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Gatineau pot producer Hexo to begin trading on NYSE next week

A local pot producer is graduating to the upper echelons of United States stock exchanges

With trains delivered, RTG looks to clear final testing hurdle before LRT handover

Ottawa’s transit boss delivered a positive update on the long-awaited light rail transit line Wednesday morning, indicating Rideau Transit Group is on track to deliver the system next month

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between June 24-28

Nominations are open now for the 2019 Best Ottawa Business Awards

The Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade are looking for your nominations to recognize the city’s top corporate performers

Ottawa-Gatineau adds 4,700 jobs in June

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.4 per cent in June as job gains across the region...

Update: Bruce Linton ousted as Canopy Growth CEO

Linton said in media interviews Wednesday he expects to focus on roles at Ottawa tech firms Martello, Ruckify following his departure from the cannabis giant

Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, seven to go to east region

Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October with as many as seven up for grabs in Ottawa and the surrounding region

Kichesippi Beer co-founder Paul Meek on a quest to become the ‘Ottawa thing’

Paul Meek has created one of the capital’s most recognizable local beverage brands – although the ‘original goal’ he set out for the Kitchesippi brewery nearly a decade ago remains elusive

Ottawa’s Lowe-Martin sells off web-printing business

An Ottawa-based printing company announced Tuesday it’s selling off its web-focused business in hopes of streamlining its sales efforts

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

PWGSC has a number of language interpretation contract awards in this week's roundup of local companies winning work with the federal government
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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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