Marissa Galko

Marissa Galko is a reporter with the Ottawa Business Journal. She is a graduate of Carleton University’s bachelor of journalism and humanities program with experience covering a range of topics from business and politics to fashion and music.
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Nightlife commish Mathieu Grondin speaks with OBJ about recent wins and what comes next

Down the drain? How local retailers, restaurants are adjusting to offering fewer U.S. beverages

Local retailer Benson Mutalemwa credits community support for helping him to avoid a $15,000 loss this past...

Will the fall of 2025 look like the fall of 2019 in downtown Ottawa?

Well-known Ottawa restaurateur Stephen Beckta believes this fall will be a “tipping point” for downtown Ottawa.  “It’s going...

Two brothers and their Scrappy Scraper look to turn the world of BBQ scrapers on its head

Miles Hammond and his brother always wanted to start a company together. They came up with countless...

Food Basics brings first ‘urban concept’ store to Queen St. in bid to expand beyond suburbs

Food Basics has opened its first “urban concept” grocery store in an underserved area of Ottawa’s downtown,...

Almonte’s Equator Coffee Roasters quietly taking over from Starbucks at Indigo-Chapters

Almonte-based Equator Coffee Roasters is taking over the Starbucks location inside the Indigo-Chapters on City Park Drive...

New Metcalfe Plaza touted as game-changer for Ottawa’s downtown core

In what Ottawa nightlife commissioner Mathieu Grondin hopes will be one of his office’s legacy projects, a...

Turkish eatery reopens at former Clocktower Brew Pub location in Glebe after month’s closure

After announcing its closure last month, Sultan Ahmet Turkish Cuisine is reopening its Ottawa location on Bank...

Ottawa’s busiest Baskin-Robbins franchisees to open a ByWard Market location next month

The owners behind many of the city’s Baskin-Robbins franchises are excited to open in the ByWard Market...

Board of trade unveils new website to track progress on downtown action plan

A new online portal was unveiled today that will track the progress of Ottawa’s downtown revitalization plan...
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