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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.

Op-ed: The office isn’t “coming back.” It’s becoming something else entirely

Every quarter, like clockwork, the same prediction resurfaces. Office vacancy is high, yes, but recovery is just...

Welcome to OBJ’s new website!

OBJ relaunched its website today with a clean new design and several important upgrades. Let me give...

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumps as feds, Giant Tiger put space back on market

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate jumped roughly a full percentage point in the first quarter as the federal...

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.

Luxury handbag rental firm Zero Collective chooses Ottawa as promising market to expand

A luxury handbag rental firm is expanding into Ottawa, hoping to tap into what it sees as...

ByWard Market businesses create ‘Nashville-style’ festival to entice more traffic to the area

Two local restaurateurs are looking to liven up the ByWard Market in what is typically a slow...

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.

Gallery: OBJ Executive Roundtable on Health Innovation

Event Date: 03/27/2026 Organizer: Ottawa Business JournalOttawa Business Journal Major healthcare and health innovation executives in Ottawa came together...

Local entrepreneur Naleem Badurdeen creates global career passport for skilled newcomers

When Naleem Badurdeen arrived in Ottawa from Sri Lanka two decades ago, he ran into the same wall that greets thousands of skilled immigrants every year: either prove your experience or remain unemployed.

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