Ottawa Business Journal

Construction permit values fall 40% in December

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

Calian continues healthcare push with acquisition of Kanata clinic

Techopia

Ottawa-based Calian Technologies (TSX:CTY) has expanded its presence in the healthcare market with the acquisition of the Med Team, a medical clinic in Kanata that

Uptick in 2013 fuels optimism for new year of investments

Techopia

Shopify’s recent success in securing $100 million in venture capital should help Ottawa step out of the shadows of more-hyped technology centres such as Waterloo

Profitability timeline up in the air for DragonWave following Q3 loss

Techopia

Executives at Ottawa-based DragonWave are still unclear about when the company will reach the break-even point after the company posted another multi-million dollar loss during

Housing prices see slight bump in December: Teranet

Residential

Housing prices in Ottawa increased slightly year-over-year in December but were down when compared to the month before, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite Home

Claridge proposes 27-storey condo tower for Centretown

Residential

Ottawa developer Claridge Homes is seeking a zoning change from city hall so it can build a 27-storey condo tower at 287 Lisgar St. By

Opinion: Ottawa companies call attention to the capital at the 2014 CES

Techopia

Ottawa’s technology companies are driving some of the most important headlines at the International CES this year in Las Vegas, NV. By Kyle McInnes. Both large companies

Condo prices down in Q4 as signs of market slowdown emerge: Royal LePage

Residential

Condominium prices dropped 1.2 per cent year-over-year in the capital in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a survey by real estate firm Royal

WiLAN ends litigation with Toshiba

Techopia

Wi-LAN (TSX:WIN), an Ottawa-based patent licensing firm, has agreed to end a legal dispute with Toshiba. The agreement, which WiLAN announced on Thursday, means that