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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ByWard business owners say turnover is a good thing and will add to revitalization of the area

Several businesses that have just opened in the ByWard Market say it’s natural to see even familiar names come and go and that the transition to new ideas can be good.

New LRT spur to YOW a ‘game-changer’ for the airport and tourism in Ottawa

OC Transpo’s north-south LRT line is now up and running, and with it comes a new connection to the Ottawa International Airport that officially went into service early Monday morning. 

Forget the ‘shame-based goals’ when setting new year’s resolutions, one Ottawa coach advises

The new year is here and with it the annual urge to transform into your best self.  But Ottawa health behaviour coach Katie Faloon-Drew says goal-setters – especially those who are also busy professionals – need to pump the brakes if they want to make long-term changes. 

Here’s looking at you 2025: Ten stories we’ll have our eye on next year

Downtown revitalization efforts continue It was a big year for downtown revitalization. In January, Yasir Naqvi’s downtown revitalization...

New visitor centre opens in time for world juniors and what is expected to be a busy 2025

Tourism has changed drastically since the pandemic, but Ottawa Tourism boss Michael Crockatt said his organization has risen to the challenge, with a new visitor centre opened Wednesday on Elgin Street the latest step toward updating the city’s identity as a destination. 

Business leaders serve up hope during Shepherds’ holiday campaign

Ottawa business leaders spent the morning making sandwiches and serving beef stew at the Shepherds of Good Hope soup kitchen on King Edward Avenue as the organization prepares to wrap up the first iteration of a successful holiday campaign. 

My Ottawa: Outgoing U.S. Ambassador David L. Cohen talks hockey diplomacy and ice cream

Next month, U.S. Ambassador David Cohen will bid goodbye to Canada’s capital city, his home away from home for the past four years. 

More execs eyeing full return to office for staff, saying innovation and collaboration lacking

Federal employees are not the only ones being asked to return to the office, according to one local observer, as increasingly disillusioned executives make plans to switch course from hybrid to full-time in-person. 

Postal strike puts Shepherds of Good Hope in crisis mode, with services for 2025 in jeopardy

Shepherds of Good Hope has put a crisis team in place as the postal strike cuts it off from donors who often contribute at this time of year.

As online sales dip and costs rise, postal strike may cause business failures, advocates say

Online sales are falling and the investments that small businesses have made in e-commerce are in jeopardy as the Canada Post strike stretches on, business advocates say. 
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