Ottawa Business Journal

Kontinuum sound and light show a glittering achievement for Ottawa 2017 team

Tourism

When Ottawa 2017 executive director Guy Laflamme was seeking a partner to help pull off his unprecedented plan to build a multimedia exhibit in an

Ottawa-based Ackroo climbs closer to profitability with 17% jump in revenues

Techopia

Ottawa-based Ackroo posted record revenues in the second quarter, moving the firm closer to its goal of becoming cash-flow positive. The provider of loyalty and

Beyond BlackBerry: Feds loosen restrictions on cellphones for civil servants

Ottawa

Public servants can now hang up their BlackBerrys in favour of other options, as the government moves to expand the types of phones that can

A second look at Second Cup? Coffee chain posts first rise in sales since 2015

Canada & World

Things may be perking up at the Second Cup Ltd. (TSX:SCU). The coffee chain says during its second quarter ended July 1 it had a

Smart beta ETFs look to improve upon plain vanilla index funds

Canada & World

Index-tracking exchange-traded funds have become one of the fastest growing ways for Canadian investors to gain diverse exposure to the stock market at a low

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Feds plan series of interpretive displays to help visitors understand Rideau Canal history

Tourism

Nearly a decade after the Rideau Canal was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the federal government is looking to construct a series of interpretive

Op-ed: Silicon Valley startup and investment strategies to avoid

Techopia

There’s a general assumption that Silicon Valley is the centre of innovation in the world. It’s more complex than that. In many places I travel,

Condo market recovery buoys Ottawa real estate market in July

Residential

After a robust start to the year, Ottawa realtors caught their breath in July as the number of homes sold in Canada’s capital increased by

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises for fourth straight month to reach 6.3%

Ottawa

In a rare glimpse of negative local economic news this year, employers in Ottawa and Gatineau cut 3,600 jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday.