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Ottawa businesswomen take bite out of pandemic with major expansion of Corner Peach

Emma Campbell and Caroline Murphy turn popular Somerset Street West restaurant into thriving food store during COVID-19 crisis

You can make a difference for the good of the planet – here’s how

Carbonbase offers an easy and rewarding way to offset your carbon footprint

Sweep deal: Calgary-based landscaping firm acquires Ottawa street-cleaning company

After merging with another local company last year, Urban Life Solutions said this week it’s acquired Ottawa-based Richard’s Sweeping.

Rise of the silver stackers: Ottawa-area coin shops swamped by demand for silver bullion

Rising demand from individuals looking for a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty is colliding with a supply shortage.

How strategic IP helped propel Hexo into a multimillion-dollar cannabis powerhouse

HEXO knew it had to be proactive in securing a strategic portfolio of intellectual property (IP) assets – including patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights.

Ontario tightens restrictions, gives police new powers amid dire COVID predictions

New measures include reducing capacity limits in essential retail stores and shutting down non-essential construction sites.

Turning back the pages of time: Ottawa startup sees bright future in old-school book-publishing techniques

Harvard-trained neurobiologist Alex Simon is turning his passion for high-quality, leather-bound volumes into a burgeoning business opportunity.

Cannabis producer Hexo seeks $1.2B capital raise to fund expansion plans

CEO Sebastien St-Louis said the Ottawa-based company is seeking “maximum flexibility” to make acquisitions and sign partnerships with players in related industries.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Local lawyers raise the bar for the Ottawa Food Bank

Record-breaking $98,000 raised during Firms Fill Fridges campaign.

Our work-from-home trend has developed ergonomic growing pains

Regardless of how quickly COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, the new prevalence of the home office is largely here to stay.
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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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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