Trading in DragonWave shares suspended as creditors seek court-supervised sale
DragonWave’s lenders were in court Monday morning seeking the appointment of a receiver to oversee the struggling telecom company’s business and assets. The Ottawa-based firm
Are you one of Ottawa’s best businesses? BOBs nominations now open
The Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Chamber of Commerce are once again preparing to recognize the city’s top corporate performers. Each year, the the BOBs,
Three hacks to help companies avoid the summer slowdown
Between vacations, holidays, and “half-day” Fridays, it’s common for employees to slow down as the weather heats up, with workplace productivity dropping up to 20%
Ottawa Q2 industrial vacancy rate flat at 4%
Healthy tenant demand, combined with limited availabilities in desirable locations, kept Ottawa’s industrial vacancy rate at four per cent for the second straight quarter, a
Digital ‘absolutely cannibalizing’ cash as stores, shoppers snub coins and bills
Over the next year and a half, Alan Bekerman plans to grow his Toronto healthy fast-food chain Iq Food Co. from five to up to
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The bottom line: It’s high earnings season this week, with a number of corporate heavyweights releasing their latest results. They include Air Canada, WestJet, Restaurant
Blogging from Silicon Valley: M&A lessons from Cisco
Day six of the Telfer Executive MBA’s Silicon Valley experience was spent in San José, where we visited two highly successful tech companies and long-time
Clearford’s sales slip as CEO touts turnaround plan for Ottawa clean-tech firm
Revenues at Ottawa-based Clearford Water Systems fell 6.6 per cent in the second quarter as it wrapped up several large projects in Canada, India and
Not your run-of-the-mill makerspace
The latest addition to Ottawa’s innovation ecosystem is giving a whole new meaning to the term “cutting-edge technology.” Officially launched in late June, MadeMill is
Parliament security responds to criticism over Ottawa’s Canada Day fiasco
The Parliamentary Protective Service is arguing bad weather, geographic restrictions and a lack of food were to blame for the long lines on Canada Day
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