Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Canadian F-35 industrial benefits overstated: observers

Defence and Security

Amid the avalanche of figures, statistics, estimates and soothing political assurances coming this week on the Conservative government’s troubled stealth fighter program, one report will

DRS wins $38.7M military deal

Defence and Security

The federal government has awarded a $38.7-million contract for the Canadian arm of American firm DRS Technologies Inc. to build military communications equipment in Carleton Place. The

Opinion: An entrepreneur’s journey

Ottawa

I met Govindh Jayaraman when he was a student and I was with the Ottawa Senators back in the day. He wanted me to be

What’s an Air Mile really worth?

Ottawa

The problem is that many of us allow ourselves to be bought too cheaply.

Opinion: Bringing car buyers into the driver’s seat

Retail

Buyer, beware! Automakers and car dealers appear to be showering us with free money these days. Their pitch: Buy a new set of wheels with

Opinion: 21 straight years of growth … and counting

Sports and Entertainment

“The sky is falling, the sky is …” This seems to be the cry of many observers of Ottawa’s tech scene, who think it’s the end

Opinion: Internet pioneer revisits movie rental business model

Sports and Entertainment

Rob Hall was into the Internet before there was one. In high school in the 1980s, he dabbled in web technology and was ready for

Opinion: Focusing on finding financial success in film from Ottawa

Ottawa

I recently interviewed screenwriter Sharon Buckingham, best known as the writer/producer and creative force behind Sticks & Stones, a CTV made-for-TV movie. It won both

Opinion: Engineering grads pair beauty and smarts

Retail

What can a pair of male University of Waterloo engineering grads possibly know about the rapidly growing market for beauty products, where 98 per cent

Opinion: Rekindling the relevance of strategic planning

Retail

Richard P. Rumelt, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business, 2011. I have been teaching MBA courses in business strategy, as