Ottawa Business Journal

Nortel ‘did not need to fall apart as it did’

Techopia

Fifteen years ago this month, fall brought a blast of chilly news through the halls of what was then Ottawa’s largest technology company. On Oct.

The dos and don’ts of M&As & IPOs for Ottawa businesses

Ottawa

To celebrate Small Business Week, OBJ is publishing stories of the successes and challenges faced by some of the city’s entrepreneurs. Today’s feature looks at the ins and

Ottawa’s inflation rate jumps to 1.3% in September

Ottawa

Consumers in the nation’s capital found themselves paying a little bit more for household goods and services last month as the city’s inflation rate accelerated,

Feenics doubles Ottawa footprint with eyes on new hires

Techopia

Feenics, the Ottawa-based provider of cloud-based security solutions, says it’s expanded its office space to nearly 5,000 square feet on St. Laurent Boulevard, effectively doubling

Feds’ Workplace 2.0 office modernization ‘a disaster’

Non-Residential

The federal government’s office space modernization program is a “disaster,” according to its top real estate executive, who also suggested he was cool towards continuing

Thermal Energy increases profit margins through shift in product sales

Techopia

Despite an overall drop in revenue year-over-year, Thermal Energy International (CVE:TMG) trimmed its net loss and boasted a strong order backlog in its fiscal first quarter. The

DragonWave stock soars on Sprint deal

Techopia

Shares of Ottawa networking firm DragonWave (TSX: DWI; NASDAQ: DRWI) more than doubled in value on the NASDAQ Thursday, hours after the company said its technology

Five things you’ll see in Ottawa’s light rail stations

City Hall

The 13 light rail stations opening in 2018 aren’t your regular O-Train platforms. Far from it: these state-of-the-art buildings will be packed with all-new integrated

Beau’s helping Rwandan entrepreneur tap into African craft beer market

Ottawa

Beau’s All Natural brewery says it plans to help a Rwandan entrepreneur open a craft brewery in her home country. The Vankleek Hill-based brewery plans

Feds’ Phoenix pay problem case files becoming ‘more complicated’

Ottawa

The federal government says it will likely miss a self-imposed Oct. 31 deadline for eliminating a backlog of problems with its new employee pay system.