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.
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Shannon Ferguson joins Invest Ottawa, Brett Merriman moves to Dominion Dynamics

Shannon Ferguson, the co-founder and CEO of FanSaves, has started a new role with Invest Ottawa. In a LinkedIn post this week, Ferguson said she is joining the organization as senior manager of early-stage programs.

From tourist to resident: Smiths Falls has a plan to make it happen

The town of Smiths Falls wants more tourists to visit, but with the help of a new destination development plan, the heritage community is also asking how it can encourage tourists to stay.

uOttawa’s Marie-Eve Sylvestre: Aligning with industry while remembering the humanities

A year into her role at the helm of the University of Ottawa, Marie-Eve Sylvestre is busy balancing budgets, creating new branding and reaching out to industry players in areas such as defence, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and scientific research. At the same time, she’s not forgetting her background in the humanities, and the role it can play in the current climate.

New CMO at Assent and other people on the move in Ottawa

Assent’s new chief marketing officer had never heard of the company when the opportunity first came her way, but knew quickly that she wanted to be part of it. Earlier this week, the supply chain systems company announced it had appointed Leslie Alore, a veteran leader in enterprise SaaS marketing, to the executive role.

How Ottawa business schools are responding to changing market needs

Amid financial pressures, societal shifts and changing industry requirements, the past few years have forced Ottawa’s business schools to reinvent themselves to respond to new market demands.

Ottawa train buff and finance professional starts campaign in support of high-speed rail

An Ottawa-based professional has started a national campaign to support the construction of Canada’s first high-speed rail line with the message: “Canada has waited long enough. Build Alto.”

Four pirate ships for sale as owner of local tourism brand exits the business

The owner of a swashbuckling tourism brand originally founded in Ottawa is ready to “pass the pirate hat” and is looking to sell the business.

Ottawa consultant Max Brault balances accessibility standards with AI usage

When Max Brault helped launch the Accessible Canada Act in 2019, artificial intelligence was not on anyone’s radar. But seven years later, the consultant says businesses are keen to adjust their accessibility guidelines, now with AI in the mix.

Defence spending helps fuel uptick in M&A activity in Ottawa

When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, three local experts say the past few years have been sluggish in Ottawa, but there’s been an uptick in activity, with businesses from multiple sectors ready to buy or sell.

Residential development with 472 units planned near Tanger Outlets

A few weeks after proposing a mid-rise residential development in Kanata, a Manitoba-based company has filed an application to build multiple residential buildings on a nearby site next to Tanger Outlets.
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
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