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The team of co-founders at Hireup, an Ottawa-based recruitment company. From left to right: Benjamin Falkner; Kyle Groh, CFO; Owen Gorman, COO; and Chris Egener, CEO. Photo submitted by Owen Gorman.

What Owen Gorman learned from dad Hugh and how he’s applying it to his own venture

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Ashbury College students Bupa Zhang, Reese Shu and Aiden O'Reilly won a national pitch competition for their AI-backed gift-giving service Ribn. Photo provided.

Three Ashbury College students win national pitch competition for AI-backed startup Ribn

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The EV’s employment boom

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Nearly 11 per cent of vehicles sold in Canada in 2023 were electric, according to Statistics Canada. It’s still a small slice of the overall

Late-night cookie delivery company Insomnia Cookies opens in Kingston, sets sights on Ottawa

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Insomnia Cookies, a cookie company geared toward delivering warm-from-the-oven treats to sleep-deprived students is slowly expanding into Ontario, and Ottawa could be next on the

Kingston’s plans for 2024 include allowing businesses to build on-site housing for employees

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Businesses in Kingston may soon be able to build housing on their own premises to accommodate employees, according to the city’s mayor.

Photo of an electric vehicle charger attached to a white car.

Kingston officials collaborate to build the skills needed for the EV industry

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

With an electric vehicle ecosystem taking shape in Kingston, officials are trying to determine the skills that will be needed by the growing industry.

Hey, don’t walk through the valley of death: New ‘hub’ shepherds startups through to commercialization

Techopia

The RXN Hub builds on Kingston’s existing ecosystem of accelerators and incubators to address the gap that halts chem-tech start-ups in later stages of development.

Regional officials scramble to accommodate growing number of players in the EV supply chain

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Local officials are both frightened and excited as they begin making plans to work with Umicore N.V., a multinational technology company that recently announced a

Cool idea: Ottawa biotech firm’s cell-chilling technology lures major investors, big-name CEO

Techopia

Former Pythian president Keith Millar now heads CryoStasis, a fledgling startup whose technology aims to make organ transplants and stem-cell research more viable.

Canadians in the dark about how their data is collected and used, report finds

Canada & World

A new report says digital technology has become so widespread at such a rapid pace that Canadians have little idea what information is being collected