Mia Jensen

Mia Jensen is a reporter with the Ottawa Business Journal. A graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, Mia previously worked as a Local Journalism Initiative reporter for the Sudbury Star covering health, mining, business and the arts. Outside of journalism, she has worked in communications with the Rainbow District School Board, and as a researcher for the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra.

Three mid-rise buildings proposed on Terry Fox Dr. in Marchwood Lakeside neighbourhood

Mixed-use development at 299 Carling in Little Italy could include medical offices, grocery store

Developer Turn Group plans to include various types of residential units, medical offices, and a grocery store in its new project at 299 Carling Ave. near Dow’s Lake.

Retirement boom: Ottawa firm proposes 188-unit seniors’ residence at site for former CFB Rockcliffe

An Ottawa-based company wants to build a six-storey retirement home on the site of a former Canadian Forces base near the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

New senior living facility proposed at site of shuttered Madonna Nursing Home

Nearly four years after the closure of the Madonna Nursing Home in Orléans, the company that operated the facility has submitted a plan to renovate and expand the vacant site into a 224-bed retirement and long-term care home.

Tulmar Safety Systems creates sewing academy to help it make in-demand military gear

As defence spending around the globe increases, a Hawkesbury-based manufacturer of military gear has had to address an increase in demand for one skill that has nearly disappeared from the labour market: sewing.

Toronto-based operator buys five Ottawa retirement homes as activity in sector heats up

An executive from a retirement living company that recently bought five properties in Ottawa says the acquisitions are part of increased activity in the sector being fuelled by an aging population.

Professional services firms in Ottawa seeing uptick in activity with new federal defence policies

Marcia Mills has spent 30 years counselling clients in the defence sector, but now, with the federal...

Brigil proposes development with 429 rental units on Parkdale Ave. near Tunney’s Pasture

Gatineau-based developer Brigil plans to expand its presence in Mechanicsville with a proposal for two mixed-use buildings on Parkdale Avenue, just down the street from another of its recent developments.

Ottawa’s infill developers seek to be part of the solution to the city’s housing shortage

While many multi-tower projects with hundreds of residential units are being built across Ottawa, urban infill could be another part of the solution to the city’s housing shortage.