David Sali

Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.

Ottawa’s Fullscript chasing magic $1B revenue mark after ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ acquisition of U.S. firm

Techopia

Deal will raise online health-care platform’s annual revenues from $300 million to $600 million while boosting its headcount from about 600 to 950.

Martello lands $2.5M funding boost after two quarters of flat growth

Techopia

Martello Technologies is getting a multimillion-dollar funding boost as it looks to bounce back from a pandemic-fuelled slump that stalled a years-long stretch of virtually

Business prof predicts surge in bankruptcies as soaring inflation spurs rate hikes

Ottawa

A prominent Ottawa business expert is predicting a wave of bankruptcies in the coming months as Canada’s central bank raises its benchmark interest rate in

Fully furnished deal: Burovision Ottawa acquires Ottawa Business Interiors

Retail

The merger of two of Ottawa’s largest office furniture dealers was triggered by furniture maker Herman Miller’s $1.8-billion acquisition last summer of another leading global

Ottawa’s commercial real estate investment market to remain ‘robust’ in 2022: CBRE

Non-Residential

Coming off a record year in 2021, local sector will continue to benefit from attractive cap rates, solid market fundamentals and a backlog of capital,

Kinaxis shares rise as Kanata software firm predicts big jump in 2022 revenues

Techopia

Maker of supply-chain management software said Wednesday it’s projecting revenues of between US $335 million and US$345 million for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31.

Big deal brewing: Beau’s sold to Toronto-based Steam Whistle

Retail

Beau’s co-founder Steve Beauchesne said joining forces with the southern Ontario brewery will give his company a new lease on life after a tough two

Looming interest rate hikes could deal another major blow to COVID-battered SMEs, biz group says

Ottawa

Canadian Federation of Independent Business boss Dan Kelly says expected rate hikes will pack a wallop for retailers, restaurants and other mainstreet enterprises in a

Fengate to build 1,900 residential units at pair of prime Ottawa development sites

Residential

Toronto firm says it has purchased a one-acre site at 1209 St. Laurent Blvd., across from the St. Laurent Shopping Centre, as well as property

Ottawa’s PartnerPortal.io lands six-figure pre-seed funding round to fuel scaleup bid

Techopia

Investors in Ottawa software startup that helps customers expand their marketing and sales partnership networks include a former top executive at Shopify rival BigCommerce.