“For me, it’s global domination or nothing. I want it all. We can take this as far as we want to take it," said CEO Alok Ahuja.

Popular ice cream parlour converted its truck into a mobile phone-charging unit and offered up space in its walk-in freezer for homeowners to store perishables.

It's just the latest in a series of hotel projects launched by the Rimap group of companies in a bid to add new inventory to what it feels is an underserved market.

About 74,000 customers remained without power in the city Tuesday afternoon, and Hydro Ottawa officials said it could be days before the grid is fully restored.

Saturday’s devastating storm that knocked the lights out at tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the city delivered a powerful feeling of deja vu to Jacqui Okum.

“We’re riding an incredible wave right now,” says co-founder and CEO of Ottawa-based last-mile delivery firm that ships goods on behalf of merchants in four Canadian cities.

Former head of Capital Angel Network will be in charge of identifying promising startups that could fit under the Rewind umbrella as company looks to expand its customer base and product offerings.

The return of in-person Canada Day celebrations is yet more good news in what’s shaping up to be the best summer tourism season in a while for the nation's capital.

While the amount of venture capital flowing into Canadian cities continued its brisk pace in the first quarter, Ottawa failed to crack the top 10 centres for VC raises.

Kanata North Business Association says development could play a key part in the tech park’s “necessary transformation” into a mixed-use district with vibrant commercial and residential components.

An Ottawa life sciences firm has the green light to test the product in the world’s most populous country as it looks to reverse years of sustained losses.

Kanata-based firm said Thursday it posted revenues of $142.1 million in the three-month period ending March 31, a three per cent increase from its previous high of $138 million a year earlier. 

Construction association boss says work stoppage is another challenge for an industry already beset by a shortage of skilled labour, supply chain disruptions and soaring inflation.

A blossoming Ottawa-based property management firm has chosen one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities for its first acquisition outside the National Capital Region.

Software firm says partnership will give it the financial heft to create a platform that’s better at helping manufacturers produce high-quality concrete while doing less harm to the planet.

Ottawa-based firm says it now plans to deliver 188 satellites plus 10 backups aimed at delivering high-speed internet service to remote areas – down from its previous target of 298 satellites.

Kanata software firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Friday it brought in revenues of just over $98 million in the first three months of 2022 – a 70 per cent jump from a year ago. 

Resurgens Technology Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specializes in scaling up software enterprises, is adding the Ottawa company to its portfolio.

Ottawa startup announced this week it’s landed $400,000 in federal government funding to help the National Research Council of Canada develop a gene therapy to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency.

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche urged residents Monday to book tickets if they want to convince airlines to add more routes to the nation’s capital to their lists.

Cutsey, InterRent's president since 2015, is taking over as chief executive from Mike McGahan, who’s stepping aside after 12 years at the helm.

Embattled Ottawa cleantech firm said it intends to make a proposal to its creditors under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after racking up an accumulated deficit of more than $90 million.

One prominent retail analyst says the move could pave the way for a new wave of residential development at the site, which includes about 170,000 square feet of commercial space.

Ottawa cleantech firm has landed $4.5 million in new funding as it gears up to launch a multimillion-dollar pilot project that will see Ottawa Hydro test-drive its latest technology.

Software that lets off-site employees securely access company data on their laptops and other devices has gone from a nice idea to something many customers see as a must-have commodity.

Film, TV and animation company is opening an office in downtown Ottawa next month and says it plans to create dozens of local jobs in a bid to tap into the region’s growing talent pool.

Rising interest rates and job uncertainty will combine to cool down Ottawa’s red-hot home resale market a few degrees in 2022 – but not enough to put the brakes on price hikes, agency says.

Capital's annual rate of inflation hit 7.5 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, and local entrepreneurs say it's getting harder and harder to pass those extra costs on to customers.

Ottawa-based big-data analytics and cloud services provider has seen its revenues surge over the past 12 months, thanks in part to its acquisition of a U.S. firm last spring.

Four-year build is expected to pump nearly $2 billion into Ottawa's economy and create thousands of jobs, Deloitte says, but rising inflation and labour shortages could boost price tag.

Montreal-based company plans to grow its number of fulfilment centres from six at the end of this month to as many as 20 by the close of 2022.

In the wake of Ottawa software firm’s latest blue-chip customer win, Leyton Perris believes MindBridge is taking another step closer to the mainstream.

To say the past 24 months weren’t kind to companies like Minto that rent apartments in urban cores would be an understatement – but Michael Waters says that's all about to change.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate held steady at 4.9 per cent in March as a surge in employment was offset by a big jump in the number of people hunting for work.

While Ottawa’s pipeline of new industrial real estate construction is growing, many of those projects won’t be finished until at least next year, according to a pair of new reports.

Crown corporation says it hopes to sign a letter of intent with the preferred proponent in June, but wouldn't reveal if any of the pitches include plans for an NHL arena at the Flats.

After a down year in 2020, startups in the Ottawa region bounced back last year when it came to their ability to attract early stage investment rounds, a new report says.

Industry veteran takes over as head of the not-for-profit Ottawa Film Office from Bruce Harvey, a former entertainment lawyer and film producer who launched the organization in 2017.

Former car salesman-turned-startup founder Andrew Lemoine says he’s kickstarting a technological revolution in an industry that’s been stuck in neutral for far too long.

Planetary Technologies has raised nearly $8 million in seed funding as it vies for tens of millions of dollars in prize money in a green-technology competition backed by Elon Musk.

Mark Zekulin says he was seeking a venture that would do good and was in a field that was “as exciting and as dynamic” as the topsy-turvy world of cannabis.

City’s largest commercial property manager is turning to a veteran of the green building movement to scale up its development pipeline in Ottawa and accelerate its growth in southern Ontario.

Real estate investment trust is shopping for more warehouse and other commercial space in the National Capital Region as it looks to shift its portfolio away from retail holdings.

While the white-collar world of venture capital financing might seem as far removed from the combat theatre of special military operations as Afghanistan is from Bay Street, Glenn Cowan knows better.

Long before COVID-19 became an omnipresent part of Canadian life, Meredith Thatcher could sense an emerging seismic shift in the way tenants used technology to reimagine traditional office space.

Ottawa firm said Friday its low-Earth-orbit satellite network aimed at delivering high-speed internet to remote areas might not be in orbit until 2025, a year later than planned.

Deal will raise online health-care platform's annual revenues from $300 million to $600 million while boosting its headcount from about 600 to 950. 

Martello Technologies is getting a multimillion-dollar funding boost as it looks to bounce back from a pandemic-fuelled slump that stalled a years-long stretch of virtually uninterrupted growth.

A prominent Ottawa business expert is predicting a wave of bankruptcies in the coming months as Canada’s central bank raises its benchmark interest rate in a bid to put the brakes on inflation.

The merger of two of Ottawa's largest office furniture dealers was triggered by furniture maker Herman Miller’s $1.8-billion acquisition last summer of another leading global manufacturer, Knoll. 

Coming off a record year in 2021, local sector will continue to benefit from attractive cap rates, solid market fundamentals and a backlog of capital, firm says in its latest outlook.

Maker of supply-chain management software said Wednesday it’s projecting revenues of between US $335 million and US$345 million for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31.

Beau's co-founder Steve Beauchesne said joining forces with the southern Ontario brewery will give his company a new lease on life after a tough two years during the pandemic.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business boss Dan Kelly says expected rate hikes will pack a wallop for retailers, restaurants and other mainstreet enterprises in a couple of key ways.

Toronto firm says it has purchased a one-acre site at 1209 St. Laurent Blvd., across from the St. Laurent Shopping Centre, as well as property at 1047 Richmond Rd., near Carlingwood Shopping Centre.

Investors in Ottawa software startup that helps customers expand their marketing and sales partnership networks include a former top executive at Shopify rival BigCommerce.

Deal comes just a few months after company purchased a 50 per cent stake in the downtown Place de Ville office complex.

Under the initiative announced last weekend, downtown businesses will be eligible for up to $10,000 to cover non-deferrable operational costs not covered by other federal programs. 

The Board of Trade issued an open letter Thursday calling on local officials from all levels of government to work together to end the protests.

An Ottawa-based IT enterprise that expanded across the country by snapping up companies in B.C., Alberta and southern Ontario has been acquired by Telus for $137 million.

Kanata-based accelerator announced Wednesday that its annual SaaS Showcase will be held in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park on April 6. 

Rimap Development's proposal calls for about 270 rental units and 230 hotel rooms on prime piece of downtown real estate just south of the Lyon LRT station.

Even though it’s only mid-February, Stephen Beckta felt like a man emerging from a long, lonely winter on Monday.

Fast-growing Ottawa tech firm says deal gives it a foothold in the lucrative European market.

Kanata-based company reported revenues of $129 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31, up 11 per cent year-over-year.

“Our equipment is being held hostage,” Site Preparation co-owner Kathleen Grimes told OBJ. “There’s no opportunity for us to even mitigate any of our losses."

Commercial trucks involved in the ongoing protests in Ottawa are unlikely to lose their insurance coverage simply for being part of the demonstration, an industry expert says.

Downtown merchants say they've spent the past 13 days weighing the benefits of bringing in whatever revenue they can against concerns for employee and customer comfort and safety.

Parallel Wireless says it’s opening a lab in the National Capital Region as part of a global expansion aimed at pushing its radio access network technology into more markets.

Adam Arviv, who owns about two per cent of Hexo’s shares, says he plans to nominate five new directors – including himself – to the cannabis firm's eight-person board.

Businesses that have shut their doors due to the ongoing protest in the city’s downtown core will likely face a costly, drawn-out battle if they turn to the civil courts for redress, experts say.

Launched in 2019, Corfix is winning converts in an industry that's notoriously averse to adopting new technology.

The Flusso allows patients on ventilators to be transported and switched to other equipment more safely and efficiently.

Hotel association boss suggests trucker convoy could continue for a while yet as some protesters book rooms for next weekend.

Ottawa startup plans to integrate software now used by Amazon and Google Shopping merchants into platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce and Walmart.com.

Kanata company said Thursday it has agreed to buy Houston-based IT and cybersecurity provider Computex for $38 million.

Company is a partner of one of the city’s biggest industrial acquisitions in years – the $155-million purchase of 18 small-bay properties totalling nearly 700,000 square feet. 

The transaction marks the first foray into the Ottawa market for Colorado-based Woodbourne, which will hold the majority stake in the 700,000-square-foot portfolio.

T.O.-based firm acquires 90 per cent stake in 2.8-million-square-foot warehouse, which opened last year and is the largest facility of its kind in Canada.

Ottawa software firm generated plenty of buzz in Vegas with its latest R&D breakthrough, a sensor that can collect data on the quality and consistency of concrete from as far as 300 metres away.

Founded in 2019, Ottawa startup trains workers how to spot so-called phishing attacks – that is, fake emails and text messages that fraudsters use to steal money or sensitive data.

Bookings disappear, revenues dry up after city's biggest annual winter tourism event is put on ice for the second year in a row due to the pandemic.

Local real estate experts say that while office space is here to stay, it will likely be configured very differently once people start returning to their cubicles en masse.

Ottawa startup’s employee count has tripled from 30 to 90 since August as it scrambles to keep up with the growing number of auctions on its docket.

Ottawa-based online marketplace has burned through nearly $20 million in capital since it was founded in 2017.

BRB REIT's portfolio in the National Capital Region now includes more than 650,000 square feet of space at nine office buildings and one industrial property.

Marquee transactions worth a combined $87 million have Ottawa brokerage predicting the new year will pick up right where a frothy 2021 left off for the city's office market.

Ottawa startup says its AI-generated information is just as useful as real data when it comes to analyzing the results of clinical studies but doesn’t come with any of the privacy concerns.

Ottawa software firm's fourth venture capital deal in the past five years boosts its total fundraising haul to $640 million.

Ottawa company has become a leader in getting customers more bang for their marketing buck by helping set up and manage accounts on platforms such as Google Analytics and Salesforce.

Nearly two years into the pandemic, measures like the ones imposed by the province on Monday have become a frustrating fact of life for Jenna Ladd and other gym owners. 

Year-old startup helps to arrange the sale and purchase of indoor farms, vertical farming systems and other agriculture services.

Latest measures aimed at curbing virus's spread will take effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday and will remain in place for at least 21 days, the province announced Monday.

The way Nick Quain sees it, anyone looking to chart the future of Ottawa tech needs to track the flood of venture capital into the city since the start of 2021.

Ottawa firm whose switchless networking software aims to speed up the flow of high-speed data comes out of stealth mode with a bang.

Startup that provides health-care training for family members who are looking after patients in their own homes has seen revenues surge 400 per cent during the pandemic.

Traffic at Ottawa malls is soaring after a blue Christmas in 2020, paving the way for what one analyst says could be a December to remember for the beleaguered retail sector.

Ottawa's longtime mayor – who announced Friday he won't be running for re-election – praised as a "strong advocate" for local entrepreneurs.

Founders say they aim to be at the forefront of a new generation of made-in-Ottawa tech titans led by the “Shopify mafia”.

Ottawa firm says it plans to boost its headcount from its current 400 to more than 500 over the next 12 months as it diversifies beyond its traditional core customer base.

Kanata-based video surveillance software firm – which was recently acquired by Taiwanese manufacturer Delta in a US$114M deal – says it's ready to rebound after down year in 2020.

Ottawa company is in the midst of a growth spurt that’s seen its revenues surge more than 700 per cent in the past three years.

The rankings mark a bounceback for Ottawa, which had been a fixture on the top-10 list for several years until it found itself out in the cold in 2021's first-half report.

Veteran finance executive, who now serves as CFO of Kanata-based Martello Technologies, spent nearly two decades with the NHL club before leaving in 2015.

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments and Crown Realty Partners purchased the 1.17-million-square-foot downtown property in a transaction that closed last week.

As Kanata-based Calian cracks $500 million in annual revenues for the first time, its CEO tells OBJ he's aiming squarely for the $1-billion milestone.

ClubLink says course is no longer financially viable and wants to partner with Minto Communities and Richcraft Homes to build 1,480 homes on the 71-hectare site.

Techopia takes a look at a month to remember for the city's venture capital scene.

Dan Goldberg said Tuesday the move will allow the company to tap into the public markets as it looks to get its $6.5-billion low-Earth-orbit satellite project off the ground.

Kanata firm is one of just a handful of companies in the world that manufacture semiconductors made of gallium nitride rather than the traditional silicon.

If the strong market vibes the folks at AutoGuardian are sensing are any indication, the Stittsville-based startup could soon be embarking on an unobstructed path to growth.

The Ottawa-based finance executive who orchestrated the largest tech IPO in TSX history has been awarded the CFO of the Year by Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade.

Local firm that makes it faster and cheaper for companies to create mass email marketing campaigns secures big round from Insight Partners, the same VC that backed Shopify and Rewind.

The round is among the biggest ever for an Ottawa firm, eclipsing major deals such as Assent Compliance’s $160-million raise three years ago and Shopify’s $100-million series-C round in 2013.

Threekit’s software creates ultra-realistic online 3D images of everything from couches to diamond rings, giving e-commerce customers a much better idea of what they're about to buy. 

Mobile app and web portal allow health-care practitioners such as naturopaths, health coaches, dietitians, nutritionists and others to track an array of metrics on a single dashboard. 

That’s the lowest the rate has been since the dawn of the pandemic in March 2020, but it's mainly the result of a shrinking labour force, Statistics Canada says.

Ottawa firm says it’s now expecting revenues of between $248 million and $250 million for fiscal 2021, up from previous projections of $242 million to $247 million.

Deal combines "two really well-managed brands that have been pretty diligent about keeping modern and keeping up standards in their facilities," uOttawa professor Mike Mulvey says.

Co-founder Alida Burke says orders for firm's indoor mini-farms that grow leafy greens and herbs are pouring in as supply chain bottlenecks and surging transportation costs drive up food prices.

Longtime executive is perhaps best-known for being chair of the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, the predecessor of Invest Ottawa, in the early 2000s.

Local retail chain evolved into a multi-faceted operation that sold gas and forged affiliations with fast-food giants such as Subway and McDonald’s.

Co-founder of Ottawa-based meeting management software startup says his goal is to make platform an indispensable tool for businesses around the world.

Startup that helps managers at Shopify and other companies host more productive employee meetings has seen its customer count triple during the pandemic.

The 12,000-square-foot facility in Mitel’s former headquarters at 350 Legget Dr. is slated to open its doors to the public on Thursday.

Ottawa-based satellite equipment provider names former Comcast Business VP Glenn Katz to the newly created role of chief commercial officer.

Tetia Bayoro's business, Chap Chap Snacks, sells traditional African snacks on a subscription basis, sending customers a new package of goodies each month.

After being at less than 10 per cent of pre-COVID levels earlier in the year, passenger volumes at YOW have climbed to within 50 per cent of their 2019 totals.

Move comes just two days after co-founder and former chief executive Sebastien St-Louis abruptly departed the Ottawa cannabis company.

Since posting his first video in March, Corey McMullan has gained nearly 44,000 followers, and his posts have generated nearly half a million likes. 

Ottawa entrepreneur is seeing surging demand for new software platform aimed at making it easier for patients to access therapists and other health-care professionals. 

Ottawa-based cannabis producer has seen its share price drop by 58 per cent since the beginning of the year.

Laurier Avenue complex and other aging federal properties could be sold to the private sector as the feds look to modernize their portfolio, the Ottawa Real Estate Forum heard this week.

Highrise would eclipse another Claridge project, the nearby Icon condo tower, which is now the city's tallest building.

Energy industry veteran Jonathan Lundy has taken over for founder Rod Bryden, who stepped away from Ottawa cleantech venture's day-to-day operations earlier this month.

Even as malls and other shops reopened over the summer and capacity restrictions in stores were eased, the number of retail employees in the nation’s capital has steadily fallen.

Hyperion Global Energy co-founder Heather Ward and Victoria Xu, who helped launch CleanInnoGen Energy Solutions, are among 10 women taking part in the scaleup program.

Vancouver firm is far from the only real estate company looking to grow its portfolio in a red-hot market where a shortage of supply has pushed rents near record highs.

Local startup founders click over shared mission to help e-commerce stores get more bang for their ad-spending buck.

Kanata's SimFront and SimWave are 'punching way above their weight' in fast-growing field, Calian CEO Kevin Ford says.

Local developer Joey Theberge purchased Fisher Heights Plaza on Baseline Road in a deal that closed last week.

Ottawa company that connects owners and renters of everything from canoes to chainsaws has burnt through nearly $20 million since 2017, co-founder Bruce Linton says.

The economy shed more than 10,000 jobs last month, with the retail and educational services sectors among the hardest hit.

Company's revenues have more than doubled in the past year, and CEO expects headcount to grow from 16 to at least 30 by next year as demand for its products ramps up.

As pandemic-fuelled chaos swirled all around her business 18 months ago, Kathryn Tremblay calmly stood in the eye of the storm.

Contract is part of Ottawa cleantech firm's move to diversify into the growing electric vehicle space.

The 51-year-old University of Ottawa engineering graduate has spent decades driving growth at global companies, including IBM.

Founders say they’re already seeing brisk business from law firms, real estate companies and financial institutions for their combined videoconferencing and online document-signing solution.

Charities say the move will help better serve community youth in an increasingly competitive fundraising landscape.

As the shift to remote work has accelerated, it’s become more important than ever for employers to communicate with staff in a “clear, authentic way,” Talent Summit panellists said.

After being closed for more than 18 months as the pandemic all but wiped out tourist traffic for most of 2020 and into 2021, the family-owned downtown hotel will start welcoming guests on Oct. 1. 

Ottawa software company's pandemic-delayed deal has been 18 months in the making, and CEO Cameron Watt is confident it will be worth the wait.

Co-founder of biotech startup iBIONICS replaces former CAN boss Nolan Beanlands, who left the organization earlier this month.

Jeff Leiper says developer's plan to tear down office building and replace it with pair of highrises will cause traffic headaches and overshadow nearby homes.

Spartan filed for creditor protection and laid off two-thirds of its 90 employees after facing continued questions about the reliability of its COVID-detecting lab-in-a-box.

The city's overall office vacancy rate fell to 9.7 per cent, marking the first net absorption of office space in the capital since the fourth quarter of 2019.

Automaker will be anchor tenant in new 1.1-million-square-foot industrial hub off Hwy. 417 east of Ottawa.

U.S. firm's big-name customer list includes ABC Studios, MLB Network, the Gap, Victoria’s Secret and the Smithsonian Institution.

“It seemed to be the right time (to sell),” Ottawa firm's CEO Ron Mac Donell said. “It was all very natural.”

Ottawa-based sports marketing platform announced this week it has scored $US10-million in series-A financing from a group led by Boston’s Volition Capital.

Data protection software company raises its 2021 funding haul to US$80-million as it looks to push into new markets.

KingSett Capital is now sole owner of the region’s second-largest shopping mall after purchasing Ivanhoe Cambridge’s 50 per cent stake in the west-end plaza.

The awards, which honour 10 alumni for outstanding professional and community contributions, will be presented in a virtual ceremony on Sept. 30.

Nazim Ahmed lands $3 million in seed funding for platform to help entrepreneurs produce personalized products such as T-shirts and artwork that feature photographs provided by customers.

Startup lands $1.25-million in seed funding for platform designed to cut the time it takes to create corporate training courses from months to days.

Altis-excelHR group of companies are on track to place more than 8,000 workers across Canada in 2021, and the firms’ combined revenues are expected to surpass $150 million.

Two companies merged effective Aug. 31 and will now operate under the name Decisive Group.

Lead architect and Carleton grad Doron Meinhard’s team from Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects toured several business schools in Canada and the U.S. before crafting a curving design.

“It all depends on what the community wants there and what we can actually achieve. There’s a lot of potential to this site.”

Scott McCord's business has been the go-to agency for Parliament Hill staffers, civil servants and journalists in the nation’s capital for 22 years.

Students will learn from established female tech leaders through virtual offerings that include industry talks, networking sessions and candid conversations.

Multimillionaire Gatineau businessman Olivier Benloulou has become a significant investor and trusted adviser as young firm looks to crack retail market in 2022.

Latest departure from Ottawa-based firm's leadership team comes after three members of its C-suite left the company earlier this year.

The company also posted a $775,000 loss for fiscal 2021, but says it's "pleased with progress."

“It’s extremely rare you would see something of this scale and quality ever surface in a market like Ottawa, which is pretty tightly controlled"

Beau’s Lug Tread ale will headline a rotating selection of the brewer’s products that will now be offered as part of the airline’s complimentary in-flight beverage service. 

The Telfer School of Management’s two-year Executive Master of Health Administration program will begin in January, featuring six semesters of mostly online course material.

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments closed the deal with Ottawa’s Huntington Properties earlier this month.  The four buildings, totalling about 220,000 square feet, are all leased to single tenants.

JusticeTrax's customers include the RCMP and police departments throughout the U.S. and clients in Australia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Cheeky new tourism campaign touts BeaverTails and other local attractions as it stokes city's friendly rivalry with Toronto and Montreal.

"We’ve seen customers coming back; we’ve actually started to get new business"

Pricing intelligence firm Lytica’s bid to “think bigger” as it pushes into international markets is getting a boost thanks to millions of dollars in new venture capital and government funding.

Recipients were ranked according to their performance in areas such as leadership and planning, corporate culture, job satisfaction, training and pay and benefits. 

Kanata company has been branching out in a bid to use its sensors in a broad range of devices in what’s known as the Internet of Things.

It’s a far cry from the first half of 2020, when Ottawa ranked fifth in the total number of VC transactions with 16 on record.

Nine-person Ottawa startup is eyeing pilot projects with the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and MLB's Philadelphia Phillies.

Software firms Shopify and Klipfolio are among the local organizations that are requiring workers to get two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before they can return to the office.

Local firm says demand for its reverse engineering of electronic components has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Two-year-old startup says its machine-learning platform makes conducting clinical trials cheaper and easier by replicating real-world results.

Management reboot comes at a critical time for the Ottawa-based company, which is aggressively grabbing market share in the rapidly growing last-mile delivery space.

Much of sexual wellness giant's R&D is done in the National Capital Region, where the popular We-Vibe vibrator was invented more than a decade ago.

Contribution marks a 'decisive step' toward fully financing Ottawa-based company's $6.5-billion project aimed at delivering high-speed internet service to remote areas, CEO says.

Ottawa cleantech firm hopes $5.1 million in new federal funding will help kickstart fast-growing company's global sales push.

Firm poised to open an office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and aims to expand into Texas and California in short order in an effort to gain a foothold south of the border.

Telesat has signed a $109-million contract with the Ontario government that will see the Ottawa-based satellite equipment manufacturer help deliver high-speed internet service to rural areas of the…

Kanata-based company stretched its streak of profitable quarters to 79 in a row with a net profit of $2.1 million for the three-month period ending June 30.

After building online car auction site EBlock into one of Canada's fastest-growing firms, boxer-turned-businessman Ryan O'Connor is hoping to duplicate that winning formula with new proptech venture.

Kanata-based supply-chain software company posted revenues of $60.1 million for the three-month period ending June 30, down slightly from $61.3 million a year earlier.

Four-year-old company announced this week it has signed a three-year deal to supply its cloud-based smart-grid solution to Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power supplier.

John Zinati is one of a growing number of local real estate executives who’ve left comfortable, secure jobs at established big-name companies to start their own brokerages and advisory firms.

Kanata software firm has finally achieved the milestone its founders set for it more than two decades ago.

Four-year-old company's high-profile customer list includes Canadian country star Brett Kissel and former Dragons’ Den panellist Bruce Croxon.

With backing from heavy hitters such as UFC announcer Bruce Buffer, Matt and Scott Whitteker aim to connect fans of combat sports with their favourite athletes in a whole new way

Company founded in 2018 closed deal for 12-storey office tower at 141 Laurier Ave. W. last week as it looks to expand its portfolio and branch out into multi-residential development.

Local industry says time is of the essence to allow tourism businesses to cash in on what’s traditionally their busiest time of year.

Place Dor​ée's revised application reduces the proposed number of buildings from five to four while adding new amenity spaces and significantly altering the overall design.

Fledgling Ottawa startup's software platform is designed to keep better track of workers who are spread across multiple locations.

“The recovery is starting for sure … but it’s not going to be an even recovery,” Ottawa Tourism CEO Michael Crockatt says of sector's ability to bounce back in the wake of COVID-19.

Company founded in 2017 now owns and operates 13 dental clinics in Ottawa along with three in Gatineau, three in southwestern Ontario and one in Laval.

Plan would see autonomous buses run along March Road and Highway 417 as well as an AV shuttle service that would ferry workers around the area's tech park.

Ottawa-based firm is one of 12 Canadian companies taking part in tech giant's inaugural cloud accelerator program.

Familar face in Kanata North has been named Canadian space technology giant's vice-president of corporate communications.

Branded PLAY, the new brew has an alcohol content of only 0.3 per cent and just 80 calories per 473-millilitre tall can.

Legendary entrepreneur will be replaced by New York-based executive Leyton Perris, who joined the company as global chief operating officer earlier this year.

Frank Fiorenza's product, called the Flusso, makes it safer for people on ventilators to be transported and switched to other devices.

Gloucester-based firm has grown its headcount by about 15 people during the COVID-19 crisis to 185 employees, thanks partly to growing orders from wind-turbine manufacturers.

Nearing $300 million in annual revenues, Ottawa-based online health-care platform adds finance, marketing and HR veterans to leadership team as it looks to keep scaling up.

Orion Biotechnology is working on treatments that use the body’s immune system to target cancer, HIV, COVID-19 and other diseases.

Theia Partners' Jeff Westeinde sees the next few months as a watershed time for the development that straddles both sides of the Ottawa River.

The 52-year-old has been replaced by Ian Gardner, a California-based executive who’s been working with GoFor to electrify the firm’s fleet of delivery vans.

Researchers will partner with RabbitRun Technologies to make software-defined networks more resistant to cyber attacks, power outages and congested data flows.

Contracting business continued to expand its customer base Wednesday when it pulled the trigger on its second M&A transaction of 2021.

Airport boss Mark Laroche says he’s still awaiting word on when the feds will reopen the terminal to direct flights from U.S. and international destinations.

Company that’s aiming to become Canada’s first qualified custodian for cryptocurrency assets sees "huge opportunity" in emerging industry.

Ottawa developer best-known for building and managing rental properties bought out Trinity Development Group's share of project last year.

With backing from a former PGA Tour pro, Red Rooster is looking to shake up the market for a key – but often underappreciated – piece of golf equipment

Two-year-old local company is partnering with a growing Vancouver health-tech firm to roll out its applications in other parts of the world.

"This is going to be my life,” co-owner Daniel Demois says of the venerable Rideau Street repertory theatre, which has been closed since late last year.

Organizers say they hope the popular movie nights will also return to Wesley Clover Parks in the near future.

Ottawa-based company launches new venture aimed at helping Fortune 500 firms promote their brands in video games.

Firm recently put the finishing touches on its most ambitious project to date: a state-of-the-art aircraft test facility in Derby, England, for Rolls-Royce that's as big as a football field.

Ottawa-based video-production equipment maker has grown its headcount by 50 per cent in the past four years.

Wappo Information Services specializes in serving small and medium-sized businesses that use Microsoft’s Azure platform.

Finding a happy balance that works for everyone will require a lot of “trial and error,” Invest Ottawa's Nick Quain said at the launch of the Ottawa Business Growth Survey report.

Six-year-old startup's revenues continue to skyrocket as it works with some of the international space industry's leading firms.

Former 2Keys boss will replace Crypto4A co-founder Bruno Couillard, who is stepping down from the post to focus on his duties as chief technology officer.

Ottawa firm that’s battling the likes of WordPress for market share in the content management system space lands coveted spot on a new government procurement platform.

Michael Crockatt is calling on each resident to be an "ambassador" for the National Capital Region on social media in a bid to draw visitors once they feel comfortable travelling again.

Ottawa-based cannabis firm said Friday it will pay $400 million in cash and $525 million in shares for Toronto-based Redecan as it continues to hunt for more market share.

Despite the pandemic, hotel's management team decided to take the plunge and start welcoming customers after delaying the opening several times.

Agency's new Bookmark Ottawa campaign aimed at inspiring would-be tourists to make the city part of their future travel plans.

Marc Varadi's firm, Rimap Development, has a growing portfolio of projects in the capital that also includes another downtown hotel and an apartment highrise in Centretown.

Montreal's Rimap Development says it wants to convert the heritage building at 126 York St. into a 214-suite hotel and build a highrise with 280 apartment units beside it.

Owner Paul Meek's new venture, Bottles and Cans Beverage Company, focuses on Ontario brews and ciders that aren't readily available at the LCBO.

Deal comes just three months after Foko closed a $3-million funding round aimed at pushing its platform into new verticals and penetrating deeper into U.S. and European markets.

STACS president Jocelyn Tremblay said the new investment will give his bootstrapped firm the financial backing it needs to scale up south of the border.

Hexo CEO Sebastien St-Louis said 48North’s strength in topical CBD- and THC-infused creams and ointments was a major selling point as Ottawa firm looks to expand its product lines.

Kanata-based company reported revenues of $138 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, up 33 per cent from a year earlier. 

Cameron Passmore is now majority shareholder of PWL, whose high-powered client roster includes local tech glitterati such as Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and Harley Finkelstein.

Iconic Ottawa chain has never forgotten where it came from even as it's grown into a nationwide discount retail leader with 259 stores and more than 10,000 employees.

Local tech leaders hope deal will set the stage for more Silicon Valley firms to establish or expand their presence in the region.

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.

Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent and Linda Bistrisky.

Supply-chain software maker’s revenues jumped nine per cent year-over-year, but company also posted its second straight quarterly loss.

It's the Ottawa firm's first deal under the leadership of California-based tech veteran Christa Quarles.

Downtown facility boasts a client roster of more than 1,000 individuals, including some of the best-known names in the Ottawa business community.

“You have great neighbourhoods, but nobody knows,” marketing guru says during presentation at online conference Friday.

Five-year, US$21-million program will see BlackBerry QNX provide technology, while Carleton will create a new on-campus research facility for students.

Navigating through one of the most tumultuous periods the global economy has ever endured makes this year’s honour extra special for the local tech firm.

Local biotech firm's groundbreaking platform is used by medical researchers around the world to create 3D images of hearts, knees and other body parts.

Founder Julia Slanina recently took home $30,000 in cash and in-kind services after winning Canada’s Total Mom Pitch, a competition sponsored by Scotiabank. 

Ottawa e-commerce giant said net income soared to US$1.26 billion in the first three months of 2021, up from the US$31.4-million net loss it reported for the same period last year.

Clancy PC and Rideout & Maybee LLP are among the firms from across Canada participating in Amazon's IP accelerator.

Local firm's system uses a concept called fogponics, a technique pioneered by NASA that nourishes plants with nutrient-enriched water vapour.

Site is part of the larger Hub350, which is billed as a “state-of-the-art global technology centre” bringing together local tech, finance and academic talent.

Ottawa company hoping to attract a co-working provider and restaurant for commercial portion of proposed development at Somerset and O'Connor streets.

Beleaguered cleantech enterprise formerly known as Plasco is hoping deal with California-based green-energy foundation will help accelerate its path to market.

Blueprint would see 4,000 housing units and nearly a million square feet of retail and office space built over the next 35 years at LeBreton Flats, along with more than 30 acres of parks.

Local clubs on track for record revenues in 2021 before provincially mandated shutdown, owners and managers say.

Airport officials “weren’t expecting anything explicit” in the feds’ latest spending plan, spokesperson says.

Ottawa Tourism boss Michael Crockatt said $1 billion in new spending earmarked for pandemic-battered sector across Canada suggests the feds understand the economic importance of the industry.

Local firm's touchless passport verification system has gained further urgency during the pandemic as airports look to eliminate as many high-touch points of contact as possible.

High-tech disinfectant on wheels has officially entered service on Hydro-Québec-owned Dash 8s, with more customers to come.

Ottawa-based company confirms it is subleasing up to 100,000 square feet of space previously occupied by the e-commerce software giant in Performance Court.

Long-serving C-suite leaders are expected to end their lengthy tenures with the Ottawa-based e-commerce company in June.

Deal comes hot on the heels of Grade A’s merger with Oregon’s Convergence Networks last December.

Cybersecurity startup's headcount has already jumped 20 per cent since late December and now stands at 150.

Startup hopes deal with Boehringer Ingelheim paves way for partnerships with other big health-care players as it launches $1M funding drive.

Noibu’s revenues soared nearly 600 per cent in 2020 as retailers realized that even minutes of selling time lost to glitches in their online stores could translate into a massive missed opportunity.

Company hopes decade-long effort to develop secure data-transfer technology will finally bear fruit after getting the green light to sell its products to the federal government.

ManageServe specializes in working with customers who use software from suppliers such as SAP to manage various aspects of their business, from finance and HR to distribution and supply chains.

Ottawa biotech firm says it is restructuring in the wake of a “higher-than-expected level of inconclusive results” from its rapid COVID-19 testing device.

Longtime tech exec helped guide Halogen Software to a successful IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2013.

'GoFor, without a doubt, has the potential to be a many billion-dollar company'

Invest Ottawa-based firm's patented technology that collects carbon dioxide and converts it into a valuable mineral compound is expected to be ready for market later this year.

Firm now employs about 130 people in Ottawa, the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.

Crank, which has 39 employees, makes graphical user interface software for more than 250 customers, including Coca-Cola, GE Appliances, John Deere and Nintendo.

New rules would translate into an annual discount of about $1,000 for a business property assessed at $600,000 that now pays about $15,000 a year in taxes.

Software venture’s founder sees big things in the cards for app that digitizes driver’s licences, passports and other documents

Topics covered in new 14-week certificate program include drafting legal agreements to maintain control of IP, monetizing patented innovations and protecting trade secrets.

Room Service Concert Series will feature acts such as Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, comedian Gerry Dee and American rock band Third Eye Blind.

It's company's second Gatineau acquisition in less than six months, and firm is eyeing more properties in the National Capital Region.

Eatery owners argued the 10-customer, one-size-fits-all cap was unfair to owners of larger establishments.

Founded in 2011, local software firm has carved out a growing niche with its subscription billing and management platform aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.

Ottawa-based Wi-Fi network technology firm says its solution is performing well in tests, but company lacks sufficient capital to ramp up production.

Hamilton, who spent 16 years at CBRE Canada’s Ottawa office, including the last eight as managing director, started his new job on Monday.

Real estate investment firm said Monday it’s buying three industrial buildings in the capital region totalling 283,000 square feet.

Iranian-born entrepreneur's fast-growing software company looks to capitalize on global opportunities in the energy space.

Karla Briones and David Ross say they're more resilient businesspeople after the COVID-19 crisis put them to the test in ways they never could have imagined.

Non-profit facility was one of more than two dozen subtenants at Makerspace North that were left scrambling to find new homes after the community hub was evicted from the City Centre complex.

Massachusetts-based VBI Vaccines began clinical trials at the Ottawa Hospital this week on the first version of its product.

“It’s a very important site for the post-COVID economic growth of the (city) centre,” says Brigil’s vice-president of development, Jessy Desjardins. 

Backbone Angels will focus on assisting Black and Indigenous founders as well as other business leaders of colour. 

Airport authority boss Mark Laroche says just one million passengers are expected to pass through the Ottawa terminal in 2021, down from 5.1 million two years ago.

Startup plans to build a personalized solution that can tell concussion patients when they’re pushing their physical or mental exertion too far

Kanata company’s market capitalization fell from about $4.4 billion on Wednesday to $3.67 billion at the close of trading Thursday.

Former Shopify VP of finance Blaine Fitzgerald will take over as chief financial officer of the Kanata-based software company.

Launched in 2009, Bonnefield now manages more than 134,000 acres of agricultural land worth nearly $1 billion, up from 110,000 acres valued at $750 million just 18 months ago.

Product is designed to treat life-threatening conditions triggered when the body’s immune system “goes rogue” in response to infections such as COVID-19.

A year after being acquired by BDO, big data analytics firm says new deal to buy Calgary company will open up western Canadian market.

Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus has been turning out cutting-edge therapies for nearly 15 years.

Serial entrepreneur says company needs someone at the top with a different skillset to guide it through its next phase of growth.

Stittsville-based company smells lucrative opportunity in getting rid of man-made debris that could be on a collision course with the growing network of low-Earth orbit satellites.

Real estate brokerage predicts shift toward hybrid work model will lead to more space coming on the market as 2021 rolls on.

The accelerator's annual “graduation ceremony” for up-and-coming software-as-a-service startups will once again take place remotely this April ​– but with a few twists.

Latest acquisition is largest M&A deal in Kanata company's 39-year history.

Federal department that hosts annual celebration is also seeking bids for a contractor to provide pyrotechnics, fireworks, music and a minimum of 200 drones for a performance on July 1.

Aetonix’s system is now found in more than 250 hospitals in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. and has more than 30,000 users.

Pouria Ghods and his colleagues at the Ottawa tech firm aren’t just paying lip service to fighting climate change ​– they have a concrete plan of action.

New technology will help track metrics such as the temperature, salt content and oxygen levels of oceans.

Software firm's communications platform aimed at traditional retail businesses located in physical stores remains in high demand even as e-commerce flourishes in the COVID era.

Plan calls for more than 1,000 residential units as well as office and retail space ​– but the ward councillor cautions the proposal might not fly with nearby residents.

Staff from Deloitte’s offices in Ottawa, Kanata, Gatineau and Hawkesbury will join MNP’s local office as part of the Calgary-based firm's plan to buy a portion of Deloitte’s Canadian business.

“It breaks my heart when I see the people who are suffering the most financially and mental health-wise," veteran marketing expert Michelle Groulx says.

'2021 will be the year that the world finds out that we exist and that we’re special.'

The 65-person local startup, which works mainly with Shopify merchants, announced this week it has acquired German software company BackHub.

Kanata firm reported revenues of $116.2 million for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2020, up 17 per cent from a year earlier.

Project will pave the way for the Ottawa firm’s customers to deliver high-speed internet to the farthest reaches of the globe.

Wellington West merchants say they're confused by lack of clear set of rules regarding guidelines for getting back in business.

New boss Mark McKenzie has decades of experience scaling up companies in Silicon Valley.

'The technology is there, the innovation is there, the customer success is there. Now it’s a matter of telling that story publicly.'

Two years in the making, project aims to finance environmentally sustainable developments in Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area.

Canadian firm's secure operating system remains a key component of automaker's vehicles, experts note.

When Ian Fraser took the top job at Run Ottawa in 2019, he had no idea how much he’d need to lean on every ounce of experience he’d gained in two decades as an entrepreneur.

Firm to launch a six-figure Google ad campaign in the Greater Toronto Area as it strives to reach goal of quadrupling revenues from $5 million to $20 million over the next five years.

Funded by a $10,000 grant from Desjardins Insurance, entrepreneur is poised to launch a new virtual singing academy.

Company's decision to acquire Bump is just one more step in its ongoing efforts to diversify its operations beyond printing currency. 

Company announced this week that Health Canada has given the green light to its device for emergency use, meaning labs now have access to the spit kit for COVID-19 testing.

More than 2,300 new rental units were added to the city’s inventory last year, yet the agency estimates that only about 890 of those were actually occupied.

Co-founder Fred Boulanger to step aside now that local tech enterprise is under the ownership of Nashville-based digital health-care services provider emids.

Fortified by $7.5 million in fresh funding, company is hoping a new version of its flagship product designed for people will help it finally achieve a market breakthrough.

Ottawa biotech firm predicts revenues will top $200 million this year ​– and only rise from there.

Scientists at Satellos Bioscience are working on a drug that will help regenerate muscle tissue in patients who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

FranConnect announced this week it has acquired LavaBlast Software, which makes a platform used by franchisors to maintain consistent standards across their operations.

Local company founded in 2002 specializes in “hardened” optical networking technology designed to withstand extreme heat, cold and humidity.

Launched about 10 years ago, Alessa specializes in artificial intelligence software that aims to thwart financial crimes such as money-laundering.

Company will use the fresh equity to fuel its continued expansion as it builds out its subscription-based platform that backs up customers’ sales and financial data in the cloud.

The company Flick affectionately refers to as his “third child” landed more than US$50 million in venture capital before being acquired by WarnerMedia last month.

Tech veteran Timothy Roberts says aggressive expansion plan part of his mission to take digital wallet provider to the "next level."

Tehama is in the right place at the right time to respond to the radical shift to a remote-first mentality.

Shoebox has carved out a growing niche with its iPad-based audiometer that acts as a substitute for traditional tests conducted at professional hearing clinics.

With digital services now generating the lion’s share of company’s revenues, management says it's time for agency to focus on what it does best.

Native of Mexico says new online program aimed at immigrants will tackle topics such as writing a business plan, securing financing and hiring employees.

Mark Kaluski says the province needs to crack down on big-box retailers such as Costco and Walmart if it really wants to get the virus under control.  

The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Calabogie Peaks, Mount Pakenham say they stand to lose millions of dollars in revenue due to provincially mandated closures while Quebec resorts remain open.

The combined firm will have a total headcount of nearly 140 people and annual revenues of more than US$30 million.

Sueling Ching said the province will likely have no choice but to extend widespread business shutdowns if the city’s infection rate continues at its current level.

Firm launched in 2019, which uses renewable electricity to split ocean water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, recently signed Shopify as its first customer.

Ottawa software startup that posted nearly 600 per cent revenue growth in 2020 is projecting a similar surge in sales over the next 12 months.

Kanata firm paid $13 million up front for InterTronic, which employs about a dozen people and specializes in ground satellite technology for customers in the aerospace and defence sectors.

Third-generation executive officially took the reins on Jan. 1 and follows in the footsteps of his father, who’d run the company since 1984.

Founder says the company now known as Omni Conversion Technologies has spent several years refining its system that is supposed to burn garbage and convert it into electricity.

Local company operated as an independent enterprise for more than a century before deal was finalized last week.

Rudi Asseer predicts Ottawa-based mechanical installation firm will surpass $100 million in revenues in 2021.

Former tech executive has been EY Canada’s Ottawa-based digital and innovation partner for the past three years.

Company that develops software for embedded screens and displays is part of the team working with San Diego-based Aptera Motors on a groundbreaking new solar-powered car.

It’s the second major VC raise of the year for the 110-person company, which landed $9.8 million in seed funding back in June.

Family-owned tech enterprise has become one of North America’s most dominant players in the niche field of police record management.

Ottawa developer recently filed a proposal to build two towers of 28 and 30 storeys at 267 O’Connor St., between Gilmour and MacLaren streets.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has begun using Ottawa firm’s cloud-based software platform to collect and disseminate real-time information for its NextGen Weather Systems.

Demand for Ottawa fintech venture's fraud-detection software on the rise as professional services firms are being forced to rethink the way they do business in the COVID-19 era.

Seven-person company that helps front-line repair workers perform tasks more efficiently lands $850,000 deal with U.K.-based defence technology giant.

Owner Bruce White cites plummeting ticket sales during the COVID-19 crisis as a major factor in his decision to close the curtain on historic repertory theatre.

Ross's connection to Toronto-based firm goes back decades and is a key part of Ottawa company's 'origin story,' CEO says.

Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Mathieu Fleury, the city’s sport commissioner, are urging the teams' owners to commit to operating the franchises at TD Place until at least 2032.

It’s the latest growth play for Grade A, which was founded 18 years ago and is now the city’s second-largest managed services firm with about 90 employees.

Businesses in the community hub received notices from the building’s landlord last Thursday informing them they had to move out of the 19,000-square-foot facility by Dec. 9.

The 6.65-acre property is now home to an abandoned industrial building previously owned by dairy giant Saputo.

The firm that couldn’t crack $10 million in annual sales when its CEO arrived is now projecting revenues of at least $220 million in the current fiscal year.

Developer is proposing a nine-storey mixed-use building that will incorporate the shuttered 1930s-era gas station at 70 Richmond Rd. into the design.

Multi-year agreement could see Aero HygenX's autonomous disinfectant on wheels rolled out on hundreds of Dash 8s around the world.

In part two of our CEO of the Year profile, Kinaxis's boss talks about how his upbringing made him resilient and why diversity in the workplace is so important.

Firm says demand for its products ​– which capture, stream and record video for easy playback on computers and mobile devices – has skyrocketed during the shift to online learning.

Six months after looking to sublease nearly a third of its office space, Kanata-based firm is poised to have a much different real estate footprint in 2021.

Despite pandemic-fuelled economic uncertainty, Kanata-based firm managed to post yearly gains in three of its four main service lines.

Downtown firm says trading on U.S. exchange will help fund its multibillion-dollar low-Earth orbit satellite program.

It's the second major deal for an Ottawa-area property the global investment firm has announced this week.

Gord McMillan says Ottawa-based firm is getting back on its feet a year after laying off most of its staff and filing for creditor protection.

While Santa might not be coming to their properties and surveys suggest Canadians aren't in a spending mood, several local mall managers are seeing signs of hope amid the gloom.

Kanata firm reported a 63 per cent jump in second-quarter revenues Wednesday as it continues to add new income streams and grow its customer base beyond its traditional Mitel sales channels.

Executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas believes the concerns of small businesses have been falling on deaf ears, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

Health-tech startup is aiming to make it easier for health units across the country to track how many Canadians get the COVID-19 jab and ensure they receive the required dosage of the vaccine.

Waterotor Energy Technologies' big-name investors include former OSEG partner Jeff Hunt.

Ottawa entrepreneur sees "massive market opportunity" for last-mile shipping startup as demand for online merchandise soars during the pandemic.

Company said this week it’s reached an agreement with Toronto-based Apolo III Acquisition Corp. to complete a reverse takeover.

Chief executive Roger Eacock says rapid COVID-19 tests are poised to make local biotech company a force on the 'international stage.'

Co-founder Shawn Winter says $25-million deal will help bootstrapped eastern Ontario enterprise break through in the lucrative U.S. market as well as build its customer base in Europe.

Private college expects to open two new campuses in Manitoba and Alberta next year and beef up its online offerings as more students turn to remote learning during the pandemic.

A new city report recommends extending the public-private partnership with the organization by a decade and letting OSEG’s partners tap into a $4.7-million lifecycle reserve fund to cover expenses.

Ottawa-based software company says it now expects revenues for current fiscal year to fall between $220 million and $223 million, up from earlier projections of between $216 million and $220 million.

CEO David Ross credits employees' innovative solutions for helping the firm post revenue growth of 3.9 per cent in fiscal 2020.

Ottawa company's founder says goal is to expand combined entity's footprint across the country.

Ten-day pilot project pilot project will see a six-person electric vehicle travel a 1.5-kilometre loop at speeds of up to 15 kilometers per hour.

Ottawa-based company said Monday it’s closed a $2-million deal to buy Cadence Consultancy, an organization that designs and delivers training exercises for NATO. 

Mayor also suggests "some form of opening for those businesses should at least be considered" after data shows only two per cent of recent outbreaks were linked to bars and restaurants.

With the city still in the grip of COVID-19, organizers of the popular annual event said they made the difficult decision to plan a virtual event again out of an abundance of caution.

Ottawa-based e-commerce company says revenue reached US$767.4 million in the quarter, up from US$390.5 million during the same period last year.

Westin director of sales and marketing Shaddy Shibley will also take on the same duties at the Delta in a bid to save costs and drive new business.

It's a move some observers say could become increasingly common as hospitality property owners look to wring more value out of their investments during the pandemic.

Federal cabinet minister reminded consumers their actions can go a long way toward helping retail mainstreets make it through the crisis.

Therapeutic Monitoring Systems set to start trials of $6M technology

Owner of the Corner Bar and Grill on Tenth Line Road was told natural gas heaters posed a carbon monoxide poisoning and fire risk.

Technology targeted at users with disabilities has captured the attention of Canada’s largest airport and a global hotel chain since the pandemic began.

OpenSafe Ottawa says its members are planning to march from City Hall to Parliament Hill on Saturday morning to deliver a message to all levels of government: 'We're not respected.'

Winnipeg-based Precision ADM says it’s investing more than $2 million in a 3,500-square-foot facility near the Gatineau airport and hopes to start production early next year.

Software firm with large presence in National Capital Region says deal for Toronto-based Autoklose will add to its sales engagement platform's offerings.

AimValley, which works with the likes of Ciena, Cisco Systems, Ericsson and Nokia, chose the National Capital Region over Silicon Valley when selecting a site for its North American headquarters.

Online dispensary was one of 19 companies from the National Capital Region to make this year's rankings.

Firm has seen demand for its platform that streamlines the medical research process for academics, health organizations and other agencies skyrocket during the pandemic. 

Several business advocates are challenging the government to produce evidence showing a connection between their operations and the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

Facility will feature state-of-the-art electric vehicle charging technology, the latest in 3D printing equipment and drones that can set up 5G networks.

Company said this week it’s signed a five-year partnership that will see the telecom giant offer 1VALET's smart-building technology to internet customers in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

Indoor dining at restaurants and bars will be prohibited, while gyms, movie theatres and casinos will be closed for at least 28 days under new rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.

Unlike many firms that are downsizing or ditching offices entirely, Ottawa company is doubling down on its need for physical real estate during the pandemic.

Avenai’s list of federal and provincial government clients includes the Canada Border Services Agency and Export Development Canada.

The Crown corporation says it will launch a request for qualifications to develop a two-and-half-acre site east of the Pimisi LRT station at the end of this month.

Telecom giant said it’s installing the same technology that helps power internet traffic for service providers such as Bell and Telus at Algonquin’s Optophotonics Lab.

The new measures include limiting the number of people in eating and drinking establishments to 100, with a maximum of six patrons allowed per table.

Consultant says employers might look to open satellite locations away from downtown as more people seek to work in less crowded settings closer to home.

A vegetation-covered parcel of vacant land near the future Trim Road LRT station could become the site of mixed-use highrises soaring more than 30 storeys tall.

Former OpenTable chief executive says Ottawa firm's current suite of products is "a great starting point from which to grow an incredible software business.”

Rising tech star is a secret no more, thanks to eye-popping revenue growth of more than 1,100 per cent over the past three years.

Company hit hard by economic downturn is offering its service for free to doctors, dentists and other health-care professionals until the end of the year.

Citing the capital’s hefty per-capita income and solid economy, Sam Katz thinks he can succeed where a litany of other owners have failed.

Philip Aldis says he’s planning to reopen the 10,000-square-foot space at 1800 St. Laurent Blvd. next month under the name LaserMaxx Ottawa.

Silicon Valley company helps customers send and receive money transfers via blockchain technology.

Longtime company executive Paul Wood takes over as head of the national discount chain effective immediately.

Home deliveries of adjustable desks and chairs are keeping crews busy at leading local company.

Capital's location between Toronto and Montreal makes it a sought-after site for retailers looking satisfy growing demand for same-day deliveries, Anthony Broccolini says.

Sensor Cortek's trailblazing AI technology that helps autonomous vehicles detect pedestrians and other cars is capturing the attention of some of the industry's biggest names.

E-commerce giant will pay Planetary Hydrogen to remove carbon dioxide from the air while helping to fund company's groundbreaking research.

Educational software provider's revenues have surged as schools around the world pivoted to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gigamon's customers include eight of the world’s 10 largest banks as well as eight of the top 10 global telecom service providers.

Khalid Aboujassoum's stovetop appliance looks much like a crock pot and uses machine-learning technology to cook meals from pre-prepared ingredients.

SaaS startup Trellis has already landed more than $1M in seed funding from investors in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and Asia.

Rounds played are up 20 per cent at golf courses across the National Capital Region as stir-crazy Ottawans seek ways to enjoy the great outdoors in a safe way.

Trailblazing fitness centre that opened in 1976 welcomed more than 1,500 people a day before COVID-19.

"Floodgates will open" once a vaccine is found, owner of two local facilities predicts despite news that one of the industry's biggest companies has filed for creditor protection.

Ten-year-old Ottawa firm makes satellite antennas as small as a human hand for clients in the autonomous vehicle, precision agriculture and other sectors.

Mayor said City Hall staff are working with local business groups to help restaurants, bars, retail shops and other enterprises that have seen revenues plummet during the pandemic.

'Spectacular' downtown office could help nurture a new generation of tech firms if they choose to replace the e-commerce giant in Performance Court, veteran broker says.

High-tech wearable device that tracks key vital signs and monitors cardiac signals earns award for biomedical engineering entrepreneur.

New contract will see local company's recreation-planning software rolled out in retirement homes across Canada.

E-commerce giant plans to sublease its signature space at Performance Court and consolidate its downtown Ottawa office footprint at a building on nearby Laurier Avenue.

Ottawa businesses catering to meetings and conventions saw revenues virtually wiped out in the wake of COVID-19.

Country's largest police force testing InnovaTools' clear plastic PPE as part of federal R&D program.

Three-year-old startup says new SaaS-based tool will help 'level the playing field' for SMEs competing against corporate giants for ad space on social media.

Planetary Hydrogen’s system that scrubs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and creates hydrogen – a potential "fuel of the future" – as a byproduct is capturing the attention of cleantech investors.

Maker of mobile application that securely stores health information, schedules and other vital family data lands deals with the Canadian Forces and a local home-care provider.

Ottawa firm that makes software that allows users to classify emails and attachments according to their level of security had about 130 employees before this week's layoffs.

Emergency communications software company hopes deal will help it tap into growing U.S. market.

Kanata firm continued to rewrite its corporate record book, posting year-over-year sales gains in three of its four main service lines en route to hitting another all-time high in quarterly revenues.

Variation Biotechnologies is working with the National Research Council to create a vaccine that would target the novel coronavirus as well as other deadly viruses.

Ottawa firm has seen demand for its products accelerate during the pandemic as companies change gears and train their employees remotely.

Company seeking funding for system it says destroys up to 99 per cent of all germs that come in contact with the UV rays.

Ottawa e-commerce firm is reporting US$36 million in profits in the second quarter as it reaped the benefits of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Ottawa firm recently landed $7 million in fresh funding from longtime investor Roadmap Capital following an $11-million round last November.

Fledgling firm Realize Medical is partnering with software powerhouse Logitech as it prepares to pitch its product to hospitals and universities.

The 122-room lodging is located on Campeau Drive, just west of the Canadian Tire Centre and a block from the Tanger Outlets mall.

A growing number of local tech execs say they’re looking at options such as four-day weeks in a bid to help employees maintain better work-life balance.

Proposal would see three apartment highrises and a hotel with a total of more than 1,000 units constructed on vacant land south of Ogilvie Road and east of Cyrville Road.

Gone are the days of making a spontaneous trip to play the slots at popular Gatineau entertainment complex.

Gatineau firm to pay $500,000 in cash and the equivalent of $300,000 in common shares to Martello for Montreal-based Elfiq.

Ottawa entertainment facilities, restaurants see steady flow of customers on first weekend after reopening.

Firm that makes high-tech sensors that test the quality of concrete still heading for double-digit revenue growth despite pandemic.

Central properties such as Hilton and Chateau Laurier 'seeing nice traction' despite grim overall outlook for industry.

Available sublease space jumps 11%, but still remains well below levels recorded in previous downturns.

New study suggests Ottawa suffered a net loss of tech jobs created vs. degrees granted over a recent five-year period.

The firm launched a new app this week called Get Working, a combination desk-booking and COVID-19 screening platform.

Local chain specializes in eco-friendly merchandise such as natural skin-care products and bathroom cleaners made without toxic chemicals.

Latest transaction comes just days after Kanata company closed deal to buy a Norway-based military training enterprise.

While fitness chains have beefed up their waivers, local restaurant owners say they won't be requiring customers to sign any legal forms.

The Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario is providing loans worth a total of $11.2 million to the three Kanata-based tech companies.

Indoor drinking and dining in bars and restaurants have been given the go-ahead, and movie theatres, fitness centres and playgrounds are also permitted to get back up and running as of Friday.

Kanata video technology firm had its two best sales months ever in March and June and recently booked its biggest order yet.

Kanata company's deal to buy Norway-based Comprehensive Training Solutions International is its third acquisition in 2020 and 11th in the past nine years.

Gatineau software firm's sales engagement platform is 'helping (companies) survive COVID.'

Armed with $750K in pre-seed funding, Neurovine plans to build a personalized solution that can tell concussion patients when they’re pushing their physical or mental exertion too far and offer a…

New CEO of Kanata-based pricing intelligence firm spent previous four-and-a-half years as chief product officer at Assent Compliance.

While company's revenues dropped 30 per cent once the pandemic hit, its expenses fell by an even greater proportion. 

Massive industrial building will have footprint of 450,000 square feet and feature multiple levels, company says.

Kanata firm makes hardware and software that caters to viewers who access TV broadcasts via old-school antennas rather than cable or satellite feeds.

Timely pivot during COVID-19 crisis helped pave the way for software firm's continued expansion.

City's top young business achievers of 2020 honoured in one-hour special on Rogers TV.

Crown corporation was scheduled to launch the development process for property at 665 Albert St. earlier this spring.

High-tech sensors could allow contact tracers at construction sites to identify all workers at risk of an infection within minutes.

U.S. move could could provide new talent pipeline for local tech firms that say a shortage of skilled labour is a major issue in the capital.

Free "digital passport" allows users to get discounts and special offers from more than 60 local tourism businesses.

Outdoor recreation facility on Corkstown Road will host a variety of events and activities over the next couple of months, from drive-in movies to spinning classes.

System employs AI algorithms to measure the distance between customers captured on security cameras.

More firms are looking to shed real estate as they rethink what the traditional office space might look like in a post-pandemic world, experts say.

Software automatically tracks number of people in stores to help merchants stay within capacity limits imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

YOW now expects only about 2.5 million passengers to pass through its gates in 2020, down from its original forecast of 5.2 million before COVID-19 hit.

Company's new boss served as a senior executive or CEO at more than half a dozen U.S. tech firms before taking the helm at Pythian.

New investment partners say local startup has the chance to become a market leader in the on-demand delivery space.

Event that's expected to generate more than $3.6 million in economic activity will be a "big shot in the arm" for beleaguered tourism industry, mayor says.

Local web development company parts ways with former executives and implements digital-first work strategy as it adapts to economic upheaval caused by COVID-19.

CEO says Kanata-based software firm could generate more business from retail than all other sectors it now serves combined.

Forced to close their doors to live audiences, some Ottawa businesses have reinvented themselves online since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Sweden-based company bracing for "tough" times ahead as customers rein in spending and scale back future projects.

COVID-19 may not be the end of office space, but survey of Ottawa tenants suggests many employees will continue working from home even after the pandemic subsides

With Toronto studios still closed, some observers say Ottawa could grab an even bigger slice of the film & TV production pie.

Firm's customers include Google, Verizon and one of the world’s most popular social media platforms.

Ottawa, as well as most communities in eastern and northern Ontario, can proceed to “stage two” reopening.

Massive complex would be nearly three times larger than Amazon warehouse on Boundary Road.

The Ottawa Senators Foundation said Thursday it will no longer be affiliated with Capital Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Ottawa Senators.

The online peer-to-peer marketplace works similar to Kijiji but with a twist ​– instead of going to the seller, all the net proceeds from transactions are donated to charity.

A month into his “retirement" from the cannabis industry, Adam Miron was back on the front lines of another business sector that’s gradually finding its feet in Canada: cryptocurrency.

Ottawa’s office leasing market is “holding up relatively well” despite the recent economic downturn, one of Ottawa’s leading commercial brokers says.

Founders say rise in demand for new software "has been meteoric."

Mayor says campaign will target local residents as well as visitors from nearby cities such as Kingston and Montreal.

One-third of respondents in recent poll said they previously didn’t think RVing was right for them but would now consider it.

Proximity to major transportation routes makes location a prime hub for logistics company, project proponents say

REIT is looking at building a significant number of new apartment units at three of its existing Toronto sites.

Biotech startup believes its research could revolutionize the treatment of spinal cord injuries.

Firms build up their arsenal of AI technology as they transition from providing tax and accounting services to using data analytics software to help clients forecast sales and track spending.

Multi-phased proposal would include the construction of a 12-storey mixed-use building in the first stage.

During his years as a manager at Ottawa tech giant Shopify, Alok Ahuja had a front-row seat to witness e-commerce gradually strengthen its grip on the global retail sector.

With tourism in a free fall, the man tasked with reigniting the local industry is hoping geography is on the capital’s side.

A leading Ottawa builder says it remains confident that the capital’s housing market will hit the ground running once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

Commercial real estate executives say many employees’ enthusiasm for remote work is wearing thin and that most companies feel the advantages of face-to-face interaction far outweigh the risks of…

Like many teenagers, Ryan Rodrigs has been glued to his smartphone during the COVID-19 lockdown.

As the president of the city’s largest office equipment supplier, Bill Toutant didn’t need a reporter to fill him in on the big news Thursday from one of Ottawa’s most prominent employers.

Merchants can use the new virtual or physical cards to deposit and withdraw money from ATMs or pay for merchandise online. 

CEO says airport might have to borrow up to $150 million over the next two years to cover its operating expenses.

"Right now to some extent, we're the only show in town.”

For Ottawa entrepreneur Cassy Aite, the last two months have been a crash course in crisis management.

Owner of Ottawa printing company waiting to learn whether he’ll have a market for the personal protective equipment.

After playing a vital role in the revival of junior hockey and CFL football in Ottawa, Jeff Hunt is facing what might be his biggest challenge yet: turning the nation’s capital into a pro soccer town.

Denis King is wearing plenty of hats during the COVID-19 lockdown: stay-at-home dad, part-time teacher and, oh yes, the brand-new chief executive of one of Ottawa’s leading software companies.

With temperature checks likely to become commonplace, an Ottawa-based digital media technology firm says it has engineered a novel way to make the screening process more efficient.

Animation studios throughout the city are in hiring mode as the industry works full-tilt to meet growing demand for content.

Festival organizers said Monday the popular annual spring celebration is on track to surpass last year’s total sponsorship revenues of $61,000 despite moving online.

A self-confessed java junkie, Ottawa entrepreneur Harry Koundakjian believes he’s found the secret to the perfect cuppa joe.

A well-known Ottawa tech executive is stepping down from his leadership role at a Kanata software firm.

Company's shares Shares jumped more than 10 per cent Thursday afternoon after the company said it remains on track to hit its 2020 revenue targets.

Iconic hotel plans to enforce strict safety measures, such as taking the temperature of every guest and employee when they enter the building.

Lütke says company is working as fast as it can to support its merchants by re-tooling its products to help them adapt to the new reality.

Platform that lets employees securely access company data on their laptops and other devices sees surge in demand during COVID-19 crisis.

Reopening of attractions such as museums and galleries is key to wider tourism recovery, industry group says

Firm has purchased more than 400,000 square feet of office space in the south and east ends of the city.

Appearing on a live video segment with OBJ, Mayor Jim Watson said the path to recovery starts in our own backyards.

Colliers International says nearly one-third of tenants in its Ottawa portfolio requested rent relief last month.

An Ottawa company that uses AI to predict when patients need mental health treatment is teaming up with the Royal to help pinpoint people at risk of suicide.

As unpaid rents spike in malls across Canada, retail experts say shopping centres will need to reinvent themselves if they want to remain viable ​– and Ottawa is no exception.

CEO John Proctor calls company's long-term growth strategy a “mixture of offence and defence."

A recognizable face in the Kanata North business community has left the tech park to join a “startup” of a very different kind.

The 1.6-million-square-foot office complex just south of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre is part of a plan to turn the site into a mixed-use neighbourhood with residential units, parks and shops.

One of the city’s largest real estate firms is teaming up with a Toronto-based partner to develop what it calls an “urban village” on a prime piece of land in Ottawa's east end.

When Jason Lee first started hearing about nationwide lockdowns to thwart the spread of the coronavirus, his instinct for collaboration didn’t take long to kick in.

The Kanata North Business Association is offering its members a financial boost to help them acquire digital solutions to get through the COVID-19 crisis.

Intensification targets will push residents to communities outside Ottawa, industry group says

While most experts say industry is likely to struggle even after social distancing measures are relaxed, others argue sector could play key role in helping companies safely resume operations.

Unlike many university students getting ready to graduate this year, Serge Kiema isn’t fretting about finding gainful employment once his days on campus are over.

Spencer MacPherson’s burgeoning digital photography business was gaining momentum by the month when the COVID-19 crisis suddenly stopped one of its key service lines in its tracks.

Mohamed Ibnkahla says his project could help identify people who lack food or medication during the COVID-19 crisis or show signs of the illness.

A Kanata company that’s developing a high-tech metal powder for automotive and aerospace manufacturing has some more rocket fuel in its own tank thanks to $17 million in new funding.

With government-imposed restrictions forcing the closure of gyms, yoga studios and other facilities, fitness entrepreneurs have been forced to find other ways to keep their businesses alive.

Proximity to light rail, the University of Ottawa and other amenities makes land appealing for residential or commercial use, broker says.

As the novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with the economy, the founder of Almonte security firm 3 Sixty Risk Solutions has been forced to adapt his business model on the fly.

A sex-toy company with Ottawa roots says online sales of its products are booming as more and more people practise “self-care” of the most intimate kind during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Laurie Dickson believes manufacturers like his have a major role to play in making the country less reliant on foreign suppliers of vital medical equipment.

With the COVID-19 pandemic decimating the tourism industry and scuttling conventions, there’s plenty of room at local hotels right now.

A local software firm is helping to speed up the process of screening health-care employees for symptoms of the novel coronavirus.

While the Ontario government's decision to impose new restrictions on the construction industry will hurt some local businesses, it could be a springboard to more growth for others.

Superette CEO Mimi Lam is taking her cannabis retailing business to the street after the Ontario government backtracked on last week’s decision to shut down all private pot sales in the province.

Despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one Ottawa tech firm didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger on a major deal to expand its market share.

Industry group's new boss has a daunting task ahead: sustaining an industry that makes its money from people congregating in large groups when such gatherings are now banned.

“I believe it will take years to build our passenger numbers back to 2019 levels,” YOW's chief told reporters, adding later: “I hope I’m wrong.” 

With the number of Canadians working from home climbing dramatically, local companies are going ‘flat out’ to deliver solutions

Landlords and tenants are trying to map out a way forward that inflicts the least economic pain

Plus, Ottawa realtors share their picks for the capital’s hottest neighbourhoods

An Ottawa-based biotech firm says orders are pouring in from across the world for its handheld device that’s designed to produce COVID-19 test results in as little as half an hour

An Ottawa-born pharmaceutical company is teaming up with the National Research Council in a bid to develop a vaccine that will target COVID-19 as well as two other deadly coronaviruses.

One of Ottawa’s most popular annual sporting events is taking a different track this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

CEO Kevin Ford said Calian “remains stable” and is still on track to reach its projected fiscal 2020 revenue targets

In an industry where the 'personal touch' can make or break a sale, the new age of social distancing has prompted Ottawa’s realtors to rethink their tools of the trade

With the COVID-19 crisis becoming more urgent by the day, the Ottawa-based biotech firm says it’s aiming to have a portable test ready 'within weeks'

“It was a very difficult decision, needless to say,” a spokesperson told OBJ. “But people are being asked to stay home, and we want to make sure that we’re doing our part.”

Already faced with big shoes to fill, Kayla Isabelle is getting a crash course in crisis management in her first two weeks as the new leader of Startup Canada

Ottawa entrepreneurs and business advocacy groups gave mixed reviews to a series of aid packages unveiled Wednesday aimed at helping companies weather the storm during the COVID-19 outbreak

Escape Manor, Haunted Walks among local companies forced into hundreds of layoffs by the spreading pandemic

A local marketing and media relations firm has recruited the City of Ottawa’s former top cop in an effort to add more firepower to its crisis communications expertise

Kanata North’s largest business advocacy group said Thursday it is postponing its annual career fair and tech expo in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

The Ottawa Board of Trade removed the “interim” tag from its leader’s title on Wednesday, officially naming Sueling Ching as its permanent president and CEO

As the number of Canadians infected with COVID-19 continues to rise, e-commerce powerhouse Shopify is among a number of local companies asking their workers to stay home, while another major Ottawa

MindBridge Ai officially opened its London office on Tuesday, with company officials touting the move as a 'bridge into Europe' as the firm looks to broaden its global customer base

A proposed film hub that would bring four state-of-the-art sound stages to Ottawa’s west end has moved another step closer to reality

Tenants of Staples’ new co-working space at the office supply retailer’s downtown store on Bank Street won’t have to go far to get a cup of inspiration, thanks to a partnership with one of Ottawa’s

A small street in the heart of Kanata North has become a hotbed of new office development as builders scramble to address a flood of demand for new, modern workspaces in the west-end tech hub

Ottawa’s largest commercial interior design firm is aiming to make its mark on the national stage, thanks to a new deal that’s bringing one of the local industry’s oldest companies under its roof

'This isn’t an exit for us,' Lixar CEO Bill Syrros says.

Ottawa-based company gearing up to deploy low-Earth orbit satellite constellation by 2024

Million-dollar home transactions in the nation’s capital used to be almost as rare as a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, but times have changed.

Local economic development agencies are doing their best to help give the city’s fledgling biotech and medical devices sector a leg up

Finding investors willing to play the long game can be a challenge

Customers include U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York City’s department of health

RBR carves out key niche with devices that help track Earth’s vital signs

In a corporate world where big data analytics has become the next big thing, Greg Richards knows that business is still all about people and putting them in the best position to succeed

Coming off a year that saw it crack the $340-million mark in annual revenues for the first time, Ottawa-based Calian Group kept setting new high-water marks for sales in the first three months of…

Ottawa-based IT firm says latest acquisition will help it make inroads in Western Canada's corporate headquarters capital.

Fresh off its best fiscal year ever, Ottawa’s Calian Group has added two new companies to its growing list of acquisitions in a bid to rewrite its corporate record books again in 2020.

Creditors of what was once Ottawa’s largest advertising agency have agreed to a settlement that will pay them 50 cents on the dollar, OBJ has learned

An Ottawa-based provider of managed IT services and senior care technology has landed $25 million in new financing as it sets the stage for a major expansion into the United States

A series of developments including plans for a controversial hotel in the ByWard Market and LeBreton Flats received judgment in a busy week for city building

A local developer’s controversial plan to build four mid-rise apartment buildings that would add more than 300 rental units to a small Sandy Hill neighbourhood is set to go before planning committee

The owner of Bayshore Shopping Centre says it wants to build two new apartment highrises next to the west-end mall, a proposal that would add 500 more units to the city’s growing inventor

Tenants in Ottawa paid an average of $108 a month more for an apartment in 2019 compared with a year earlier, thanks to “robust demand” for rental accommodations in the capital, according

Commercial tenants struggling to find room to grow in Ottawa’s tight office market likely won’t have a much easier task this year than they did in 2019, Avison Young forecasts

Despite a wave of new projects, local developers say they have no plans to scale back apartment construction in 2020 as demand for units continues to rise

Ottawa Tourism pilot project aims to encourage out-of-town delegates to explore more of the capital

Incoming CFO Andrew Browne says it didn’t take much convincing for him to rejoin forces with his old executive partner, Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg

Business still healthy for most local firms, but disturbing trends are lingering on the horizon, leading execs say

With beloved business’s signature rye bread and other goods flying off the shelves, grocery chain scrambles to meet demand

Deal for Massachusetts-based 6 River Systems will help e-commerce giant become ‘disruptive force’ in shipping merchandise, experts say

180-room property’s direct connection to airport terminal expected to be major selling point for Quebec-based Group Germain’s latest local hotel

A prominent Ottawa network of car dealerships is gearing up to become a player in the field of commercial development with plans for an office building and a potential hotel in Barrhaven

More than four years after Target vacated the Hazeldean Mall, the Kanata shopping centre has landed a high-profile tenant to fill part of the space left empty by the U.S.

Council unanimously approved a three per cent property tax hike in 2020 to cover the city’s $3.76-billion operating budget for next year, up $136.8 million over 2019

Construction of software firm’s new HQ expected to be ‘catalyst’ for wave of future builds in burgeoning tech hub

A $29.6M funding haul earlier this year is helping the Ottawa-based startup make its mark in the AI space

A local real estate firm has purchased one of downtown Ottawa’s most recognizable heritage buildings with the aim of turning it into a top-tier commercial property

Embotics, which helps brands the likes of NASA and HBO manage their cloud-based services, has been acquired in an all-cash deal

Kanata-based startup takes AI platform across Pacific with challenging trial run

Benay left MindBridge after just three months on the job for a newly created role as the head of global consulting giant KPMG’s Canadian digital and government services practice

OC Transpo’s emergency rollout of buses that are idling at a city-owned ballpark in case the LRT breaks down is expected to cost taxpayers $95,000 a week

A local builder has unveiled plans for a two-phased development in Little Italy that’s expected to include more than 500 housing units and bring a major supermarket to a neighbourhood

Former employees of a major Ottawa advertising agency that recently applied for creditor protection say they “feel ignored” and are worried they will never receive all the severance pay t

Ottawa’s Trinity Development Group has launched the first stage of its ambitious plan to build 2,700 new rental units near light rail stops over the next several years

Calian Group continues to rewrite its corporate record book with a record Q4 pushing the company past the $340M mark in full-year revenues for the first time in its history

A month after a group of local investors struck a conditional agreement to buy Ottawa’s beleaguered pro baseball club, the deal appears to be all but dead.

In nearly two decades at the helm of the Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Jack Kitts has used a quiet brand of leadership to guide his institution to the front rank of Canadian health-care facilities

After six years at Nickelodeon’s studios in Burbank, Calif., Gerhard decided to leave sunny southern California for the Great White North

Rocked by what its founder called a “perfect storm of circumstances,” Ottawa’s largest advertising agency has laid off more than half its workforce ​– including virtually its entire senior executive…

OBOT's former leader is taking on a new advocacy role with an organization that lobbies on behalf of more than a quarter of a million businesses across Canada

Canadian Business Growth Fund CEO and Ottawa native George Rossolatos says a lack of patient capital is condemning too many of this country’s startups to quick deaths

Buoyed by new tenants and other attractions, regional shopping centres like Bayshore and Rideau Centre predict strong finish to 2019

Ottawa-based online rental marketplace Ruckify is joining forces with a Calgary company that touts itself as 'the Airbnb of RV rentals'

“We’re pretty disappointed with what they’ve come to the table with,” said the co-founder of a 40-person company that specializes in managing Airbnb rental properties

Operators of Airbnb units and other short-term rental accommodations would be required to register with the city under the proposed rules.

Ottawa needs to do better at telling the world about its unique attractions if it wants to be a contender in the escalating “war between cities” for the best and brightest workers

In recognition of her myriad of contributions to Calian’s success, Gauthier is OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade’s 2019 CFO of the Year

With many Kanata office buildings practically bursting at the seams thanks to a red-hot tech sector, two of the city’s biggest property owners are laying the groundwork for major new builds in the…

Shares in Kinaxis got a healthy bump on Friday after the rapidly growing Kanata-based software firm announced it was raising its full-year guidance following a strong third quarter

Ottawa-based Welch’s partnership with T.O. investment firm a sign of the times as mid-size firms expand offerings to compete with Big Four

Kanata residents are stepping up with offers to donate funds to save the Kanata Golf and Country Club from being razed for a new residential development, the local councillor says

Mark Goudie said the idea is to drive more traffic to Lansdowne on non-game days in the hope that people attending events will stick around to shop and eat, creating an economic “spinoff effect”

The owners of the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks, pro soccer’s Fury FC and junior hockey’s Ottawa 67’s are proposing to take over the operation of key public spaces at Lansdowne Park

As the manager of the most important commercial properties in Ottawa’s most popular tourist district, Ashley Hopkins feels a certain responsibility to revitalize a neighbourhood she believes has lost…

In her new role as Seaspan’s VP of corporate affairs and external communications, MacLeod will act as a liaison between the shipbuilder and its various federal government customers

As we kick off small business week, OBJ sits down with a former IT executive who's finding a second career in coffee beans, specialty soap and family business

Fengate Asset Management said this week it’s joining the latest phase of Regional Group’s Greystone Village development as a 'joint decision-maker' and investor

A group of local businessmen said Wednesday it’s reached an agreement in principle to buy the struggling Ottawa Champions baseball club, though new league issues could put the team's next season in…

'Canada is breeding herbivores for United States carnivores,' David Ross told the crowd at the Mayor's Breakfast Series on Tuesday morning

For all his contributions to health care in a career spanning nearly 40 years as a doctor and administrator, Kitts has been named the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award

With his firm developing new satellite technology that could revolutionize the way the internet is delivered, Telesat chief executive Dan Goldberg is finally getting the recognition he deserves

Local business leaders told an aviation industry panel on Thursday they want faster, more direct travel to other parts of the world

A cutting-edge radar system that can detect drones small enough to fit in the palm of a hand will be tested at Ottawa’s airport starting this fall

Nearby residents vowed Tuesday to 'vigorously' fight the proposal to build up to 1,500 housing units on the site

Mohammad Dourou has spent the past nine months renovating an old German church in Little Italy, crafting a new co-working space he hopes will be home to a bustling community of entrepreneurs

A Toronto-based developer is looking to add to the growing wave of intensification near the new Confederation Line with a proposal to build a 30-storey mixed-use highrise next to Blair Station

If re-elected, the federal Liberals will fund space for dozens of new startups to set up shop in Invest Ottawa’s facilities at Bayview Yards, Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna pledged Wednesday

He might no longer be in charge of the country’s largest cannabis firm, but Bruce Linton made one thing abundantly clear during a humorous and insightful keynote address to a business cro

In a sport that’s traditionally been slow to embrace change, Joyel Singfield’s new job as general manager of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club is another sign of a game in transition

A new generation of entrepreneurs is launching markets, mazes and other attractions catering to visitors looking to get away from it all

A prime piece of downtown real estate a block from a new light-rail station is now in the hands of a Toronto-based developer that plans to construct three highrises containing nearly 900 residential…

The man who helped spearhead the drive to merge Ottawa’s three chambers of commerce into one organization is leaving his post after more than six years as head of the city’s largest business group

A local real estate brokerage has added an office building at a prominent intersection in the city’s south end to its growing portfolio as it continues to expand its footprint in Eastern Ontario

With $750 million in holdings across the country, Bonnefield reaps benefits for both farmers and investors

Shopify Inc. says it will buy fulfilment solutions company 6 River Systems Inc. in a US$450 million cash and share deal as it looks to push further into the warehousing and shipping side of online…

Clothing reseller supplying recycled denim for global footwear giant's new line of Chuck Taylor All Stars

IT firm sold to New York private equity firm in deal to help finance launch of new enterprise aimed at providing "virtual office space" to remote workers.

Gowlings lawyer Lorraine Mastersmith and outgoing Quarterhill CFO Shaun McEwan announced this week they’ve purchased a majority stake in Carp-based winery Kin Vineyards

In his well-established Ottawa firm's 50th year, Dan Goldberg is raising the bar for Telesat with an ambitious new satellite project

National Capital Region embracing desk-for-hire trend as new wave of firms looks to cash in on growing number of itinerant workers

Kanata’s Hazeldean Mall has been sold to new owners who are pledging to revitalize a property that’s still searching for a dominant anchor tenant more than four years after Target pulled

Ottawa and other major Ontario cities outside the Greater Toronto Area are failing to draw their fair share of immigrants and need to attract more newcomers if they want to maintain their quality of…

Jens-Michael Schaal is on a mission to sell companies from around the world on the merits of doing business in the capital – a sales pitch he's personally prepped to give

In a bid to find new revenue streams, agricultural vendors turn to items such as ciders, preserves and other premade products

Nearly 15 months after the Confederation Line was originally slated to be carrying passengers, Mayor Jim Watson made it official Friday: the east-west LRT route will be ready to roll on Saturday,…

E-commerce powerhouse’s employees ‘improve themselves constantly’ by getting a crash course in retail at local stores

Chief executive David Ross says the company will put the fresh funding towards its next generation of products, highlighting his excitement about 4K TV and cloud technologies

A Toronto-based real estate investment firm has purchased a trio of prime Class-A office buildings in Westboro in a push to expand its footprint beyond the southern Ontario market

With Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre set to be totally rebuilt, OBJ looks at whether community retail plazas still have staying power in a world of e-commerce and changing consumer buying habits

Telesat expects its advanced satellite program to generate $1.2 billion over the next decade as part of a new partnership with the federal government

The former military man has been a driving force in pushing for new approaches to learning at the 52-year-old post-secondary institution

Westfest, the long-running and always-free neighbourhood music festival, will end its run due to a lack of sponsorship dollars

Taggart Realty Management, which beat out five other bidders for the contract to build the new headquarters, expects to break ground on the project next spring

RioCan and Killam open development aimed to capitalizing on new generation of transit-using tenants

Vanessa Kanu's path to the C-suite of one of Ottawa's biggest companies has been filled with tough decisions, but she's today pretty certain about her choices

A Montreal-based developer is launching its bid to expand beyond Quebec’s borders with ambitious plans to spend more than $300M on a trio of local rental apartment and mixed-use projects

With major projects such as light rail on the go, the outlook for Ottawa’s heavy construction industry looks bright – but experts warn a labour shortage looms

The Anglican Diocese wants to tear down a rectory in Bells Corners and replace it with a four-level mixed-use building as part of a plan to construct affordable housing units at church properties…

An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately

Fraser says he expects Killam to continue expanding its footprint in the capital region, praising its stable, government-driven economy and steady influx of new residents

Researchers at a little-known Ottawa tech firm believe particles that are too small to be seen with the naked eye could be the next big thing in thwarting counterfeiters

Just over a week after it announced it was closing its doors for good, an iconic Ottawa business has found a “white knight” to revive its venerable brand

The ByWard Market BIA’s safety and security committee endorsed the pilot project at its latest meeting on Tuesday afternoon

Buoyed by platforms such as Airbnb Experiences, a new wave of local entrepreneurs is catering to tourists who want to stray from the beaten path and see a different side of the capital

The City of Ottawa is renegotiating its lease deal with pro baseball’s Ottawa Champions after the club fell more than $400,000 behind in rent payments at the city-owned 10,000-seat park on Coventry…

Shopify jumped six spots to No. 15 on the Branham300 list of Canada’s top 250 ICT companies for 2019, the highest ranking for an Ottawa firm and the e-commerce juggernaut’s first appearance in the…

Passing of pioneering Ottawa-based advocate leaves nation’s tech sector without ‘its voice’

Canada Lands Co. is teaming up with an Aboriginal group on a plan that would see private developers build three mixed-use towers on a prime parcel of real estate just west of the Glebe

Official say the Ottawa business community is “clamouring” for better transportation connections to Toronto, Montreal and the U.S.

A major bike-share service’s sudden decision to pull out of the Ottawa-Gatineau market is “unfortunate” but won’t have a significant impact on the city’s tourism industry, a local official said Monday

Zibi announces separate deal to supply office space to federal government

A pair of Ottawa researchers are putting a spotlight on the barriers female business owners encounter when trying to grow their sales beyond Canada’s borders

Mayor says he doesn't expect Sens owner Eugene Melnyk to be part of renewed development process

The future of LeBreton Flats, major infrastructure projects such as a potential new interprovincial bridge and the revitalization of the ByWard Market are just some of the items on the ag

'Dedication, discipline, professionalism ​– all these things that you need to succeed in professional hockey you need in the business world as well.'

An Ottawa entrepreneur is putting her acting chops to use bringing interactive experiences museums around the world

A Quebec-based restaurant chain has bought the Ottawa region’s second-largest craft brewery in a bid to tap into the Ontario food and beer market

Almonte-based cannabis transport firm set to challenge industry heavyweights Brink’s and GardaWorld after major acquisition

With the available supply of industrial space in Ottawa at an all-time low and rents steadily rising, one of the region’s largest property owners has significantly boosted its portfolio with a major…

The owners of the St.

An Ottawa-based organization that aims to help grow Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs has tapped a well-known local tech executive to be its new leader.

The organization that runs the historic ByWard Market building says a $50,000 pilot project to convert a stretch of William Street into a pedestrian-only plaza is the latest step in its l

Already under new ownership, Ottawa-based Espial Group is now preparing to make way for new leadership.

Ottawa’s economy risks running out of room to grow ​– literally ​– if developers don’t step up soon to address a critical shortage of office space in the downtown core and Kanata, a promi

Nick Noreau is on a mission to make Spartan Bioscience a household name in DNA testing.

A local startup’s technology that helps soldiers zero in on suspected targets appears to be hitting its mark with potential military customers.

It seems only fitting that Decisive Technologies and its sister firm, BriteSky Technologies, finished back-to-back on this year’s list of Ottawa’s fastest-growing companies.

Saleh Taebi isn’t about to take his foot off the gas pedal in his quest to dominate the auto accessories online retail market.

One of a multitude of Ottawa tech companies that have sprung up in the wake of Shopify’s rise to e-commerce superstardom, Arctic Leaf believes it’s ready to graduate from supporting playe

A growing U.S. customer base helped propel Ottawa software firm Intouch Insight to record revenues in the first quarter of 2019, the company reported Friday.

Despite enjoying revenue growth most other companies can only dream of, the founders of the Keynote Group took a good, long look in the mirror last year and determined big changes were in

Less than a year after it launched a downtown accelerator aimed at taking local startups to “the next level,” Toronto-based OneEleven is closing its Ottawa office.

Calian Group set another new record for revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 while stretching its consecutive streak of quarterly profits to 70, the Kanata-based company announce

Days after the City of Ottawa said it would go to court if necessary to prevent the Kanata Golf and Country Club from being redeveloped, the club’s owners say they have no update on what

While all 13 stations on the Confederation Line have occupancy permits, more work still needs to be done on the vehicles themselves before light rail is ready to roll, OC Transpo boss Joh

A Montreal developer is proposing a new highrise apartment complex in the heart of Ottawa’s burgeoning downtown “urban tech” district.

The province’s decision to eliminate its funding to Ottawa Tourism is a “significant hit” that will force the local marketing organization to make tough spending choices, its leader said

The irony in Lightship Security’s back story is not lost on Jason Lawlor.

After racking up tens of millions of dollars in losses while it struggled to find a market niche, Ottawa cleantech firm Clearford Water Systems believes it’s finally tapped into the right formula t

Ottawa video software provider Espial’s shift to a subscription-based model continued to pay off in the first quarter of 2019, with the company’s SaaS revenues doubling year-over-year as

Fuelled by a strong local economy, passenger volumes and revenues at Ottawa’s airport soared to new heights in 2018 ​– but travellers hoping a spike in traffic to the United States will t

Telesat’s revenues dipped slightly in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, a decline the Ottawa-based satellite communications company blamed on less demand for its short-term services to ot

The Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur is offering Martello Technologies’ potential clients the ultimate try-before-you-buy experience this week.

An Ottawa company that makes a simulator that teaches workers how to repair and maintain factory equipment is bringing a whole new dimension to its products.

Shopify touted the “encouraging” growth of its e-commerce platform in international markets Tuesday, after announcing its first-quarter 2019 revenues rose 50 per cent year-over-year to $3

Three years ago, Joe Hickey was in the midst of an impressive career in engineering and sales that had included a stint as Nortel’s youngest vice-president.

Ottawa-based unified communications service provider Mitel’s reported bid to acquire U.S.

One of Ottawa’s largest class-A office complexes is revamping its lobby and meeting spaces and redesigning some of its suites in an effort to respond to changing tenant tastes and modernize the bui

Patrick Houston knows all too well how quickly fate can deliver a knockout punch to a promising public company. 

The Bronson Centre is teaming up with the owners of a Toronto concert hall in a bid to turn the non-profit Ottawa corporation’s downtown theatre space into a must-visit venue for touring

Ottawa entrepreneur Brad Campeau’s bid to jump on the cannabis tourism bandwagon is no longer just an April Fool’s joke.

Sitting in a brightly lit restaurant at Ottawa’s newest downtown hotel property on Monday afternoon, Morguard CEO K. Rai Sahi was beaming like the father of a newborn.

With the thermometer already reading a balmy 15 degrees Celsius Wednesday at 9 a.m.

More than 1,000 homes could be put back on Ottawa’s housing market if the city cracked down on owners who have converted their properties into “ghost hotels” on Airbnb, a new report sugge

When Katie Hession first started posting photos related to her “favourite F-words” ​– family, food, fashion, fitness and fun times – on her Instagram account a couple of years back, she n

As the head of the region’s main hotel industry association, Steve Ball sees plenty of room for growth in a local hospitality industry that enjoyed its best year ever in 2017 and followed

A rapidly growing eastern Ontario security firm that specializes in serving the cannabis sector has acquired a Toronto-based armoured transport company in a move it hopes will set the sta

Ottawa’s aggregate home price surpassed Calgary’s for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2019 – making the capital the fourth-most-expensive housing market in the country, Royal

After shelling out tens of millions of dollars more than it originally anticipated to get the football stadium and hockey arena at Lansdowne Park back in game shape, the Ottawa Sports and

After buying three Canadian companies last year, Calian Group decided to venture a little farther afield for its first acquisition of 2019.

Riding a wave of 27 consecutive years of revenue growth, Ross Video just keeps findi

An Ottawa-based biotech firm that makes a line of natural health products designed to replace antibiotics in livestock feed has announced a multimillion-dollar funding round it says will

During a brief break from the frenzy of activity that always surrounds a new restaurant opening, OCCO Kitchen owner and head chef Mark Steele flashes the grin of an entrepreneur who’s found the ide

A southern Ontario enterprise software firm has agreed to acquire Ottawa’s Espial Group in an all-cash deal valued at $56.5 million, the two companies announced Monday.

What a lot of winter-weary Ottawa residents might consider to be the city’s biggest curse – its weather – is a godsend for the organizations behind a cutting-edge new facility for testing autonomou

Apps that do things such as alerting drivers when a parking spot opens up nearby make life easier for urban dwellers, proponents say ​– but some critics wonder what will happen to individ

A Toronto-based developer has announced plans to build an 18-storey retirement residence on a prime piece of downtown real estate owned by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.

On a plot of land that once served as a stark reminder of how quickly a promising tech sector can go bust, a new facility is paving the way for cutting-edge products that could fundamentally change

Growing up in Newfoundland, Anne Robinson had a passion for music ​– but the practical side of her brain convinced her that numbers, not notes, would be a more likely route to prosperity.

Last summer, Instant Pot creator Robert Wang told OBJ his goal was to “build a brand that will last more than 50-plus years.”

Ottawa’s Kinaxis cracked the $150-million mark in annual revenues for the first time in its history in fiscal 2018, but its bottom line took a hit as the company continued to ramp up its

The volatile nature of its patent licensing business helped drive Ottawa-based Quarterhill back into the red in fiscal 2018, but the firm said Thursday that new growth opportunities combi

Rising demand for resources and workers helped push the price tag for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail project to a stunning $4.66 billion, city officials told a special council meeting on

Martello Technologies’ “build-and-buy” growth strategy is bearing fruit, company officials said Tuesday after the Kanata software firm reported a 136 per cent year-over-year increase in t

While snow fell among the barricades outside his Elgin Street bookstore in late January, Jim Sherman’s disposition couldn’t have been sunnier.

Already preparing to move into a swanky new home, Carleton University’s business school is set to install a new leader with a glittering resum​é.

Stittsville entrepreneur Tim Maxwell’s business is all about giving customers an edge over their competition. Or, more precisely, two edges.

Ottawa’s Calian Group stretched its streak of profitable quarters to 69 in the first earnings period of fiscal 2019, the company reported Wednesday ​– though its bottom line took a hit du

An old sports adage says lessons learned in defeat pave the way for future victories.

Michael Hapke has a perfect vantage point from which to witness a dramatic shift in the way Canadians are borrowing money to buy homes.

When Scott MacFabe joined BluMetric as CEO last March, he said his job was to accelerate the Ottawa cleantech firm’s ascent in the marketplace.

The organization that owns the Ottawa Redblacks, Fury and 67’s is teaming up with the Ottawa Champions baseball club in an effort to boost the minor-league ball team’s ticket sales and co

Group Germain Hotels has landed on what it thinks is the perfect location to make its 20-20 business vision a reality: the Ottawa airport.

Buoyed by the pending arrival of light rail and more direct flights from the United States, Ottawa is expected to welcome 2.4 per cent more overnight visitors this year than it did in 201

By her own admission, Heidi Hauver gets bored easily. But she doesn’t see that becoming an issue at her new gig any time soon.

John Nelligan’s genius in a courtroom was such that his one of his longtime colleagues looked to a completely different arena for an appropriate analogy to describe his prodigious talent.

Almost exactly a decade after Nortel Networks filed for bankruptcy protection, Jonathan Calof still can’t help but wonder what might have been.

During a stopover in Ottawa in late summer, Toronto-based condo developer Brad Lamb made it clear he believed condos were a com

A Toronto-based company has scooped up a pair of residential complexes near the University of Ottawa in a bid to establish a local foothold in what it considers one of the last untapped n

Already the owner of Ottawa’s fastest-growing accounting firm on OBJ’s 2018 list, David DiNardo isn’t taking his foot off the gas pedal in his pursuit of an even bigger share of the expan

It’s opened its doors to the King of Rock and Roll, the Queen Mother and Winston Churchill over the past century, but practically no ordinary Canadian has been inside Ottawa’s former train station

Ottawa software maker Corel got into the Christmas shopping spirit again this week, adding new products to its stable with an acquisition for the second December in a row.

As real estate wins go, a one-million-square-foot warehouse for the world’s largest e-commerce retailer is headline-grabbing stuff.

An Ottawa-based provider of managed IT services and senior care technology now has a presence from coast to coast after acquiring a Vancouver firm earlier this week.

The managers of the Sun Life Financial Centre think they’ve found the perfect recipe to add a bit of spice to a block of office towers that has traditionally turned into a ghost town on w

Ottawa city council should allow private cannabis retailers to set up shop in the capital once the stores become legal next April, municipal staff say in a new report released Wednesday.

From his office in what used to be known as “Animation Alley,” Chris Wightman sees an industry drawing momentum from a world-class talent pool and state-of-the-art facilities.

Even as it helps clients around the world break down technological barriers to the swift flow of information, Ottawa’s VideoShip faces its own share of hurdles that can bog down communica

Less than a week after it announced it will delist from the TSX and start trading on the Canadia

After more than eight years at its west-end location, local craft brewing pioneer Kichesippi Beer Co. will soon be on the move.

As someone who likes to think of himself as a glass ​– make that cup ​– half-full kind of guy, Happy Goat Coffee co-owner Ahmet Oktar is trying to put a positive spin on the city’s plan t

Despite landing $60 million in funding over the past five years, Ottawa tech firm Ranovus is anything but a household name in its home base.

Liam Mooney’s efforts to become a leaner business owner ​– literally and figuratively ​– have prompte

When the retail behemoth known as Walmart took Canada by storm in the mid-1990s, it sent shudders down the spines of countless homegrown store owners who feared they’d be trampled in its

In a Q&A with OBJ, new Ottawa Senators chief operating officer Nicolas Ruszkowski and chief marketing officer Aimee Deziel discuss the NHL franchise’s efforts to attract a broader audience to t

Concluding an interview about yet another headline-grabbing piece of positive news to come out of his company, Calian CEO Kevin Ford jokingly promised Monday that things would slow down a

Rushing between meetings in Los Angeles on a late October morning, Ottawa’s CEO of the Year paused to reflect on an opportunity lost.

San Francisco-based ride-hailing service Lyft has enlisted a big-name local entrepreneur in its drive to challenge Uber for supremacy in the Ottawa market.

A major redevelopment project that will see $25 million in renovations to the Ottawa international airport terminal and a new hotel next door is yet another sign that the capital’s tourism sector k

The co-founder of one of Ottawa’s leading tech companies is calling on the Ontario government to save the province’s basic income pilot, arguing the plan deserves a chance to show whether it can pu

The pending arrival of light rail is fuelling a wave of new development applications and changing the way builders view future projects, speakers told a business crowd Wednesday at the Shaw Centre.

The consortium of developers behind the trio of highrises proposed for 900 Albert St.

During a speaking engagement at the Brookstreet Hotel last month, Calian boss Kevin Ford casually mentioned he’d taken a tour of Regina the week before.

Global accounting giant Ernst & Young has acquired a leading Ottawa consulting firm in a bid to bolster the services it offers to clients in the government and non-profit sectors.

As the co-founder of a company that delivers real-time business data to customers, Allan Wille puts a lot of stock in metrics.

Ottawa-based Espial Group made only slight headway in its effort to grow revenues in the third quarter as the video software provider continued its drive to convert customers to a subscription-base

Executives from a trio of local companies with global customers delivered a straightforward message on opening night at TiECon: Ottawa has the technology ​– and the talent ​– to take on the world.

Allan Wille has stepped down as head of Klipfolio, handing the reins of the software firm he co-founded 17 years ago to a seasoned tech executive in a bid to speed up the company’s growth

A prominent Ottawa architect has spent his own time and money to come up with a plan that he says will revitalize the ByWard Market in part by taking cars off several major streets and turning them

A Quebec-based investor’s partnership with a leading commercial real estate company to buy a major downtown office complex marks the insurance firm’s first steps into what observers are calling Ott

Ottawa’s McMillan has brought a local video production firm in-house, deepening its talent pool as it builds a global client base.

Not even another delay in the launch of Ottawa’s $2.1-billion LRT system is enough to dampen the spirits of OC Transpo boss John Manconi when he talks about how the new line will benefit the local

After initially turning down Terry Matthews’ offer to join Mitel as its chief financial officer in 2001, Steve Spooner just couldn’t say no the second time Matthews came calling.

Delayed though it might be, the much-anticipated arrival of the Confederation Line is one more sign Ottawa is growing up – literally and figuratively – from a business perspective.

Crowd clamours for selfies and facetime with one of the pot industry's most well-known executives.

A marketer by trade, Spencer MacPherson was making extra money on the side as a real estate photographer when an idea for a bigger money-making venture became as vivid in his mind as a 3D

An Ottawa company has joined forces with a major local health-care organization to offer technology that will alert caregivers when users suffer medical emergencies.

At a nondescript office in a Kanata North business park, Robert Wang is revolutionizing the way North Americans solve the nightly dilemma of what’s for dinner.

For most Ottawa tech companies, a multimillion-dollar acquisition would be their version of a Stanley Cup championship.

When Roger Greenberg succeeded his uncle Irving as CEO of Minto Group in 1991, he knew running the family business was never going to be a one-person job.

Kevin Ford has a theory for why more than seven in 10 mergers and acquisitions fail, and it has little to do with profit margins or revenue projections.

Of the multitude of extra-curricular activities Bruce Linton engaged in as a student at Carleton University, smoking pot wasn’t one of them.

Ottawa’s largest independent commercial real estate brokerage has been sold to a U.S.-based industry giant.

Ottawa’s mayoral challengers clashed over how to boost public safety in the ByWard Market and the need to regulate online accommodation platforms such as Airbnb during an all-candidates debate Mond

A Quebec-based developer is reviving plans for a 27-storey mixed-use highrise on Metcalfe Street that would incorporate elements of the Art Deco-style heritage building currently on the s

An Ottawa tech firm that provides a cloud-based platform to quickly process insurance applications using artificial intelligence has landed US$20 million in venture capital financing.

In nearly two decades as an executive with the Ottawa Senators, Erin Crowe got used to regularly being the only woman in the boardroom.

The parent company of grocery giant Sobeys announced Monday it was acquiring homegrown Ottawa food retailer Farm Boy, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of some customers of the much-rever

Buoyed by crowd-pleasing tourist attractions such as the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s Art of the Brick exhibit, some local hotels say they enjoyed a better summer season than th

In many ways, fellow Ottawa firms Xactly Design & Advertising and Grade A consulting are two sides of the same coin.

An April Fools’ Day prank made it crystal clear to Brad Campeau that Ottawa is ready to embrace cannabis-driven tourism with open arms.

A group of Ottawa business and community leaders is calling for more “transparency” in the LeBreton Flats redevelopment process after six in 10 residents in a recent poll said they are sk

With the specifics of the Ontario government’s plan to privatize the sale of cannabis still a little hazy, Joël Dubois knows he has his work cut out for him this winter.

A man who always wears his heart on his sleeve, Kevin Ford couldn’t hide his emotions during an open house Wednesday evening at Calian Group’s new headquarters in Kanata South.

A non-profit organization with a self-declared mission to “provide leadership in the responsible use of land” in urban areas is preparing to launch an Ottawa chapter.

A U.S.-based software firm with deep roots in Ottawa has been acquired by Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson.

Never afraid to express his opinions, Brad Lamb is characteristically blunt in his assessment of his latest condo-building exercise in Ottawa.

Gatineau council’s decision to put a heritage designation on the downtown Museum District has effectively slammed the door on a controversial plan to build a $400-million mixed-use highrise complex

After decades of false starts, failed proposals and plenty of plot twists, the push to build a facility where major movies and TV shows could be filmed in Ottawa moved a step closer to re

In more than 30 years as an employee at Carleton University, Larry McCloskey has seen the percentage of students with disabilities steadily rise.

Sabra Ripley is getting good vibes about Ottawa’s push to become more of a music city.

On the heels of another acquisition, record revenues and a profit streak that stretches back almost to the beginning of the millennium, Kanata’s Calian Group is on the move.

A tightening Class-A office market and the exodus of federal government departments from the core are pushing landlords of downtown properties to “get creative” with revamping Ottawa’s aging stock

Few people have had a better vantage point from which to witness the maturation of Ottawa’s music industry than Mark Monahan.

After spending the better part of the past five years exercising his entrepreneurial muscles, Pablo Srugo has decided it’s time to change up his business-building regimen.

Another prominent hotel chain is planning to add to the ByWard Market’s stable of accommodations with a new lodging near the Andaz Hotel.

An optimistic-sounding Eugene Melnyk said he’s “very confident” that the RendezVous LeBreton group’s ambitious plan to redevelop LeBreton Flats will go forward after a closed-door meeting

The drive to bring Ottawa’s chambers of commerce together under one roof has finally succeeded.

Fresh off another quarter that saw its revenues and profits continue to rise, Ottawa’s Calian Group has acquired a Calgary-based company with an e

Big customer wins in the automotive vertical and continued expansion into European markets are revving up growth at Ottawa-based Kinaxis (

After making a name for itself in an obscure field of networking technology, a Kanata firm is hoping a pivot to a higher-profile space and millions of dollars in new funding will help tak

A bold plan to reshape Ottawa’s skyline with a trio of mixed-use towers

An Ottawa company that makes equipment designed to boost the motor skills of patients suffering from brain and spinal cord injuries or diseases such as multiple sclerosis has been sold to

The two main airlines that serve Canada’s North have announced a plan to merge into a single carrier based in Ottawa.

A consortium of local developers made headlines this week with an ambitio

One of Ottawa’s leading corporate advisory consulting firms has added a high-profile executive to its team with the aim of grabbing a bigger share of the business valuation market.

A consortium of developers that wants to build three mixed-use towers at the intersection of the Trillium and Confederation LRT lines is setting its sights even higher, raising the height

Jason Burggraaf is no stranger to the homebuilding industry.

The city’s planning committee Tuesday gave the go-ahead for Claridge Homes to build five mixed-use towers ranging from 25 to 45 storeys on the eastern edge of LeBreton Flats, despite conc

The leader of one of Ottawa’s best-known companies says the time has come for the iconic food retailer to step up its digital game.

For the past four seasons, Bernie Ashe’s 24-7 responsibilities meant Redblacks game nights were work nights for the chief executive of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

An Ottawa company that provides cloud-based phone and internet services to businesses has acquired a Toronto-based competitor with the aim of expanding its footprint in the lucrative sout

From his vantage point in the capital’s newest startup hub, Brad Forsyth has a bird’s-eye view of exactly the kind of opportunities he hopes lie ahead for the tenants under his roof.

A local entrepreneur believes a powder made of fine aluminum particles is the raw material that will build Ottawa’s next billion-dollar company.

Small manufacturers such as craft breweries, micro-distilleries and furniture makers will soon find it easier to set up shop in busy retail districts after city council adopted a staff pr

Like many a gifted entrepreneur, Paul Taggart had an uncanny knack for seeing business opportunities in places most others never would have thought to look.

Members of Ottawa’s two largest chambers of commerce have voted nearly unanimously to merge their operations into a single organization.

A boutique Ottawa law firm that caters to small and medium-sized businesses is joining forces with a Calgary firm in a bid to broaden its expertise and raise its market profile.

After seven years of exponential growth, Ottawa’s Fullscript says a merger with a U.S.-based competitor is just what the doctor ordered to ensure its future success.

Kanata-based Calian Group is keeping its foot on the gas pedal in its aggressive drive to grow through acquisitions, announcing Monday it has snapped up local IT security firm Secure Technologies.