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New downtown events venue will be ‘best of all worlds,’ Live Nation exec tells mayor

Rate cut good news – but finding labour could be a ‘challenge’, Colonnade BridgePort CEO says

Colonnade BridgePort CEO Hugh Gorman said Wednesday that interest rates are “trending in the right direction” after the Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate by half a percentage point to 3.75 per cent.

From ‘paper dinosaurs’ to 100 stages, how Michelle Weger turned narcolepsy into a superpower

When Michelle Weger joins a video call, her background tells much of her story for her.  Sitting quietly...

Colonnade BridgePort files proposal for 22-storey mixed-use tower near Westboro LRT station

Colonnade BridgePort’s site-plan application for the development on Scott Street near Island Park Drive says the proposed building would include 244 dwelling units and 91 underground parking spaces.

Fullscript promotes CFO Ashley Koch to president in bid to accelerate growth

Fullscript has promoted one of its top executives to the newly created role of president to help...

With inflation below target, BoC expected to deliver supersized rate cut this week

Forecasters expect the Bank of Canada to speed up the pace of interest rate cuts and lower its policy rate by half a percentage point this week.

Canadian Tulip Festival wins international award and recognition

The Canadian Tulip Festival, which takes place annually in Ottawa, was awarded the heritage entertainment award at...

Rising costs remain among key concerns for businesses: BDC report

A new report says rising costs will likely remain a key concern for businesses. The study by the...

‘Gamification’ pioneer John Findlay’s e-learning startup aimed at financial sector wins fans south of border

Lemonade co-founder and CEO John Findlay says the 28-person company has barely scratched the surface of the massive U.S. financial services market, which includes thousands of banks and other institutions such as credit unions.

John Sicard and wife Pina donate $500K to QuickStart Autism

A gift of $500,000 to QuickStart Autism is personal for John Sicard and his wife Pina, who have two sons, Alex and Nicholas. 
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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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