Mark Kaluski

Biz leaders hail ‘consensus-builder’ Watson for pragmatic leadership

City Hall

Ottawa’s longtime mayor – who announced Friday he won’t be running for re-election – praised as a “strong advocate” for local entrepreneurs.

Relief in sight? Watson proposes permanent 10% tax discount for small biz

City Hall

New rules would translate into an annual discount of about $1,000 for a business property assessed at $600,000 that now pays about $15,000 a year

Brick-and-mortar retail leasing in the time of the pandemic

Non-Residential

How is the tenant-landlord dynamic likely to change?

Ottawa business coalition boss blasts ‘unfairness’ of new COVID-19 restrictions

Ottawa

Mark Kaluski says the province needs to crack down on big-box retailers such as Costco and Walmart if it really wants to get the virus

Ottawa’s divergent hiring outlook

Ottawa

Despite the high number of organizations forced to lay off employees, an even higher proportion say they plan to hire new staff

Ottawa BIA group wants meeting with province to discuss COVID-19 restrictions

Ottawa

Organization representing more than 6,200 local businesses wants premier to justify latest clampdown on bars, restaurants, gyms and other local enterprises.

City task force touts rural tourism campaign in economic recovery plan

City Hall

Mayor says campaign will target local residents as well as visitors from nearby cities such as Kingston and Montreal.

Ottawa BIAs call for six-month pause on business evictions

Non-Residential

Colliers International says nearly one-third of tenants in its Ottawa portfolio requested rent relief last month.

Ottawa BIAs unite for bigger voice on city issues

Retail

Ottawa’s BIAs have formed a new advocacy group to give its member businesses an independent say on municipal issues that affect the thousands of merchants

prototypeD’s CloudLab launches in Vanier

Techopia

A vacant lot in Vanier came to life Wednesday with the official launch of CloudLab Studios, a mobile makerspace created by local design firm prototypeD.