
Ottawa-based Shopify is now Canada’s most valuable tech firm
What began just over a decade ago as a way for some local entrepreneurs to sell snowboards on the side is now Canada’s most valuable tech

Ottawa-based Shopify is now Canada’s most valuable tech firm
What began just over a decade ago as a way for some local entrepreneurs to sell snowboards on the side is now Canada’s most valuable tech

OBJ’s news agenda for the coming week in Ottawa business
Will Calian’s profit streak continue? Coming off record annual revenues and 68 consecutive quarters of profit, one of Ottawa’s largest companies will report its first

Border agency seeking shuttles following Ottawa office move
The federal government is looking to set up its own shuttle service in Ottawa due to a lack of transit options for employees of the

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ltd. 2300 Stevenage Dr. 2019 – car rental directory Buyer: PWGSC $1,500,000 BAE Systems (Canada) Ltd. 1200-220 Laurier Ave. W. Victoria class spares

Orléans-based Tetra Bio-Pharma acquires cannabinoid research firm in $12M deal
An east-end Ottawa research firm has acquired another pharmaceutical company working in the cannabinoid space, bolstering both its product pipeline and roster of researchers. Tetra

Gatineau pot producer Hexo closes $57.6M private placement
Gatineau pot producer Hexo (TSX:HEXO) raised $57.6M in a private placement round on Wednesday. As it began trading in the United States on the NYSE

Ottawa’s ProntoForms caps off 2018 growth with Fortune 500 deal
ProntoForms (TSX-V:PFM) continues to grow its enterprise customer base, announcing a sizeable contract Thursday to start its year off on the right foot. The Ottawa-based firm

Former Vanier BIA director among candidates for Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection
Several candidates officially put their names forward on Wednesday to replace outgoing Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum on the same day city council announced a byelection for

Developer mixes hotel, apartment units in 24-storey tower proposed for Rideau Street
A Montreal developer is proposing to build a hotel and residential tower on the site of the former Beer Store on Rideau Street. In an

Ottawa-based Thermal Energy’s Q2 revenue up 39%
Thermal Energy International (TSX-V:TMG) continues to heat up in fiscal 2019 with sizeable revenue growth in the second quarter of the year. On Wednesday, the
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