Ottawa Business Journal

Draft budget for 2015 keeps tax hike below 2 per cent

City Hall

Ottawa city council tabled a draft budget for 2015 on Wednesday that keeps property tax increases under two per cent, while maintaining city-building projects like

Calian revenues up in 2015 Q1

Techopia

Calian Technologies reported 2015 first-quarter results on Wednesday that saw the Ottawa-based company reverse a negative trend. “This marks the first time in a number

BluMetric revenues drop in 2014

Techopia

Client-driven project delays played a significant role in lower 2014 fiscal fourth-quarter and year-end numbers for BluMetric, the Ottawa-based clean-tech company announced late Monday. Revenues

L-Spark accelerator moving forward with two companies

Techopia

When the L-Spark accelerator for enterprise software launched last September, it was looking for up to six companies that could be accelerated over a nine-month

American firm acquires Ottawa intellectual property management company

Techopia

Ottawa-based intellectual property manager Global Intellectual Strategies has been acquired by TechPats, a Pennsylvania-based patent consulting firm, the companies announced Monday. “We are excited about

Quarter-million seed investment planted for floral delivery app

Techopia

An Ottawa startup has raised $250,000 in seed investment less than two weeks before what could be its biggest business opportunity of the year –

InterRent expands Montreal holdings

Residential

A day after expanding its Ottawa holdings with a multi-family portfolio in Brittania, InterRent Real Estate Trust announced Thursday it has acquired a 280-suite high-rise

Algonquin launches cutting-edge construction research facility

Construction

The business of construction is going high-tech at a new Algonquin College research facility. The college officially launched its Construction Research Centre on Friday, a

Proposed infill zoning changes available on city’s website

City Hall

Proposed zoning changes that would affect low-rise infill projects within the Greenbelt are now available for comment on the city’s website. In a release issued

Kinaxis appoints senior vp of customer success operations

Techopia

Ottawa-based Kinaxis has appointed an experienced software industry executive to the new role of senior vice-president of customer success operations, the company announced late Thursday.