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.

The lobby to Hard Rock Live, the concert venue. The red undulating pattern is meant to represent the Ottawa hills, made by a Toronto-based artist. Photo by Marissa Galko.

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opens in Ottawa with nod to all things Canadian

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories, Tourism

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opened its first fully integrated Canadian location today on Albion Road, with many nods to Canadiana. The $350-million entertainment

Batl Grounds' Ottawa location is heating up the competition in the recreational sports space with digital archery and a curated cocktail list. Photo submitted by Batl Grounds.

Axe-throwing venue looks to sharpen edge over competition with high-tech targets, new drink offerings

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories

High-tech archery experiences and a unique cocktail list are putting a longstanding axe-throwing facility on the map as a repeat activity for Ottawa residents, one

We celebrate the Forty Under 40 – and hear what their ‘other’ dream job would be

Forty Under 40, Award News, Ottawa, Top Stories

The Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade celebrated this year’s Forty Under 40 recipients at a gala at the Casino Hilton Lac-Leamy

The team of co-founders at Hireup, an Ottawa-based recruitment company. From left to right: Benjamin Falkner; Kyle Groh, CFO; Owen Gorman, COO; and Chris Egener, CEO. Photo submitted by Owen Gorman.

What Owen Gorman learned from dad Hugh and how he’s applying it to his own venture

Ottawa, Insider Only Top Stories

Juice Dudez has set up the "smoothie bike" in the hopes to bring in new customers this summer. Photo submitted by Nasr Nasr.

A ‘smoothie bike’? Customers can give it a whirl at two Ottawa Juice Dudez locations

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

One local entrepreneur is putting a new spin on summer marketing to bring in new customers. Nasr Nasr, owner of Ottawa’s Juice Dudez, said inspiration

Jazz at 248, located at 248 Bank St., is the former site of the historic Café Le Hibou. Photo from Google Maps.

New café owners jazz up Bank Street space that once hosted ex-Beatle, other music legends

Ottawa, Insider Only Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories

Barrio, located at 115 Rideau St., opened in the ByWard Market on June 13, 2025. Photo by Mia Jensen.

What goes into creating a funky resto vibe? We asked the designer behind Barrio in the Market

Ottawa, Top Stories

The interior designer behind Barrio, the ByWard Market’s newest Latin American restaurant, says the eatery will bring a new feel to the area, not only