Ottawa has lost 8,600 retail jobs since July. Why?
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
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David Sali
Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.
Green giants: Ottawa cleantech entrepreneurs land coveted spots in MaRS accelerator program
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.
Parkit adds to local industrial footprint with $13M deal for Gloucester property
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
Software firms Trellis, Apixibot unite in bid to drive traffic to Shopify, Amazon merchants
Local startup founders click over shared mission to help e-commerce stores get more bang for their ad-spending buck.
Calian acquires training simulation, VR software trailblazers for $15M
Kanata’s SimFront and SimWave are ‘punching way above their weight’ in fast-growing field, Calian CEO Kevin Ford says.
Strip mall that houses original Lone Star Texas Grill sold for $16.5M
Local developer Joey Theberge purchased Fisher Heights Plaza on Baseline Road in a deal that closed last week.
Ruckify merges with U.K. rental platform as funding runs dry
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.
Region’s unemployment rate falls to 18-month low in September as labour market shrinks
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
Ottawa’s CEO of The Year: Kathryn Tremblay
As pandemic-fuelled chaos swirled all around her business 18 months ago, Kathryn Tremblay calmly stood in the eye of the storm. She plotted an organizational
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