Ottawa Business Journal

Opinion: Retail council hopeful that feds will crack down on Visa, MasterCard

Retail

The Retail Council of Canada appears confident that merchants will soon get relief from what it calls excessively high fees that are charged to retailers when their

Commercial real estate market’s struggles continue: Colliers

Non-Residential

The Ottawa commercial real estate market continues to struggle in 2014, according to the latest numbers from Colliers International, and no turnaround is expected until

Espial brings in record-breaking revenue in 2014 Q3

Techopia

Ottawa-based Espial Group had a record breaking third quarter, the TV on-demand software company reported Wednesday. Revenues for the third quarter were $5.1 million, compared

Opinion: Real estate sector faces talent vacancy

Real Estate

With the city facing a shortage of bright young talent, the term “real estate entrepreneur” might soon go the way of the dodo bird in

Engineering a culture of innovation

Construction

Over its 50 years in Ottawa, Halsall Associates has paid attention to the details. By Michael Hammond. The engineering firm, which recently celebrated a half-century in the

Candidates make their pitches for city council: Trevor Robinson, Bay

City Hall

On Thursday, Aug. 28, OBJ issued an open invitation to all candidates in the upcoming municipal election to answer one simple question: Why should the

Mitel launches $540-million hostile takeover bid for ShoreTel

Techopia

Mitel Networks announced Monday it has offered to buy ShoreTel Inc. for about $540 million in cash but the proposal has been rejected by the

Willis College’s Fortinet-backed advanced network security program opens

Techopia

A private Ottawa post-secondary college has launched a new certificate program it says will make the city a leader in training and employing network security

Candidates make their pitches for city council: Edward Conway, Somerset

City Hall

On Thursday, Aug. 28, OBJ issued an open invitation to all candidates in the upcoming municipal election to answer one simple question: Why should the

Micro-condos make big splash

Residential

The arrival of Ottawa’s first “micro-condo” development is another sign housing has become out of reach for many local buyers, a leading industry advocate says.