Ottawa

Hydro rebates not a temporary measure, Wynne tells Ottawa businesses

Ottawa

Hydro rates, infrastructure and fostering business growth were on the minds of Ottawa’s business leaders as the Mayor’s Breakfast series welcomed Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.

Eugene Melnyk’s purchase of Belleville Senators approved by AHL

Sports and Entertainment

The owner of the Ottawa Senators officially received the green light to buy an affiliate of the NHL team and move it from New York

Ottawa startup checkup: A ‘Bumpn’ the road

Techopia

Earlier this week, Ottawa Business Journal spoke with Moe Abbas, the founder of GenM. It’s software-as-a-service solution to provide clients with in-demand marketing skills through project-based learning.

Ottawa inventor starts marketing ‘glider’ board

Ottawa

Ever wanted to surf, but you’ve got no waves, or glide, but you’ve got no snow? By Adam Kveton Well, an Ottawa-area inventor was thinking along

Work begins on $232M tunnel project to combat Ottawa’s sewage overflow

City Hall

Major Ottawa-area politicians from all levels of government gathered at the banks of the Ottawa River Tuesday for an announcement confirming that funding is lined

Algonquin College to build $44.9M indigenous entrepreneurship centre

Ottawa

Algonquin College says it plans to construct a new learning centre and Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship featuring a makerspace for students to experiment with technology

Ottawa education SaaS firm GenM training millennials for the realities of post-grad workforce

Ottawa

Moe Abbas saw the same problem with a lot of the talent that was joining his startup team, Bumpn. Namely, the graduates he hired were

Terry Matthews to co-chair Algonquin College entrepreneurship panel

Techopia

Sir Terry Matthews – you know, the serial entrepreneur and the force behind Wesley Clover, which helps fund L-Spark, Martello, Better Software and a whole bunch of incredibly successful startups

Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday

Retail

The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open

Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive in Ottawa

Ottawa

The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa’s Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for “violent events”