Douglas Colbeth never expected to be running Kinaxis for so long. “I’m in the 12th year of a three-year gig,” he joked following the conclusion of his firm’s annual shareholders’ meeting. The thing is, he still likes it. Colbeth, 59, took on the Kin
Kinaxis vs the giants: 'We will out-invent them'
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsDouglas Colbeth never expected to be running Kinaxis for so long. “I’m in the 12th year of a three-year gig,” he joked following the conclusion of his firm’s annual shareholders’ meeting. The thing is, he still likes it. Colbeth, 59, took on the Kin
Crown capitulates: Bid rigging litigation is a wrap
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe dominoes keep falling in the long-running legal saga involving alleged bid rigging by computer services firms at multiple federal government departments. Crown prosecutor Denis Pilon on Tuesday stayed proceedings against the last five defendants
Capital Region jobless rate drops to 6.6 per cent in May
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThere were 2,300 fewer people without jobs in May in the national capital region, pushing the jobless rate down to 6.6 per cent compared with 6.9 per cent in April. However, the improvement was not a sign of strength in the local economy. Statistics
A year in the life of a new brand – Receivables Insurance Association of Canada praises market2world results
Posted 1734 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan RudykReceivables Insurance Association of Canada Web siteIt's always gratifying to give life to a new brand, and even more gratifying when a year later our client testifies to our results.Ian Miller, the handsome (that's him to the rig
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) welcomes TELUS to the i-CANADA Intelligent Community movement
Posted 1897 days ago by OttWatch in category Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance with 0 CommentsCanadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) welcomes TELUS to the i-CANADA Intelligent Community movement
Capital region lands second medical pot supplier
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsHydropothecary is the first Quebec firm — and the second local one — to be awarded a license to sell medical marijuana. The Gatineau firm, which had previously secured the right to produce medical pot, on Wednesday joined 18 other licens
Shopify shares soar on first day of trading
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsShares in Shopify — Ottawa’s latest tech star — jumped out of the gate Thursday as demand for the stock vastly outstripped the 7.7 million shares made available by the e-commerce firm in its initial public offering. The share price hit $28.74 US in
Book review: How BlackBerry lost its way
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe high-tech industry is littered with examples of firms that briefly seized control of global markets worth billions of dollars – then either failed to adapt to hyper-growth or were blindsided by competitors who changed the game. Nevertheless, the
Ottawa housing starts plummet as economic uncertainty continues
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe number of new home starts fell dramatically in May compared with the same month a year ago, according to new statistics released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The national housing market watchdog said new home construction fell to 330 uni
Collaborative innovation: The Consider Canada City Alliance approach to Foreign Direct Investment
Posted 1838 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan Rudykmarket2world is very proud to have conceived and promoted the Consider Canada City Alliance brand from its inception in 2011, and to have publicized its early beginnings as first the "C-9" and then "C-11".Thanks to the leadership of t
John Jung's riff on collaborative innovation – required reading for EcDev managers anywhere
Posted 1864 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan RudykJohn Jung (right) in action with Chinese investorsIf you're an economic development manager, anywhere, here's your required reading to launch 2014, as authored by John Jung.Over several years the market2world team has had the pleasure
Memex Automation storms the world’s largest industrial machinery trade show – with the help of market2world
Posted 1577 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Paul BrentImagine your firm finished a trade show with 800+ sales leads, gained more than two dozen media interviews that included video segments from the show floor and a six minute video profile that played on every big screen TV at the show pl
Going public: Why Shopify's shares matter
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsOttawa’s latest tech star — a burgeoning software empire called Shopify — is set to begin issuing shares to the public. The TSX and New York Stock Exchange Wednesday conditionally approved the listing of 7.7 million shares, which are being offered a
CENGN hits the road on cross-country tour seeking Canada's nextgen tech superstars
Posted 1480 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan RudykGood things happen to good countries. Great things happen to countries that seek greatness. And seeking greatness is exactly what CENGN is doing over the next two weeks as its team travels across Canada in search of technologies and t
Black's photo chain to close, six Ottawa outlets affected
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsPhotography chain Black’s will close all of its 59 stores in Canada — including six Ottawa locations — on Aug. 8 after 85 years in operation. Outlets will be shuttered at Place d’Orléans, Billings Bridge, Rideau Centre, Carlingwood Mall
Montreal-area firm resumes palladium search in Outaouais
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsA Montreal-based mining company has resumed exploratory drilling at Grand Calumet Island in the Pontiac region in hopes of finding commercially viable concentrations of the element palladium. Palladium, which is currently valued at around $950 per o
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Crown won't appeal bid rigging trial verdict
Posted 1346 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe Crown has elected not to appeal last month’s verdict in the long-running trial over alleged bid rigging by multiple Ottawa defendants. It has also dropped an earlier appeal against a directed verdict of not guilty for former defendant David Watt
Connecting the dots and delivering the world for a 691% increase in PR results
Posted 1802 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Paul BrentThe Intelligent Community Forum is based in New York City and works with communities large and small from around the world to help them adopt and adapt to the opportunities of the Broadband Economy.The Intelligent Community Forum became
Travelling down The Highway of Heroes with Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
Posted 1574 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan Rudyk (first submitted to The Millstone News on Oct. 26th)Photo by Glenna WattsIt was to be a trip down the 401 like any other. My wife Glenna and I were heading first to Toronto, then to Niagara-on-the-Lake to visit friends and family.Giv
DriveLogik creates truck fleet fuel savings, smarter drivers, greener planet and more cash-in-pocket
Posted 1791 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsBy Nathan RudykIt's launch-day for DriveLogik, a new product from RiskLogik – an accomplished enterprise resilience software company that includes transportation companies as its customers. DriveLogik is a driver-focused fix that can deliver s
We wish you and your family all the best for the holidays!
Posted 1881 days ago by OttWatch in category market2world communications with 0 CommentsThanks to our clients, suppliers and friends, the market2world team is proud to support Take Young People Seriously (TYPS), the amazing youth centre in Almonte, Ontario.Throughout the year, TYPS youth take part in after-school, mental health, commun
JOEY Restaurants announces new Rideau Centre location
Posted 696 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsA trendy Calgary-based restaurant is hoping to carry the success it’s seeing at Lansdowne Park to the corner of Nicholas Street and Rideau Street. The busy street corner, which has played host to a few different restaurants in recent year
Capital region's jobless rate drops slightly in June
Posted 1318 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe jobless rate in the national capital region dropped slightly to 6.5 per cent in June from 6.6 per cent in May, mainly due to a decline in the size of the labour force. A look at the unadjusted numbers shows jobs were up about 5,000 overall, pace
Ottawa's newest microbrewery set to open downtown
Posted 1298 days ago by OttWatch in category Ottawa Citizen with 0 CommentsThe official opening of Waller Street Brewing Inc. has been a long and arduous process for the brewery’s co-founder and head brewer Marc-Andre Chainey. The 30-year-old has been quietly toiling in the cramped confines of a 1868 heritage buildin