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.

Atlético Ottawa CEO Manolo Vega. Photo supplied.

Win or lose Sunday, Atlético execs say they’ve made headway in Ottawa’s busy sports scene

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories

Atlético Ottawa will be battling for the North Star Cup this weekend, even as the team strategizes about how to compete in an increasingly crowded

Erin Benjamin says budget’s investments in the arts good news for Ottawa’s live music scene

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories

The head of the Canadian Live Music Association says the new federal budget means good things for Ottawa’s live music economy, but more needs to

Michèle Marchand is the founder of The Better Scalp Company. Photo supplied.

Bitten by the startup bug at Solink, Michèle Marchand has found her own passion project

Insider Only Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

Cheryl Wilcox, owner of Mom's Homemade. Photo provided.

Salsa-making venture promises to keep things spicy for Ottawa’s Cheryl Wilcox, aka ‘Mom’

Ottawa, Insider Only Retail, Top Stories

Community leaders come together for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dunrobin Plaza on Oct. 29, 2025. From left to right: Elias Tayar, Wadah Al-Ghosen, Kelly Clarke, Jim Watson, Eli El-Chantiry, Ratib Okal, Georges Tayar, Alie Mansour. Photo provided by Wadah Al-Ghosen.

Dunrobin Plaza destroyed by tornado in 2018 now rebuilt, with stores set to open in 2026

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

A much-loved plaza in Dunrobin that was destroyed by a tornado in 2018 is now in the final stages of re-opening. In September 2018, a

Franklin Holtforster, his wife Birgitte Alting-Mees and their sons have made a record-breaking $2.5 million donation to the Ottawa Food Bank. From left to right: Birgitte Alting-Mees; Frankling Holtforster; son Charles Holtforster; Ottawa Food Bank CEO Rachael Wilson; son Douglas Holtforster; and son Raymond Holtforster. Photo supplied.

Colliers Project Leaders founder, wife make record-breaking $2.5M donation to Ottawa Food Bank

Ottawa, Giving, Top Stories

Colliers Project Leaders founder and former CEO Franklin Holtforster and his wife Birgitte Alting-Mees have donated $2.5 million to the Ottawa Food Bank, the largest

Serial venue operator Farid Dagher is opening Annx in the former Cafe Dekcuf space later this year. Photo supplied.

Owner of new venue in former Cafe Dekcuf space hopes to create live events ‘hub’ on Rideau Street

Ottawa, Insider Only Sports and Entertainment, Top Stories, Tourism

CLV Group chief executive Mike McGahan is among the 2025 Order of Ottawa inductees File photo

CLV Group president Mike McGahan among Order of Ottawa’s 2025 inductees

Ottawa, City Hall, Top Stories

Real estate executive Mike McGahan is among those being inducted into the Order of Ottawa at the end of November. On Friday, the City of

Alok Ahuja, co-founder and CEO of last-mile delivery company Trexity. Photo supplied.

New product delivery: logistics firm Trexity debuts customer-to-customer app amid Canada Post woes

Ottawa, Insider Only Retail, Top Stories

South Korean chain Paris Baguette ups the number of locations it plans to open in Ottawa

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

About 18 months after it first announced plans to enter the Ottawa market, South Korean bakery-café chain Paris Baguette has increased the number of locations