Algonquin College

Algonquin’s Applied Research Day a ‘win-win’ for students, industry

Ottawa

For Algonquin College students, applied research means solving real-world problems for actual businesses. By Jacob Serebrin That research – and its diversity – was on

‘Really good names’ vying for Invest Ottawa post, co-chair says

Ottawa

As the city’s main economic development agency, Invest Ottawa is responsible for selling the world on the merits of doing business in the nation’s capital.

Algonquin College pulls plug on money-losing Saudi Arabian campus

Ottawa

Algonquin College is pulling out of Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, the college said it plans to pull out of the country before the start of

Go Give-Back wins Capital Angels speed pitch contest

Ottawa

A speed pitch contest at a ballpark might conjure up thoughts of 98-mile-per-hour fastballs, but pitches of a different kind were delivered earlier this week

Mayor on board with staff recommendations on taxi bylaw changes

City Hall

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is supporting staff recommendations regulating the taxi industry that would legalize Uber. “If we are going to remain an innovative city,

Investing in tomorrow’s talent

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa, Sponsored

Hydro Ottawa has made the list of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People three years running. Why? Because it recognizes the need to invest in

TravelPod founder Luc Levesque departing Ottawa to take on ‘major initiative’ at Facebook

Techopia

A well-known Ottawa tech entrepreneur is leaving the capital to “work on a major initiative” at Facebook headquarters in California. Luc Levesque, who founded a

Algonquin dropout becomes Hollywood tech star thanks to groundbreaking editing software

Techopia

Rand Peppler still remembers how, as a young man in Ottawa in the mid-1980s, he felt “inspired” after reading a newspaper article about an entrepreneur

Algonquin launches cutting-edge construction research facility

Construction

The business of construction is going high-tech at a new Algonquin College research facility. The college officially launched its Construction Research Centre on Friday, a

City honours immigrant entrepreneurs

City Hall

A wide range of industries were represented Thursday when the city of Ottawa, in partnership with the Economic Club of Canada, handed out the third