The Ottawa entrepreneur fixing volunteer board meetings
How Pat Crosscombe navigated the inevitable highs and lows of entrepreneurship while ensuring she and her team had fun along the way.
Skip to content
Techopia
Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.
Ottawa startup Plantaform hopes to harvest profits from indoor gardening technology
Local firm’s system uses a concept called fogponics, a technique pioneered by NASA that nourishes plants with nutrient-enriched water vapour.
Innovation 101: Carleton to open meeting rooms, classroom space at new Kanata North facility
Site is part of the larger Hub350, which is billed as a “state-of-the-art global technology centre” bringing together local tech, finance and academic talent.
Long time coming: Bryden’s trash-to-energy firm lands first official sale
Beleaguered cleantech enterprise formerly known as Plasco is hoping deal with California-based green-energy foundation will help accelerate its path to market.
Thermal Energy sees steep drop in Q3 revenues amid stricter COVID protocols
Ottawa cleantech firm reported revenues of $3.7 million for the three-month period ending Feb. 28, down from $5.8 million a year earlier.
How to improve your virtual meetings
Far too many professionals are still making common mistakes and creating barriers to communicating effectively with clients, coworkers and suppliers – as well as exhausting
Industry partnerships pave the way for a new generation of engineers
As local tech firms look for top-tier talent in a tight labour market, a local academic institution is taking an innovative approach to ensure its
ID verification powerhouse Entrust acquires Ottawa-based WorldReach
Local firm’s touchless passport verification system has gained further urgency during the pandemic as airports look to eliminate as many high-touch points of contact as
Ottawa firm’s COVID-killing robot gaining altitude in aviation market
High-tech disinfectant on wheels has officially entered service on Hydro-Québec-owned Dash 8s, with more customers to come.
IBM to provide tech, training to Carleton University AI, data analytics students
Tech giant signs five-year deal to provide “joint research and educational initiatives” and become an adviser at university’s big data analytics hub.
Get our email newsletters
Get up-to-date news about the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Ottawa and beyond.
By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
The Latest
Video
OBJ360
Sponsored
Sponsored
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow
The $500-million fundraising campaign is the largest in our city’s history. It will reshape the future of healthcare in Ottawa and beyond.
