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uOttawa engineering students test their entrepreneurial chops

A great idea alone does not make for a successful company. It takes a deep analysis of the market to find the windows of opportunity, understand

Making sense of Elgin Street’s rapidly changing face

Retail

If you think Elgin Street just ain’t what it used to be, you’re not imagining things. More than a dozen businesses on the commercial thoroughfare

Ottawa’s inflation rate jumps to 1.9% in January

Ottawa

Inflation in the nation’s capital accelerated last month, reaching an annualized rate of 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That’s up from 1.4 per

Updated: Ottawa-based Halogen Software acquired by California’s Saba for $293M

Techopia

One of Ottawa’s largest publicly traded companies says it’s been acquired by a U.S. competitor and private equity firm. The moves comes slightly more than

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Maplesoft, Randstad and IBM are among the local firms and operations that won federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements between Jan. 30 and Feb.

Ottawa’s Farm Boy marks milestone with plans to compete against big-box GTA grocers

Retail

As local grocery chain Farm Boy celebrates 35 years in business, it’s looking further afield in search of growth. “We want to get the brand

Mobile sell-off refocuses Mitel, CEO McBee said after Q4 loss

Techopia

Mitel Networks CEO Rich McBee struck an optimistic tone about the Ottawa-based firm’s post-mobile future, despite announcing a loss in the company’s fourth quarter Thursday.

Hats off: Leading Orléans businesses honoured

Ottawa

The Orléans Chamber of Commerce recently held its annual Business Excellence Awards. The recipients included Jeremy Ash of C.C. Tatham & Associates (non-financial professional of the year), Bellefleur

‘Princess of pot’ opens Ottawa cannabis store

Ottawa

One of Canada’s most prominent cannabis activists opened a retail outlet on Bank Street Wednesday in the latest challenge to the country’s marijuana laws. Storefront

Ottawa ranks 4th-worst in congestion among Canadian cities

Ottawa

If you think you spend a disproportionate amount of time fuming about bumper-to-bumper traffic in Ottawa, it’s not just your imagination. By Adam Kveton A new