In a move that will reduce the number of professional services standing offers and supply arrangements run by individual government departments, Public Works is introducing a new centralized...... [ FULL STORY ]
Business representatives are lauding a recent parliamentary report that directs Public Works officials to reduce the complexity and cost of bidding on federal contracts.... [ FULL STORY ]
The former president and CEO of OCRI during much of the 1980s and early 1990s is the new president of the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce, the organization announced Wednesday.... [ FULL STORY ]
The former owner of TRM Technologies Inc. has admitted to rigging a bid in a 2005 Transport Canada contract under investigation by the Competition Bureau as part of a sweeping case that will be...... [ FULL STORY ]
Just weeks before the annual summer music festival will take place, the federal government announced a $1.5-million investment for Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest to expand it to the ByWard Market.... [ FULL STORY ]
Local inflation cooled further in May, but while the rest of the country felt the effect of a moderation in the prices of energy products, it was a different story in Ottawa, according to data...... [ FULL STORY ]
A partnership between local firm Iogen Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell will result in cellulosic ethanol-enriched gasoline being used in Ottawa for a limited time, company officials announced...... [ FULL STORY ]
While the hiring climate in Ottawa in the third quarter is expected to be healthier than in the rest of the province and the country, the employment outlook has weakened both quarter-over-quarter and...... [ FULL STORY ]
As governments grapple with implementing just enough financial stimulus to get the economy rolling again, one of the local universities is offering a formal way for policymakers to get access to...... [ FULL STORY ]
The unemployment rate for the Ottawa-Gatineau region rose 0.4 percentage points in May as the local economy lost 3,800 jobs, in line with a broader trend across the country.... [ FULL STORY ]
While The envision Group's latest acquisition of Ottawa firm LandEx Construction Inc. was largely a "tuck-in," in the words of the group's CEO Frank D'Addario, it's one of the company's steps towards...... [ FULL STORY ]
The owner of Eastern City, an Orleans-based Chinese restaurant on St. Joseph Boulevard, has been fined almost $40,000 for failing to report and remit provincial retail sales tax.... [ FULL STORY ]
Five Ottawa companies have ranked among PROFIT Magazine's 21st annual list of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the country, with two more local firms making the magazine's Next 100 list.... [ FULL STORY ]
Less than a week after completing its first acquisition of the year, The envision Group has bought Ottawa-based LandEx Construction Inc., which is headed up by the wife of the group's CEO Frank...... [ FULL STORY ]
Once the largest business organization in the city, the Eastern Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will merge with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce this September, the two groups announced Wednesday.... [ FULL STORY ]
While The envision Group is continuing its focus on bringing western Canadian companies under its umbrella, the Ottawa-based firm has branched out to a new city – Vancouver – with its first...... [ FULL STORY ]
The number of local unemployed workers collecting employment insurance climbed 44.5 per cent in March, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.... [ FULL STORY ]
Environmental construction services company The envision Group has won its third deal in two years with the Calgary Airport Authority, this time to perform improvements on the international airport's...... [ FULL STORY ]
CTV's coverage of the "Save Local TV" campaign is violating the Broadcasting Act and should be immediately halted, according to a complaint announced today by a coalition of telecommunications...... [ FULL STORY ]
Following two months of accelerating inflation, year-over-year consumer price growth in Ottawa slowed again to 0.9 per cent in April, according Statistics Canada data released Wednesday morning.... [ FULL STORY ]
A local agency that works with Ottawa employers to remove barriers to recruiting and retaining skilled immigrants says it will expand its activities after receiving a $1.9-million provincial...... [ FULL STORY ]
The groundbreaking human trials of a cancer-killing virus set to get underway this month will help the city attract leading medical researchers, said the head of the Ottawa Hospital.... [ FULL STORY ]
