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.

Eastern promise: Jennings Real Estate makes move into Atlantic Canada with Halifax acquisition

A blossoming Ottawa-based property management firm has chosen one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities for its first acquisition outside the National Capital Region.

Cementing a corporate mix: Ottawa’s Giatec Scientific partners with German giant on R&D, financing deal

Software firm says partnership will give it the financial heft to create a platform that’s better at helping manufacturers produce high-quality concrete while doing less harm to the planet.

Telesat downsizing Lightspeed satellite project as supply chain woes, inflation mount

Ottawa-based firm says it now plans to deliver 188 satellites plus 10 backups aimed at delivering high-speed internet service to remote areas – down from its previous target of 298 satellites.

Kinaxis shares rise as software firm raises 2022 guidance, reports record customer signings

Kanata software firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Friday it brought in revenues of just over $98 million in the first three months of 2022 – a 70 per cent jump from a year ago. 

‘It’s been a fun ride’: i-Sight CEO exits case management software firm in wake of U.S. equity investment

Resurgens Technology Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specializes in scaling up software enterprises, is adding the Ottawa company to its portfolio.

Virica Biotech joins forces with NRC in quest to create treatment for rare genetic disorder

Ottawa startup announced this week it’s landed $400,000 in federal government funding to help the National Research Council of Canada develop a gene therapy to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency.

Ottawa’s airport looks to regain altitude as airlines re-establish routes, new carriers enter market

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche urged residents Monday to book tickets if they want to convince airlines to add more routes to the nation’s capital to their lists.

‘Tracking in the right direction’: new InterRent boss Brad Cutsey sees big things ahead for Ottawa-based REIT

Cutsey, InterRent's president since 2015, is taking over as chief executive from Mike McGahan, who’s stepping aside after 12 years at the helm.

Clearford Water Systems looks to restructure debt in bid to stave off bankruptcy

Embattled Ottawa cleantech firm said it intends to make a proposal to its creditors under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after racking up an accumulated deficit of more than $90 million.

Ikea to sell off part of Pinecrest Shopping Centre in bid to streamline assets

One prominent retail analyst says the move could pave the way for a new wave of residential development at the site, which includes about 170,000 square feet of commercial space.

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