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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Ottawa Community Land Trust purchases third property for affordable housing

The Ottawa Community Land Trust has acquired a third property in its bid to help keep multiple rental units affordable.

Ottawa firm helps companies navigate industry regulations with AI

With smaller businesses increasingly relying on AI to streamline certain tasks, one Ottawa-based expert warns that the technology is currently not good at parsing Canada’s complicated regulatory standards, putting some SMEs at risk.

Glebe parking lot could be turned into affordable housing units

A plan that could allow up to 90 not-for-profit housing units to be built on a vacant parking lot in the Glebe will be put to city council later this week.

Ottawa author launches online book festival to give Canadian fiction writers a boost

As publishers roll back marketing dollars, more and more authors have had to become savvy entrepreneurs in addition to writers, and local author N.P. Thompson has learned a lot of lessons on her own journey.

Quirky and Canadian: How BeaverTails and Kraft Dinner came together

Over the past three decades, BeaverTails creative director Tina Serrao has learned a thing or two about breaking through the noise.

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.
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