
Algonquin College and Siemens Canada launch mechatronics, co-op programs
Algonquin College and Siemens Canada are expanding their partnership with new programs aimed at meeting the demand for skilled workers with advanced manufacturing expertise.
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Algonquin College and Siemens Canada launch mechatronics, co-op programs
Algonquin College and Siemens Canada are expanding their partnership with new programs aimed at meeting the demand for skilled workers with advanced manufacturing expertise.
Automotive focus pays off for CogniVue, says former CEO
NXP Semiconductors’ impending acquisition of Freescale Semiconductors should have no negative effect on Freescale’s recent purchase of Gatineau-based CogniVue Corporation, CogniVue’s former CEO says. Simon

Shopify makes room for 2,500 more Ottawa staff with Laurier Avenue expansion
“We hire people so quickly that filling up (a building) has not ever been a problem.”

Ottawa’s C-Com Satellite nets 12th straight annual profit despite declining revenues
Reduced spending by customers in the oil and gas industries, as well as “desperate price-related competition,” caused revenues and profits to drop for C-Com Satellite

Ottawa’s homegrown FarmLead lands $6.5M series-A funding
After carefully tending to its seed round, Ottawa-based FarmLead has successfully harvested $6.5-million in series-A funding. (All figures in US$) The round was lead by the investment

Video: FarmLead lands $6.5-million funding in mission to modernize grain marketing
Facebook Embedded Video Player FarmLead’s online marketplace for grain buyers and sellers is winning attention from leaders in the agricultural industry as the Ottawa-based

Ottawa-based GameStrat turning real-time analytics into smarter plays on the field
An Ottawa software company is putting its product in the heat of the moment, helping football coaches and coordinators make smarter plays from the sidelines.

Invest Ottawa ups efforts to recruit U.S. tech talent
Ottawa’s main economic development agency is joining forces with the city’s largest BIA in an effort to lure tech workers from other North American hot

Ottawa’s Legacy Conference aims to connect, inspire hundreds of students
As university graduation season nears, the minds of students in Ottawa are turning towards their legacy. Specifically, the Legacy Conference, aimed at encouraging students to
Passion is extremely important, says Cody
As part of OBJ’s recent coverage of Small Business Week, reporter Adam Feibel asked local entrepreneurs what advice they had for others looking to take
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