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Ottawa 2017 organizers, hoteliers prepare for Red Bull Crashed Ice weekend

Some 600,000 pounds of lumber, numerous hotel bookings and more than a fair share of hype have...

Ottawa’s Gabriel Pizza marks 40th anniversary with expansion plans

Forty stores in 40 years. By Jacob Serebrin That’s the plan for Ottawa-based restaurant chain Gabriel Pizza. On Feb. 28,...

Ottawa-area distillers tap into growing craft spirits market

Cole Miller might be majoring in cognitive science at Carleton University, but the 21-year-old entrepreneur has really...

Federal government gives $3M for Ottawa university tech research

During a University of Ottawa lab tour today, federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced more than $50...

Ottawa’s Colleen Francis redefines wealth by finding freedom in sales

If you think sales is all about being a fast talker, you’d be wrong. Today’s sales techniques...

Federal contracts: Ottawa’s G. Bird Holdings gets $6.7M for Tunney’s Pasture strategy

The slow-moving plan to redevelop the office complex at Tunney’s Pasture inched forward late last month after...

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate drops to five-year low of 5.7%

The unemployment rate in the National Capital Region hit its lowest level since September 2011 last month,...

Ottawa-Gatineau population climbs to 1.32 million; falls behind Calgary

Ottawa’s population has increased faster than Canada as a whole over the last five years, but rapid...

Three quotes that sum up how Ottawa entrepreneur Tobi Lütke runs Shopify

Purpose, culture, and long-term vision: If you had to boil it down, this is what Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke thinks about...

Ottawa’s Leo Lax shares his high expectations for L-Spark portfolio companies

L-Spark managing director Leo Lax recently wrote a blog post that forecast a banner year for the Kanata-based accelerator, as...