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Guided tour companies consolidate

A local tour operator is set for major expansion after recently acquiring a rival company for an undisclosed amount.

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• Hats Off (Week of February 8) OBJ Staff Febuary 8th, 2010
• People on the Move (Week of February 8) OBJ Staff Febuary 8th, 2010
• Contracts (Week of February 8) OBJ Staff Febuary 8th, 2010
• We’re open for business, city tells IT industry Peter Kovessy Febuary 8th, 2010

Wind Works merges with Zero Emission People

Local wind energy company Wind Works Power Corp. has completed a merger worth roughly $16 million with Zero Emission People, giving the former access to 10 wind farms in Canada and the United States.

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• Nortel reaches $57M deal with pensioners and workers on long-term disability Canadian Press Febuary 9th, 2010
• WiLAN and Telus settle patent litigation Krystle Chow Febuary 8th, 2010
• Take me out to the video game Jim Donnelly Febuary 8th, 2010
• Zarlink and Freescale team up to launch plug-and-play network timing tool OBJ Staff Febuary 5th, 2010

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RioCan Q4 profit drops to $28M

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) is reporting net earnings of $28 million, or 11 cents a share, for its fourth quarter.

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• Ottawa apartment starts plunge 89% in January, pulling down overall construction activity Krystle Chow Febuary 8th, 2010
• UPDATE: Ottawa sees 2009 hike in building permits, despite December decrease Krystle Chow Febuary 4th, 2010
• Fourth month of double-digit gains for Ottawa resale market in January Krystle Chow Febuary 3rd, 2010
• Environmental construction firm wins $3.38M deal with Lethbridge College OBJ Staff Febuary 1st, 2010

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The Asian powerhouses: All they're cracked up to be?

Wendy Dobson, Gravity Shift: How Asia’s New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape The 21st Century, University of Toronto Press, 2009.

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• How much risk can you handle? Gordon Powers January 27th, 2010
• IP entrepreneurship in a business ecosystem Tony Bailetti January 26th, 2010
• UPDATE: HBS marketing a new business model? Jim Donnelly January 22nd, 2010
• Synergizing solutions into revectored deliverables Jim Donnelly January 12th, 2010

Canadian dollar rises following U.S. Federal Reserve comments

The Canadian dollar traded lower against the U.S. dollar in early-morning trading before spiking later in the day.

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• Loonie weaker despite positive housing construction data OBJ Contributor Febuary 8th, 2010
• McGuinty brushes off Nortel vote-buying accusations Canadian Press Febuary 8th, 2010
• UPDATE: Real estate association's rules challenged by federal watchdog Canadian Press Febuary 8th, 2010
• Ontario government to top up Nortel pensions Canadian Press Febuary 8th, 2010

TOURISM: Competition heats up northern air routes

With Air Canada joining an already lean Ottawa-to-Iqaluit route next month, experts say established northern airlines must market their enhanced customer service offerings and local ties to...

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• TOURISM: Making connections in Ottawa Peter Kovessy Febuary 8th, 2010
• STARTUP CHECKUP 2009: YOU i Labs Peter Kovessy December 14th, 2009
• STARTUP CHECKUP 2009: VoIPshield Systems Peter Kovessy December 14th, 2009
• STARTUP CHECKUP 2009: TravelPod Peter Kovessy December 14th, 2009