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Ottawa’s Domus Building Cleaning sold to B.C. company

Local family-owned enterprise employs more than 400 people and has customers throughout the National Capital Region.

Ottawa-based Quintet Consulting hired to review workplace complaints at Rideau Hall

Quintet has a standing offer with the federal government to investigate complaints of workplace harassment.

Highlights from the 2020 Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey report

Annual research project quantified COVID-19’s negative impact on business confidence levels.

Feds seeks executive search firm to help create ‘inventory’ of racial minorities for senior public service posts

Privy Council Office is looking for an executive search firm to create and maintain the list of candidates from minority groups who could be considered for deputy minister and assistant deputy minister positions.

Ottawa embarks on uneven economic recovery

Survey gathered data from hundreds of local business leaders about their market outlook, hiring intentions, financial performance and other key metrics.

Podcast: Ottawa in a pandemic economy, hope for convention facilities, chasing ‘climate unicorns’

Podcast also available on Spotify and Soundcloud

Gatineau firms land $1.3M in government loans

Recipients include Artist in Residence Distillerie, Foko, Group WYM, Métanox and Marc Marine Welding

Boost employee morale and sales by partnering with The Ottawa Mission’s Business on a Mission program

Several Ottawa businesses are partnering with the Ottawa Mission Foundation on a creative new initiative that’s raising both awareness and funds.

Cannabis drinks firm backed by Molson and Ottawa-based Hexo launches five new brands (updated)

Increasingly crowded marketplace also includes beverages from Canopy Growth and other producers.

Podcast: Kemptville’s next boom, Variation Biotechnologies’ $56M injection, Vanier ‘gateway’

Audio version available on SoundCloud or Spotify. 
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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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