David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer 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.

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Cool idea: Ottawa biotech firm’s cell-chilling technology lures major investors, big-name CEO

Former Pythian president Keith Millar now heads CryoStasis, a fledgling startup whose technology aims to make organ transplants and stem-cell research more viable.

Ottawa remains ‘beacon’ for office investors, industry execs say in wake of major sales

Two downtown office towers totalling more than 300,000 square feet at 400 Cumberland St. and 77 Metcalfe St. have sold for a combined $60 million.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts bounce back in June: CMHC

While construction slowed down on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River, with the number of new starts falling to 132 from 151 the previous June, builders in Ottawa picked up the pace.

Growing entity: Fieldless Farms raises $17.5M to sow seeds of cross-Canada expansion

Three-year-old Ottawa-based agri-tech startup is already selling leafy greens in more than 40 Farm Boy stores in Ontario as well as Massine’s Your Independent Grocer and McKeen Metro Glebe.

Welbi eyes U.S. market as software company lands $6M seed round to fuel expansion

Ottawa firm that helps retirement and long-term care homes design recreation programs and other activities for seniors says its revenues have risen 1,800 per cent since the start of the pandemic.

Spiderwort lands US$13M in fresh funding to develop ‘life-changing’ tissue-regeneration products for humans

Ottawa firm that's pioneering a process of regrowing spinal cord tissue and other body parts using plant-based materials has attracted big-name investors to boost its R&D efforts.

Gatineau-based Devcore eyes $1B proposal to redevelop Cornwall’s Nav Centre

Real estate firm's 10-year plan for the 75-acre property on the St. Lawrence River includes as many as 2,000 residential units, a new 150-room hotel and a botanical garden.

‘Dangerously low’ supply of industrial space threatens Ottawa’s status as rising distribution hub: brokerage

Large tenants could start looking at properties in other markets along the St. Lawrence Seaway to address surging demand for warehousing and storage facilities, new report from Colliers says.

Picture-perfect deal: Ottawa digital imaging software maker bought by California firm

CADlink Technology Corp. – whose products include specialized software that helps print personalized T-shirts, caps and other items – says deal will help it expand its global footprint.