Ottawa Business Journal

Ottawa architect prepares Chaudiere Island redevelopment vision

Imagine letting the Crown Jewels gather dust in an attic. As far as Mark Brandt is concerned, that’s pretty much what’s happened to Chaudiere Island.

NCC seeks office space bids

Non-Residential

The National Capital Commission is asking local landlords for proposals to provide office space for the Crown corporation’s headquarters. Buildings must be within the City

Construction intentions flat in June

Construction

Pouring the foundation of a new building at Lansdowne Park was the largest construction project initiated last month, according to municipal records. The combined value

Opinion: Carp Road: Eastern Ontario’s next clean-tech centre

Techopia

The Carp Road Corridor is Ottawa’s largest industrial park with more than 250 businesses employing 2,000 people in the city’s west end. By Marc McArthur

Oshkosh to bid on Canadian military trucks contract

Defence and Security

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense, which has an office in Ottawa, plans to bid on the Canadian Forces’ standard military pattern truck contract of the proposed medium

Developer proposes nine-storey Westboro condo

Residential

A Toronto developer is asking the city for permission to build a nine-storey condominium building on the site of an old service station on Richmond Road in

Ottawa’s top landlord: Bernie Myers takes the reins of Morguard in the capital

Non-Residential

Not much seems to faze Bernie Myers. The new top executive responsible for Morguard’s vast Ottawa real estate holdings is just as comfortable discussing his firm’s

Conference Centre upgrades to cost $91M

Construction

Public Works is soliciting bids for an estimated $91 million rehabilitation of the Government Conference Centre in the city’s former downtown train station on Rideau

Industrial vacancy rate to decrease: brokerage firm

Non-Residential

With minimal space expected to come onto the market in the next six months, Ottawa’s industrial vacancy rate is likely to trend downwards over the

Opinion: What the cabinet shuffle means for Ottawa

Ottawa

With Prime Minister Stephen Harper undertaking the most significant shuffle since his first election in 2006, several key appointments are relevant for the National Capital