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.

Carleton’s $65-million business school steps onto world stage

Ottawa

Lead architect and Carleton grad Doron Meinhard’s team from Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects toured several business schools in Canada and the U.S. before crafting a

Can this Gatineau site support $1-billion of development?

Real Estate

“It all depends on what the community wants there and what we can actually achieve. There’s a lot of potential to this site.”

Ottawa’s travel ‘savant’ sells downtown agency to U.S.-based firm

Tourism

Scott McCord’s business has been the go-to agency for Parliament Hill staffers, civil servants and journalists in the nation’s capital for 22 years.

Carleton seeks to help ‘level the playing field’ for women in STEM with new mentoring program

Techopia

Students will learn from established female tech leaders through virtual offerings that include industry talks, networking sessions and candid conversations.

Plantaform turns to well-known entrepreneur to help grow gardening tech startup

Techopia

Multimillionaire Gatineau businessman Olivier Benloulou has become a significant investor and trusted adviser as young firm looks to crack retail market in 2022.

Shopify’s executive shuffle continues as VP of talent Speer leaves company

Techopia

Latest departure from Ottawa-based firm’s leadership team comes after three members of its C-suite left the company earlier this year.

Edgewater Wireless: No revenue for a year amid supply chain chaos

Techopia

The company also posted a $775,000 loss for fiscal 2021, but says it’s “pleased with progress.”

Is this quarter-billion deal the priciest residential real estate deal in Ottawa history?

Residential

“It’s extremely rare you would see something of this scale and quality ever surface in a market like Ottawa, which is pretty tightly controlled”

Beau’s lands exclusive beer deal with Porter

Retail

Beau’s Lug Tread ale will headline a rotating selection of the brewer’s products that will now be offered as part of the airline’s complimentary in-flight

uOttawa’s new master’s program targets health execs

Ottawa

The Telfer School of Management’s two-year Executive Master of Health Administration program will begin in January, featuring six semesters of mostly online course material.