The hidden costs of Ottawa's 'revitalization' | Ottawa Business Journal
Jul 16, 2021 This article originally appeared in the summer edition of OBJ's newsmagazine. Read the full issue here. There are some business problems you don’t know about unless you’re in that business. Get an MBA. Two. Three. You’ll never know about the problem. Bassel Awada is a businessman with a problem you’ve likely never thought about. Awada is co-owner of the Lorenzo’s pizza shop at 94 Montreal Rd. Montreal Road is in year three of a four-year “revitalization” of the street. Construction began in June 2019 and is slated to end next summer at a projected cost to city tax...