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Kinaxis boss John Sicard named Ottawa’s 2020 CEO of the Year

Veteran executive's company has quietly become one of the Canadian tech sector’s biggest success stories in his fifth year on the job. 

Surviving and Thriving on Main Street: Westboro’s Flowers Talk Tivoli turns online workshops into national sales

A pandemic pivot by the Richmond Road business turned into a new way of reaching customers from across the country.

Former Laser Quest GM tags shuttered Ottawa location for new laser-game facility

Philip Aldis says he’s planning to reopen the 10,000-square-foot space at 1800 St. Laurent Blvd. next month under the name LaserMaxx Ottawa.

CFO corner: The CFO’s guide to data alchemy – seven axioms for turning gold into rhodium

CRGroup's Vijay Jog offers insights into turning data into profits.

Game on! City inks 10-year deal with OSEG, Winnipeg group to bring pro baseball back to capital

Deal will see new tenants pay the city $125,000 a year in base rent at 10,000-seat RCGT Park beginning in 2021.

‘It’s the right time’: Ottawa retail pioneer Gordon Reid steps down as CEO of Giant Tiger

Longtime company executive Paul Wood takes over as head of the national discount chain effective immediately.

Ottawa cargo flights climb as carriers rush to meet growing demand

YOW plays key role in eastern Arctic supply chain, but position cannot be taken for granted, officials say

Ottawa Tourism, Algonquin College join forces to boost Indigenous-owned enterprises

A new 10-week training program is aimed at helping Indigenous entrepreneurs bring their tourism business ideas to life.

Ottawa cannabis startup eyes Carp production facility

CannaGenetics says the proposed 43,000-square-foot plant in the WestKan Business Park near Highway 417 would use “precision aeroponics” to grow pesticide-free pot.

Shopify tops list of TSX’s top-performing stocks since 2017

Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth Corp. comes in at No. 18, while Kanata software firm Kinaxis also makes the top-30 list.
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