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Trico GM buys out Ottawa-based print company’s assets from family owners

A long-standing family business in Ottawa is taking its first steps under new ownership this month

COVID-19 concerns push annual Kanata North talent fair to October

Kanata North’s largest business advocacy group said Thursday it is postponing its annual career fair and tech expo in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

Hire Immigrants Ottawa summit pushes for inclusion amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Employers, corporate leaders and politicians gathered in Ottawa Wednesday to champion more inclusive workplaces in spite of international uncertainty around the spreading novel coronavirus

Ottawa Board of Trade names Sueling Ching as permanent president and CEO

The Ottawa Board of Trade removed the “interim” tag from its leader’s title on Wednesday, officially naming Sueling Ching as its permanent president and CEO

Ottawa M&A firm Sampford Advisors expanding into U.S. with Austin office

The company behind a series of mergers and acquisitions in the National Capital Region has picked Austin, Tex., for its first expansion south of the border

Council sending notice of default to RTG over Ottawa LRT issues

The City of Ottawa is taking a significant step in escalating its response to repeated service failures on the Confederation Line

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A roundup of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between March 2-6

Mayor Watson tours Ottawa’s Chinatown restaurants to cast off coronavirus stigma

Restaurant owners along Somerset Street say they've seen less traffic through their shops since misconceptions related to the coronavirus spread have held people back from visiting

Unemployment steady: Job losses offset shrinking Ottawa-Gatineau workforce in February

A drop in the size of Ottawa-Gatineau’s overall labour force offset a series of job losses across the board last month, keeping the National Capital Region’s unemployment rate steady at 4.3%

Canopy Growth to lay off 500, close two greenhouses in B.C.

Canopy Growth Corp. is orchestrating a massive overhaul involving a layoff of 500 workers and a multimillion-dollar writedown
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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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