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OBJ relaunched its website today with a clean new design and several important upgrades. Since its launch in...

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumps as feds, Giant Tiger put space back on market

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumped roughly a full percentage point in the first quarter as the federal...

Toronto-based operator buys five Ottawa retirement homes as activity in sector heats up

An executive from a retirement living company that recently bought five properties in Ottawa says the acquisitions are part of increased activity in the sector being fuelled by an aging population.

Brigil proposes development with 429 rental units on Parkdale Ave. near Tunney’s Pasture

Gatineau-based developer Brigil plans to expand its presence in Mechanicsville with a proposal for two mixed-use buildings on Parkdale Avenue, just down the street from another of its recent developments.

Ottawa music promoter hopes to turn old building at 473 Bronson into ‘Centretown’s living room’

Once he’s removed the gravestones and the bicycles, Matías Muñoz plans to turn a 100-year-old building at...

Kingston conference centre proposal hits snag and other news from around the region

A trio of developers bidding to construct a conference centre for the City of Kingston has failed...

From a one-bedroom apartment to $12M in revenue, Ottawa native Sara Fortier comes home

When Sara Fortier returns to Ottawa next month to launch her debut book, Design Research Mastery, she’ll...

‘Life is good’: Bruce Linton on philanthropy, travel and what it would take to get him back in a CEO’s chair

Nearly seven years after Bruce Linton last occupied the CEO’s chair at what was once the world’s...

Ottawa’s infill developers seek to be part of the solution to the city’s housing shortage

While many multi-tower projects with hundreds of residential units are being built across Ottawa, urban infill could be another part of the solution to the city’s housing shortage.

Senators and Algonquin Anishinabe Nation plan ‘economic partnership’ at LeBreton Flats

The Ottawa Senators and the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation are working toward establishing a “long-term economic partnership” as...
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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
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