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• Ottawa’s ‘Global Shapers’ launch first project
  That’s the question that a group of young local entrepreneurs will be answering over the next few months with the launch of a new project ...
• Ottawa firms see LED market light up
  That’s one reason why the Ottawa-based homebuilder partnered with LED developer Rimikon Inc. to outfit all of Tamarack’s new homes, and why Minto ...
• European economic woes hurt Espial’s bottom line
  The local digital software provider’s revenues of $2.5 million were down 32.4 per cent year-over-year for the period ended March 31. A $1.1 ...
• DragonWave still adjusting to NSN acquisition
  CEO Peter Allan opened up a conference call Thursday morning by acknowledging the many changes currently going on within the company. Those ...
• ASSOCIATIONS: Assessing the impact on Ottawa’s...
  When the Canadian Society of Association Executives hosted its national conference in Ottawa last November, representatives from Ottawa's tourism ...
• UPDATE: Calian looking for more acquisitions...
  Revenues for the local technology services seller decreased by four per cent year-over-year, from $61.6 million down to $58.9 million during the ...
• Halogen prospectus sparks hope more Ottawa IPOs are...
  The number of local tech firms listed on stock markets has dwindled over the past half-decade. Few companies are launching initial public ...
• FaveQuest closes angel funding round
  “Sitting in my car filling in a bank deposit with the cheques from the round of financing we just closed,” tweeted CEO Allan Isfan late last ...
• What’s new with JDSU in Ottawa?
  In a $6.1 billion stock deal in 1999, the local firm – then known as JDS Fitel following a merger with Fitel Inc. – joined forces with ...
• CanvasPop expands to Europe
  With one employee on the ground in Helsinki, Finland for customer support, orders from the new market will be manufactured in CanvasPop’s 17,000 ...
• Invest Ottawa: One year in
  With a renewed mandate to focus on local startups and an increased investment of time and resources from the City of Ottawa, Invest Ottawa has ...
• Strandherd-Armstrong bridge delayed another year
  The Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge was originally slated to be functional by spring of 2012, but has faced a myriad of construction problems pushing ...
• Telesat sees higher revenues, net loss in first quarter
  Telesat recorded a loss of $98 million in the three months ending March 31, compared to a profit of $98 million during the same period last year. ...
• Granite raises $2M angel round
  The financing round was led by Capital Angel Network – a local group of angel investors – as well as angels from Toronto.
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #8: Versature gets...
  Many of Versature’s customers were early adopters willing to take a chance on new technology that has since become widely accepted. Nortel’s ...
• UPDATE: IDC lessens loss despite lower revenues
  But the local digital content distributor managed to cut its net loss in half at the end of its 2013 fiscal year, even with a small dip in ...
• Clearford ends year with smaller loss, higher revenues
  The funding came from a $5.5 million loan from a Swiss Institution last
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #6: Crank Software gears...
  Every time they pushed a button on the centre console, though, they were touching user interface technology developed by Crank Software. Crank’s ...
• Gatineau firm wins Shopify’s Build-a-Business...
  Aron Slipacoff, founder of Canadian Icons, entered the competition by creating a store selling iconic Canadian items including mukluks, canoes, ...
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #2: Shopify adds the 'e'...
  But the stars are only beginning to align for the local e-commerce storefront developer, according to chief platform officer Harley Finkelstein. ...
• FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #1: TUC Brands is on an...
  Now, the managed service provider is on track to bring in $100 million of revenue per year by 2015, thanks to a string of acquisitions that have ...
• Feds ditch Merx for in-house site
  Federal tenders will be open data, meaning third-parties such as Merx can continue to post the information on their websites, according to ...
• Ottawa businesswomen feted at gala
  But there are times when she craves regular pay cheques, stability and work weeks that never reach 100 hours. “There were times when I thought I ...
• How wireless is changing our world: Lord
  That was the analogy given by Bernard Lord, head of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, at a business breakfast Thursday ...
• Fusebill raises $2M in VC funding
  The local automated billing firm has received a series-A investment led by OMERS Ventures and Covington Capital, which the company will use to ...
• Local museum commissions Algonquin tech
  The Canada Science and Technology Museum receives roughly 5,000 images and drawings per month, and approached Algonquin to develop a method to ...
• Businesswoman of the Year: What glass ceiling?
  That’s because the restaurant’s owner, Barbara Mireault, imprinted the insignia into the sidewalk as pavers looked the other way more than 15 ...
• UPDATE: DragonWave cutting 33% of executives,...
  The local mobile backhaul company's stocks closed up more than 28 per cent Wednesday to $1.99 on the NASDAQ. Its shares climbed more than 26 per ...
• Lazaridis sees “great things” for Ottawa
  The fund is looking at commercialization opportunities for quantum physics research to keep the industry and its jobs in Canada. Recipients from ...
• H&M coming to Bayshore this fall
  “Make room in your closets! H&M set to open @BayshoreOttawa Shopping Centre Fall 2013!” read a tweet from H&M Canada’s Twitter account ...