Ottawa Business Journal

Ottawa’s Trafalgar Building on Queen Street acquired in $8.5M deal

A local real estate firm has purchased one of downtown Ottawa’s most recognizable heritage buildings with the aim of turning it into a top-tier commercial

Airbnb introduces new rules to rein in parties, nuisances

Canada & World

Airbnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties and nuisance guests as the City of Ottawa tightens regulations on homes listed locally on

Second Cup owner acquiring Bridgehead in play to take coffee brand beyond Ottawa

Retail

Ottawa’s most prominent local coffee retailer is turning to new ownership with deeper pockets in a bid to jumpstart its plans to expand beyond the

University of Ottawa partners with IBM on new cybersecurity hub

Techopia

Students and researchers at the University of Ottawa will now have access to tools and expertise on the cybersecurity sector from IBM Canada

Kanata-based cloud tech company Embotics acquired by Swedish enterprise

Techopia

Embotics, which helps brands the likes of NASA and HBO manage their cloud-based services, has been acquired in an all-cash deal

Lenders keen on Ottawa commercial real estate heading into 2020: CBRE

Non-Residential

Lenders both domestic and foreign signalled a growing interest in Ottawa’s commercial real estate market heading into the new decade, according to a survey from

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent

Canada & World

Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will discuss the bank’s interest rate decision at Thursday morning’s Local Breakfast Series, hosted by the Ottawa Business Journal and the

Ottawa housing market sees price hikes across all property classes in November: OREB

Residential

The average sale price of a residential-class property in Ottawa broke the half-million-dollar mark in November as homebuyers continued to snap up what little inventory