
Op-ed: Women entrepreneurs cheer feds’ female-first strategy
For many women entrepreneurs, it felt like Christmas in February when the federal government released its 2018 budget. The spending plan offered a specific strategy

Op-ed: Women entrepreneurs cheer feds’ female-first strategy
For many women entrepreneurs, it felt like Christmas in February when the federal government released its 2018 budget. The spending plan offered a specific strategy

Hunter becomes the hunted: Mitel’s turbulent M&A history
The news this week that Mitel would be acquired in a US$2-billion deal may have come as a bit of a surprise, but the Kanata-based

Ottawa’s C-COM Satellite increases Q1 revenues by 22%
The chief executive of C-COM Satellite Systems says he expects stabilizing oil prices to lead to more orders from the Ottawa tech company’s clients in

Cash in the capital: Ottawa-area firms raise $14M in first-quarter VC funding
Ottawa saw an increase in VC deal volume in the first quarter of 2018, though most of the boost can be traced to a single

Power-sucking Bitcoin ‘mines’ spark backlash
Bitcoin “miners” who use rows of computers whirring at the same time to produce virtual currencies began taking root along New York’s northern border a

Grocer Metro says strong economy, employment offsetting pressure from competitors
Metro Inc. says a strong economy and low unemployment are driving customers to its full-service grocery stores and helping to offset the intense promotional pressure,

Meet Ottawa’s 2018 Forty Under 40 recipients
The co-founder of one of the city’s most popular craft breweries, a tech exec whose firm has twice topped OBJ’s list of fastest-growing companies and

Ottawa’s The Growcer trials concentrated CO2 spray to speed up hydroponic growing
An Ottawa company that builds specially designed containers for hydroponic fruit and vegetable growth in northern communities has inked a deal with a Toronto firm

People on the move: Jane Duchscher named executive director of Ottawa Community Loan Fund
Jane Duchscher has joined the Ottawa Community Loan Fund as executive director. Duchscher is a seasoned executive, serving as TD Bank’s senior vice-president of branch

Update: Ottawa’s Mitel to be acquired by Searchlight Capital for $2B
A shift back to private ownership will help Mitel focus on its long-term cloud strategy, CEO Rich McBee told OBJ Tuesday after the firm announced
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