Encon’s Ottawa-based CEO Jean Laurin retiring
After spending more than three decades at Ottawa-based insurance provider Encon Group, growing the company during a major economic downturn, Jean Laurin is retiring. By
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An Ottawa startup that provides automated merchandising for online retailers is making major strides this year after landing contracts with e-commerce companies Shopify and Magento.
BlackBerry to stop building its own smartphones
BlackBerry will stop making its signature smartphones, the company said Wednesday after facing repeated calls to leave the hardware business that was once the basis
BluMetric deepens reach into mining sector with $1.5M deal
Ottawa clean-tech firm BluMetric (TSX-V: BLM) says it has won another contract in Ontario’s mining sector to monitor water quality and prevent contamination. The company,
Thermal Energy stock hits 52-week high
Thermal Energy (TSX-V: TMG) shares inched up to their highest level in a year Wednesday as the Ottawa clean-tech firm announced a $1.7-million order from an
You.i TV unfazed by Shomi shutdown
News that streaming service Shomi would be shutting down at the end of November did not seem to dampen spirits at You.i TV, the local company responsible for
Ottawa architect plans luxury apartments for heritage Hintonburg property
One of Hintonburg’s oldest buildings could soon expand into condos, according to the architect who owns it. Preliminary drawings show Ovidio Sbrissa’s plans to add
Ottawa-based Accu-Rate executive named in U.S. money laundering investigation
The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s sanctioning a prominent member of Ottawa’s business community after alleging her firm, Accu-Rate Corp., facilitated illicit cash transactions. The
DRS completes consolidation in Kanata
Local staff at defence firm DRS Technologies are settling into a new home after the company consolidated its two offices in the region into a
Video game themed cafe set to open in Sandy Hill
Video games brought Heather Powell to Ottawa, they helped her meet her life partner and now they’ve inspired her to open her own cafe –
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