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Opinion: RjR Innovations’ special blend

Ottawa

Robert Beauchamp started Ottawa’s RjR Innovations in 2004 with a Visa credit card and a $10,000 laptop he bought to run virtual environments for clients. It started

Give Canadian firms bigger role in DND contracts: panel

Defence and Security

An independent report has produced a number of prescriptions for Canada’s ailing military procurement system, but stops short of suggesting how the Harper government should

Opinion: Refusing to settle for less

Ottawa

Candace Enman says she loves working at the Welch Group – even though her first stint with the local accounting firm ended in 2000. The

Lockheed Martin establishes Canadian HQ in Ottawa

Defence and Security

Defence firm Lockheed Martin Canada is opening a new corporate headquarters office in downtown Ottawa to provide a single point of contact for all clients

F-35 makers go on offensive

Defence and Security

Industry officials made a public pitch Friday to drum up support for the controversial F-35 fighter jet program, highlighting the technical progress made in recent

EODC wins $3.75M military contract

Defence and Security

A local armour manufacturer will help the Canadian Armed Forces upgrade some of its equipment after being awarded a subcontract worth $3.75 million. EODC Inc. will

Opinion: ‘Venice on the Ottawa’

Ottawa

The heart of the nation’s capital could see a dramatic transformation within a few years. What is envisioned is a massive redevelopment of Chaudière Island,

DEW wins $39M vehicle shelter contract

Defence and Security

An Ottawa-based defence firm has beat out three other companies to outfit hundreds of vehicle shelters for the Canadian military. DEW Engineering & Development ULC,

Opinion: Get out of that chair

Ottawa

We’re slightly more than three weeks into the new year, a time when one’s resolve to keep New Year’s resolutions typically starts to waiver. For

Feds look for firms to help implement border agreement

Defence and Security

The federal government is looking to pay technology contractors in seven different areas to help implement a border agreement with the United States, including positions