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.
Heidi Adams has one thing on her mind these days: AI.
In her work as head of global marketing, IP and data centre networks with Nokia, Adams spends a lot of time thinking about artificial intelligence, its implications and what infrastructure is needed to support its rapid proliferation.
With the start of the federal government’s fall session less than a month away, Ottawa businesses are “cautiously optimistic” about plans laid out by Prime Minister Mark Carney, two local government relations firms tell OBJ.
A Crystal Bay home that has sold for more than its asking price of $4.9 million is the most expensive residential property sold in Ottawa so far this year.
With more than 500 Air Canada flights set to be cancelled by Friday as a potential strike looms, local officials said it’s unclear how the cancellations, or any sort of prolonged labour disruption, would impact tourism in the capital.
While it was a slow June for travel between Canada and the U.S., a bump in domestic and international travel helped the Ottawa International Airport surpass 400,000 monthly passengers in June for the first time since 2019.
Little Italy eatery Pubwells has expanded with a second location on Sussex Drive and the owner says he hopes it will benefit from strong business during the summer.
On Thursday, six female leaders in the sector gathered at TD Place ahead of the Ottawa Redblacks game for a panel breaking down the “Op-HER-ations of Tech.”