Ottawa Business Journal

Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

City Hall

Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the near-complete failure of city politicians to deal with

Opinion: Whole lotta incubatin’ going on

Techopia

Scott Annan stands at attention at the front of Mercury Grove’s open-concept office space, holding up his hands for quiet. He’s perched on a milk

The Windfall That Wasn’t

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During more than two decades working in financial services, I’ve met no fewer than four lottery winners. Their wins weren’t small; the least was $2

Opinion: How to make money from toxic sludge

Ottawa

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting pretty sick of seeing environmental mayhem every time I flick on my television set. Oil-encrusted birds padding

Opinion: Mayor Watson: Who stands to benefit

City Hall

Jim Watson put economic development front and centre when he officially kicked off his election campaign in late April with a lunchtime speech to the

Opinion: Doing business in an institutional void

Techopia

Tarum Khanna and Krishnna G. Palepu:Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution, Harvard Business Press, 2010. According to a Western executive quoted in

Retirement A Quaint Old-Fashioned Notion

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Most of us view retirement as the inevitable final chapter of our work life. We go to school, we hit the job market, we work

Opinion: The dangers of e-mail boo boos

Ottawa

The other week, much to my surprise, an e-mail arrived in my inbox that shouldn’t have. It was a note from a fairly prominent Ottawa

Stealth Stock Market Rallies

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The week that ended September 24th saw a rally in the “Dow” (The Dow Jones Industrial average) of 9.5%, the second best monthly performance in

Opinion: Turning tweets into treasure

Techopia

When Dave Hale started managing the Facebook page of a popular local business a few years ago, even he admitted he wasn’t quite sure what