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Conference Board predicts economic growth to slow to near standstill until spring

The think tank says it expects there will be essentially zero economic growth from the second half of this year through to the first quarter of 2023.

Housing starts may look promising, but there’s much more to be done, experts say

While the annual pace of housing starts in September rose to its highest level since November 2021, there’s more to the numbers when it comes to the situation in Ottawa-Gatineau, local experts say.

In the Dragons’ Den: Ottawa tiki-hut operators Palapa Tours get their pitch ship-shape

Ottawa entrepreneurs Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, who made the cut for this season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, share what it was like to prepare and pitch their business.

Most consumers and businesses expect recession; views on inflation diverge: BoC

Consumers have become more pessimistic about inflation in the short run, while business expectations for inflation have eased.

Nokia Canada to begin construction on new ‘world-leading’ facility in Kanata next year

The company said the hub will significantly expand its capacity in next-generation information and communications technology (ICT) and cyber security innovation.

Fight for the Cure is looking like a million bucks

The pandemic may have knocked large-scale fundraisers to their knees these last couple of years but Fight for the Cure has never gone down for the count.

Ottawa small businesses don’t share optimistic sentiment seen in national survey

Canada's small and medium-sized businesses are banking on strong growth in the next three years, but that may not be the case in Ottawa.

Op-ed: Expedited federal plan to shed millions of square feet of office space sounds alarm bells for business leaders

"In the views of this real estate professional, to fill Ottawa’s empty buildings we need space that is inspiring," writes Darren Fleming, CEO of Real Strategy Advisors.

These three Ottawa tech companies are on track for $1B in revenue, data shows

Ross Video, RVezy, and Solace were added to Communitech's roster of top-performing companies, known as Team True North.

With demand for electric vehicles growing, Cyclic Materials seeks to recycle the rare earth elements needed to power them

This Kingston company is intent on providing the rare earth elements essential to transitioning from fossil fuels by recycling rather than mining them.