Ottawa Business Journal

Two Ottawa-area Sears stores to close as retailer shuts 59 locations across Canada

Retail

Sears Canada (TSX:SCC) said it plans to close 59 locations, including two in the National Capital Region, and cut about 2,900 jobs under a court-supervised

Ottawa’s Clearford eyes turnaround through acquisitions as shares sink to 52-week low

Techopia

Ottawa-based Clearford Water Systems (TSX-V:CLI) is looking to end its reliance on subcontractors by acquiring companies capable of bringing its wastewater treatment operations and services in-house,

Feds lift limit on Gatineau-based Hydropothecary pot production, opening door to expansion

Ottawa

Health Canada has approved two new buildings at Hydropothecary’s Gatineau facilities and granted the pot producer a licence renewal to grow and sell as much

Analytics firm CENX hires former Newbridge executive Ed Kennedy as CEO

Techopia

Despite spending most of his life in the United States, Ed Kennedy feels a strong connection to his neighbours to the north. The longtime tech

Subsidizing electric cars is inefficient and costly, report says

Canada & World

Provincial subsidies to encourage the use of electric vehicles are the most expensive, least effective way to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Montreal Economic

Retailer The Source revamps stores to avoid becoming ‘walking dead’ in consumer tech

Canada & World

The Source is staging a transformation to turn its stores into electronics playgrounds in an effort to boost sales as the consumer technology industry faces

Blogging from Silicon Valley: Lessons from Salesforce

Ottawa

The class of 2017 arrived in San Francisco on a Saturday and enjoyed some leisure time in the Bay area as we waited the start

Sears Canada shares plunge on report that it’s preparing to seek court protection

Canada & World

Sears Canada’s stock plunged more than 20 per cent Wednesday following a report that it’s preparing to seek court protection from creditors. The shares (TSX:SCC)