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Ottawa home sales jump 12% in August, OREB says

Carbon-capture firm Planetary Technologies lands $31M deal from Shopify-backed Frontier

Planetary Technologies recently announced it’s signed a deal that will see Frontier – a group launched by Shopify, Stripe, Google parent Alphabet, Meta and McKinsey to purchase carbon credits from high-potential carbon-removal ventures – pay it $31.3 million to remove 115,000 tons of carbon monoxide from the atmosphere between 2026 and 2030.

Ottawa Titans GM Martin Boyce on bringing baseball back to the city’s growing sports scene

Ottawa Titans general manager Martin Boyce says Ottawa is “unique” for the amount of sports going on...

Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.7% in August, highest level in four years

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose to its highest level in four years last month as the local economy...

Algonquin’s first ‘entrepreneur in residence’ looks to share knowledge with aspiring leaders

At age 48, Ottawa entrepreneur Denis Staples was “essentially retired” after the sale of a family business, but all that changed when he had the opportunity to pass on his knowledge to the next generation of business leaders.

Ottawa BlackJacks basketball team acquired by Australian sports investment group

The Ottawa BlackJacks have been acquired by Diamond Sports Canada Inc. based in New South Wales, Australia. Diamond...

Nightlife commish Mathieu Grondin speaks with OBJ about recent wins and what comes next

With a number of initiatives under his belt, Ottawa’s nightlife commissioner is already looking ahead to the...

Five Ottawa tech startups that are gaining real traction in Canada and abroad

GoKidu Technologies Year Founded: 2023 Founder(s)/CEO: Puja Pachchigar Number of Employees: Seven Office Location: Ottawa Product Description: Secure, affordable platform for known...

Ex-Power Tek exec Pamic taking M&A talents to new venture in industrial sector

Joseph Pamic, who spearheaded a series of M&A deals that helped Stittsville-based Power-Tek Group more than triple its revenues since 2020, announced this week he has launched a venture with Toronto-based business partner Robert Curran aimed at acquiring companies in the precision manufacturing, industrial and consumer packaging industries.