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.

Nordstrom closure ‘good news’ for Ottawa’s downtown long-term, retail expert says

Retail, Ottawa

While the Ottawa market was not a fit for American luxury retailer Nordstrom, at least one local market watcher believes its closure opens the door

Employee appreciation is key to combat today’s ‘anti-work’ movement, local HR experts say

Human Resources, Ottawa

Employee Appreciation Day should be a “friendly reminder” to employers that thanking their teams goes a long way, especially as anti-work ideologies are on the

‘It just needs a bit of love’: ByWard Market businesses back proposed new governance structure

Ottawa

Business owners are applauding a proposal to dissolve the ByWard Market BIA in favour of a new municipal services corporation structure.

Shopify compensation revamp a ‘good move’, HR experts say

Techopia, Human Resources, Ottawa

In what local human resources experts are hailing as a “really smart” move, Shopify is restructuring its staffing and compensation model.

The canal won’t open this year, but one local vendor still hopes for ‘glorious winters to come’

Ottawa, Tourism

The National Capital Commission confirmed that the skateway, the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures.

Barriers to growth for Black entrepreneurs can often be subtle, local biz owners say

Ottawa, Human Resources

Black-owned businesses in Canada tend to be smaller and perform less well financially than businesses owned by white people or by other racialized groups, according

Kingston cleantech startup gets $3.6M funding boost from feds

Techopia, Eastern Ontario Business Journal, Top Stories

The funding is part of a $68.2-million package announced by the federal government for 17 Canadian cleantech companies earlier this year.

Reviving the ByWard Market: Businesses can help themselves by helping others, advocates say

Ottawa

MARANT Construction has seen homelessness rise and traffic decrease in the ByWard Market. The company does much of its work in the area, which yesterday

We asked businesses: What does the future hold for Winterlude in a world without ice?

Ottawa, Tourism

The mild weather of this year’s Winterlude celebrations is pushing local businesses that depend on the winter festival to consider what a future of warmer