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Prominent broker urges feds to rethink plan to sell downtown office buildings

Townhouses proposed as part of partial demolition plan for Westboro convent site

A new development proposal has been filed for the long-vacant former Sisters of the Visitation convent property...

OBJ Datebook: From golf to galas, here are the go-to business events in Ottawa this spring

April Business After 5: Heritage and Hospitality What: This networking event will highlight how historic spaces can be reimagined...

Space crunch ‘inevitable’ as feds set to expand return-to-office mandate, real estate execs say

A spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada said Tuesday the department “does not anticipate any challenges” finding enough room in its existing portfolio for workers who will need to be in the office an extra day each week starting July 6.

Taking a flyer: How Porter Airlines has risked ‘bigger bets’ to figure out the Ottawa market

In December, Porter Airlines launched five new non-stop routes from Ottawa to sun destinations in Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and the Cayman Islands. According to senior vice-president and chief commercial officer Edmond Eldebs, the new routes have been embraced by local travellers.

Op-ed: Why my first investment wasn’t about returns — it was about impact

Last year, I made my first investment: joining Ottawa Rapid FC as a founding community owner in...

Partnership between Outaouais Tourism and UQO aims to attract more conferences, events

Outaouais Tourism and the Université du Québec en Outaouais have formed a strategic partnership designed to increase business travel that has already succeeded in attracting an international conference to the region next year.

Book excerpt: How changing workplace culture gives rise to behaviours like ‘mobbing’

Across the country, workplaces are changing rapidly. Greater cultural diversity and the steady rise of women into...

Family plan: Shabinsky-led Glenview Homes launches expansion to Texas

Glenview Homes co-founder and executive director Jake Shabinsky told OBJ Wednesday his firm has hired veteran Houston-based developer Blake Roberts to head a new subsidiary in Texas’s largest city.

Celebrity chef Rene Rodriguez takes over the Tavern at the Gallery kitchen

When you think of “celebrity chefs,” Ottawa might not be the first place that comes to mind....
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