Michael
Curran
- Ask business owners these days about what’s troubling them and you’re almost certain to get the same response: the talent shortage.
- This year's top 10 recipients remind us of the other side of the pandemic story.
- If Ottawa's new generation of startups stick to their knitting, the city could soon have the most stable and diversified technology sector it has ever known.
- A guide to those who are propelling economic growth in the region
- Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran shares his prospectus for the local business community.
- As vaccines roll out and we inch closer to a recovery phase, let’s remember the inequity this terrible health-care crisis has exposed.
- Without discounting the real-world hardship created by COVID-19, the economic impact of the pandemic could eventually be viewed as largely positive when it comes to competitiveness.
- In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran explores how the pandemic is pushing many Ottawa businesses even further into the digital world.
- In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran talks about how the COVID-19 disruption will usher in a new era of doing business
- In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran details our newest initiative covering Eastern Ontario business
- In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran flags three upcoming projects hitting shelves in the first half of the year
- In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran predicts the biggest headlines we'll be seeing in the decade ahead
- In the latest OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran takes a different perspective on some of the tough business news of the day
- In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran outlines the need for economic leadership in the fallout of the federal election
- Light-rail transit isn't the only infrastructure development we need to factor into Ottawa's growth, OBJ publisher Michael Curran writes in the latest issue of the newsmagazine
- In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran shares how a recent evening at the Orléans Fruit Farm reminded him of agriculture's role in Ottawa's economy
- In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran extols the virtues of taking a break – for the good of you and your business
- In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran shares his observations from Ottawa's city-building summit
- Read in-depth profiles of the Forty Under 40 class of 2019 in the latest issue of OBJ's newsmagazine, online and on the streets now
- There are many truisms in business. Just check the business book section of your local bookstore. Some ring true, others seem trite.
- Attendees to the Mayor’s Breakfast are accustomed to an early wakeup call. They likely didn’t expect the alarm, figuratively speaking, to blare at 8:20 a.m.
- Carleton University’s newish president was the keynote at the Mayor’s Breakfast in February, speaking to a jam-packed crowd of business leaders in city council chambers.
- In marketing, building personas is all the rage. So let me paint you a picture of a slim (perhaps elite) segment of Ottawa’s business community.
- Standing at the corner of Queen Street and O’Connor Street is a somewhat disorienting experience these days. For years, the street was nondescript at best.
- One of the most fascinating aspects of working at OBJ is the ability to monitor all facets of the local economy and piece together various data points.
- As OBJ enters its 24th year, it’s acting its age
