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This data is part of the Ottawa Business Growth Survey. Conducted by Abacus Data and made possible by Welch LLP, the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal, the survey gathered input from hundreds of local businesses. A free 36-page report can be downloaded at www.ottawabusinessgrowthreport.ca.
Ryan Jones, a sales representative with Coldwell Banker First Ottawa Realty, was selected as the only Canadian recipient of a 30 Under 30 international trend-setters award representing the future of real estate at Coldwell Banker.
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Senior UX architect Mitch Brisebois was named most prolific global inventor for Dell’s Software division at Dell’s annual patent awards gala. This is the second year in a row that Mr. Brisebois has been named the division’s most prolific inventor.
Contracts The following contains information about recent contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to local firms. BluMetric Environmental Inc. 3108 Carp Rd. Description: Safety requirement services for NRCan’s facilities across Canada Buyer: Natural Resources Canada $1,695,000 Wolseley Canada Inc. 2495 Lancaster Rd. Description: Miscellaneous plumbing supplies Buyer: PWGSC $900,000 S.i. Systems Ltd. 170 Laurier Ave. W. Description: Business analysts Buyer: RCMP $679,627 Kongsberg Gallium Ltd. 411 Legget Dr. Description: Communications network software Buyer: PWGSC $668,874
DEW Engineering and Development ULC 3429 Hawthorne Rd. Description: Spare parts Buyer: DND $629,465
Lar-Mex Inc. 5509 Canotek Rd. Description: Chiller system sound reduction/modifications Buyer: PWGSC $439,900
Nortrax Canada Inc. 189 Cardevco Rd. Description: Landfill compactor Buyer: DND $611,819
The AIM Group Inc. 130 Albert St. Description: Project manager for real property Buyer: PWGSC $420,000
whatIf? Technologies Inc. 338 Somerset St. Description: Information retrieval services, database Buyer: Transport Canada $560,762 Ottawa Smalltalk Institute 417 Hilson Ave. Description: Communications network software Buyer: PWGSC $520,026 M&P Tactical Operational Support Services Inc. 120 Iber Rd. Description: Single port air purifying respirators Buyer: DND $495,116
DRS Technologies Canada Ltd. 700 Palladium Dr. Description: Parts kit, electronic equipment Buyer: DND $394,000 Direct Energy Business Services Ltd. 2935 Conroy Rd. Description: Building automation control systems Buyer: PWGSC $355,833 DEW Engineering and Development ULC 3429 Hawthorne Rd. Description: Water heater spares Buyer: DND $308,606
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