Ottawa Business Journal

‘I think we can grow faster’: Fullscript CEO Kyle Braatz says health-tech trailblazer is ‘ripe to win’

Mark Carney, a strong supporter of the Ottawa Riverkeeper, helped the non-profit organization launch its public fundraising campaign, The Big River Give, at its Learning Lab in the NCC River House on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Ottawa Riverkeeper launches first major fundraising campaign, The Big River Give

This morning, Ottawa Riverkeeper CEO Laura Reinsborough, who also holds the title of Ottawa Riverkeeper, came together with campaign co-chair Geoff Green and their fellow

To mark the 10th anniversary of Tea & Toast, founder and CEO Amy Friesen is introducing a grant for caregivers experiencing burnout. (Supplied)

‘You can’t cry at the office’: There are ways for employers to help the ‘sandwich generation’ cope with burnout

Ottawa

According to Amy Friesen, founder and CEO of Tea & Toast, caregiving on its own can lead to burnout, but the risk is heightened for

BDC commits $250M to help Indigenous and Black-led businesses

Canada & World

The BDC says it is launching a $50-million program that will provide loans, plus training, for businesses that are majority-owned by women, Indigenous and Black

Ottawa’s Kroon Electric Corp. raises US$50M to power global expansion drive

Insider Only Ottawa

Perfect Wedding (June 6-30) by Robin Hawdon is one of many theatre experiences along the St. Lawrence. Photo by Caroline Bingley says alpacas are "like potato chips." Photo by Laura Byrne Paquet.

Regional Roadtrips: Theatre adventures aplenty along the St. Lawrence River

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

If you’re looking for a nearby summer roadtrip destination where you can enjoy great theatre and a pretty waterfront, you have at least three choices

Rainbow Bistro owner anticipates boost from ‘spill-off’ traffic at new ByWard Market music venue

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Tourism

Danny Sivyer, who opened The Rainbow Bistro on Murray Street in 1984, says the new facility that is expected to take over the former Chapters

Top of Mind in Tech: Pierce Ujjainwalla on capital gains taxes and why Ottawa doesn’t have more Shopifys

Techopia

In this first instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Pierce Ujjainwalla talks the feds’ capital gains tax increase and Knak’s noisy ongoing office expansion.

Eric Saumure

Spotlight

Eric Saumure, co-founder of Zenbooks, one of Ottawa’s fastest growing companies in 2024, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Cystic Fibrosis Canada.

Region’s housing starts jump sharply in May, up significantly from last year

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts increased sharply by 225 per cent in May compared to April, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.