wakefield Ottawa

C-COM Satellite Systems announces quarterly dividend

Techopia

Ottawa-based C-COM Satellite Systems (TSXV:CMI), a supplier of satellite antennas, announced its quarterly dividend on Tuesday. The company will pay shareholders $0.0125 per common share

Opinion: Local firms cash in on digital currency with city’s first Bitcoin ATM

Techopia

Bitcoin has been called crypto-currency, Internet cash and – in the words of Wall Street analyst Nick Colas – “gold for nerds.” By Kyle McInnes.

LeoNovus hopes to raise over $2M with share sell off

Techopia

LeoNovus (TSXV: LTV), a software company with offices in California and Ottawa, is attempting to raise $2.3 million by selling some shares. The company, which

IDC claims restructuring will yield results in Q4

Techopia

Troubled digital content distributor International Datacasting Corp. took the somewhat unusual step of issuing a mid-quarter update on Thursday that promises an improvement in fourth-quarter

Developer plans demolition to make way for 30-storey condo on Parkdale

Residential

A developer is asking the city for permission to demolish three residential buildings close to Parkdale and Burnside avenues to make way for a 30-storey

Construction permit values fall 40% in December

Construction

The value of construction permits the City of Ottawa handed out decreased year-over-year last month despite the approval of several high-value row housing projects, municipal

Opinion: Companies should learn testing lessons from toys

Techopia

If you are not familiar with it, the Canadian Toy Testing Council is a 55-year-old non-profit that enlists the volunteer aid of families to subject toys to