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Smallbiz award winners fueled by creativity, commitment to sustainability

The business whose application was the highest-scored overall by judges will also be awarded Ottawa Smallbiz of the Year, which comes with a $10,000 prize.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts fall for second straight month in May

Homebuilders started work on 1,315 new dwelling units in Ottawa-Gatineau in April, down from 1,718 starts in the same month in 2021.

OBJ wins international award for ‘best scoop’ at annual AABP awards

Senior writer David Sali was recognized for his exclusive coverage of changes to Shopify's executive team in April 2021.

Algonquin College partners to create new business degree for tradespeople

College has joined forces with George Brown College and Mohawk College to launch first-of-its-kind four-year honours degree this fall.

Algonquin College partners to create new business degree for tradespeople

College has joined forces with George Brown College and Mohawk College to launch first-of-its-kind four-year honours degree this fall.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate drops to 4.3% in May

Region's red-hot economic growth continues as Ottawa-Gatineau employers added nearly 10,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, Statistics Canada says.

Proud To Be Bullyfree Gala raises the roof – and over $125k at evening bash

After a two-year hiatus, over 300 guests got dressed up last Saturday night to raise awareness for...

Feds contribute $6.6M to Bells Corners affordable housing project

This amount is complemented by $740,000 for fee and development charge waivers from the City of Ottawa and $4 million in Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative funding.

Renfrew County tourism operators benefit from federal relief fund

Three tourism organizations in Eastern Ontario will receive federal funding to help them recover from the pandemic and continue to grow.

OBJ’s Forty Under 40 issue is here!

The summer issue of our quarterly newsmagazine also features a special Defence and Security section and our quarterly HR Update where we talk about “leadership fatigue.”
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
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