Ottawa Business Journal

Opinion: Local firms cash in on digital currency with city’s first Bitcoin ATM

Techopia

Bitcoin has been called crypto-currency, Internet cash and – in the words of Wall Street analyst Nick Colas – “gold for nerds.” By Kyle McInnes.

LeoNovus hopes to raise over $2M with share sell off

Techopia

LeoNovus (TSXV: LTV), a software company with offices in California and Ottawa, is attempting to raise $2.3 million by selling some shares. The company, which

IDC claims restructuring will yield results in Q4

Techopia

Troubled digital content distributor International Datacasting Corp. took the somewhat unusual step of issuing a mid-quarter update on Thursday that promises an improvement in fourth-quarter

Developer plans demolition to make way for 30-storey condo on Parkdale

Residential

A developer is asking the city for permission to demolish three residential buildings close to Parkdale and Burnside avenues to make way for a 30-storey

Construction permit values fall 40% in December

Construction

The value of construction permits the City of Ottawa handed out decreased year-over-year last month despite the approval of several high-value row housing projects, municipal

Opinion: Companies should learn testing lessons from toys

Techopia

If you are not familiar with it, the Canadian Toy Testing Council is a 55-year-old non-profit that enlists the volunteer aid of families to subject toys to

Calian continues healthcare push with acquisition of Kanata clinic

Techopia

Ottawa-based Calian Technologies (TSX:CTY) has expanded its presence in the healthcare market with the acquisition of the Med Team, a medical clinic in Kanata that

Uptick in 2013 fuels optimism for new year of investments

Techopia

Shopify’s recent success in securing $100 million in venture capital should help Ottawa step out of the shadows of more-hyped technology centres such as Waterloo

Profitability timeline up in the air for DragonWave following Q3 loss

Techopia

Executives at Ottawa-based DragonWave are still unclear about when the company will reach the break-even point after the company posted another multi-million dollar loss during

Housing prices see slight bump in December: Teranet

Residential

Housing prices in Ottawa increased slightly year-over-year in December but were down when compared to the month before, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite Home