Sarah MacFarlane

Sarah MacFarlane is a reporter for the Ottawa Business Journal. She also works as a web coordinator for Great River Media. Sarah is a graduate of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and likes to write about interesting new businesses, inclusion and diversity, human resources, entrepreneurship, and business across Eastern Ontario for EOBJ.

More working moms willing to quit without greater flexibility at work, report shows

Human Resources, Ottawa

A recent survey found that 36 per cent of Canadian working women were willing to accept a salary reduction in exchange for flexibility at work.

Kingston city council moves forward with plan for $33M downtown conference centre

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

A proposal for a 52,000-square-foot downtown conference centre in Kingston is moving forward as city council seeks developers for the new facility.

Major General Fraser defence and security

Tulmar Security Systems taps retired Maj.-Gen. David Fraser for advisory board

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

As it prepares for increased spending in the military industry and the launch of new products, a Hawkesbury defence and security manufacturer has added retired

Local high-end clothing store on Sussex re-emerges from the shadow of Nordstrom

Ottawa, Retail

Schad Boutique, a women’s luxury clothing store on Sussex Drive, has been in business for about 25 years and, after coming through the pandemic, owner

End of federal strike action good for some businesses, not so good for others

Ottawa

At least one business owner is breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government reached a tentative agreement with the Public Service Alliance of

Almonte distillery secures multimillion-dollar contract to supply hand sanitizer to hospitals

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

What started as an effort to stay afloat during the pandemic has opened doors for a local distillery that could see millions of dollars in

Businesses welcome plan to revitalize city’s nightlife scene

Ottawa

Ottawa already has great nightlife, it just needs to be promoted, say supporters of the city’s proposed Nightlife Economy Action Plan.

Love them or hate them, e-scooters have found a niche in this Ottawa neighbourhood

Ottawa, Retail

While Paris may have banned shared e-scooters from its streets over safety and clutter concerns, one neighbourhood is fast becoming an e-scooter hotspot.

One tourist company struggles to stay afloat in the midst of downtown job action

Ottawa, Tourism

A week into the federal public service strike, the owner of a small tourism company on Sparks Street says the picketing currently underway downtown will

Downtown merchants carry on amid public servant strike, but biz advocates warn of potential headaches

Ottawa

As more than 155,000 public-service employees took to the picket lines for the second day of a nationwide strike Thursday, a major business advocacy group