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Workplace wellness: How Hydro Ottawa’s unique corporate culture helped the company adapt to COVID-19 realities

The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing measures meant a dramatic shift for Hydro Ottawa’s workforce.

Canopy Growth lays off 200 workers, including Smiths Falls staff

Third round of cuts for Ottawa-area pot producer since March.

U.K.-based equipment manufacturer Detectamet to double size of Ottawa office

A U.K.-based company that makes tools and equipment used in the manufacture of food and pharmaceuticals is...

Coping with COVID-19: Behind the headlines

OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with editors David Sali and Peter Kovessy about some of the month’s biggest stories and how Ottawa’s business community is adapting to the ongoing economic challenges.

Netflix founder raises curtain on secrets behind company’s blockbuster rise

An insightful and instructive look at an entrepreneur's journey.

Ottawa’s OCCO pivots to grocery marketplace amid COVID-19 challenges

"Right away we started thinking: 'What can we do to keep our business going?"'

Ottawa’s Asbex lands $500K contract to maintain federal monuments

Contract covers some of the city’s best-known sites such as the National War Memorial as well as statues of past prime ministers and The Famous Five on Parliament Hill.

Ottawa’s inflation rate cools to 1.4% in March

Pandemic causes gas prices to plummet

Coping with COVID-19: Ottawa restaurateurs eager to find recipe for business survival

OBJ speaks with Ottawa restaurateurs Marc Lepine from Atelier, Joelle Parenteau from Wolf Down and Elias Theodossiou from EVOO and Mati.

How associations are rethinking risk

Association executives discuss best practices for identifying and mitigating common threats
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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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