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.

Ruckify founder Steve Cody steps down as CEO of Ottawa-based online rental marketplace

Techopia

Serial entrepreneur says company needs someone at the top with a different skillset to guide it through its next phase of growth.

High hopes: Ottawa’s SmartCone looks to make big bucks tracking down ‘space garbage’

Techopia

Stittsville-based company smells lucrative opportunity in getting rid of man-made debris that could be on a collision course with the growing network of low-Earth orbit

Tenant downsizing will fuel rise in Ottawa’s office vacancy rate this year: CBRE

Non-Residential

Real estate brokerage predicts shift toward hybrid work model will lead to more space coming on the market as 2021 rolls on.

L-Spark’s SaaS Showcase to focus on networking in virtual 2021 edition

Techopia

The accelerator’s annual “graduation ceremony” for up-and-coming software-as-a-service startups will once again take place remotely this April – but with a few twists.

Big deal: Calian acquires T.O. health-care IT firm Dapasoft in transaction worth up to $83M

Techopia

Latest acquisition is largest M&A deal in Kanata company’s 39-year history.

Canadian Heritage eyes Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats

Tourism

Federal department that hosts annual celebration is also seeking bids for a contractor to provide pyrotechnics, fireworks, music and a minimum of 200 drones for

Ottawa health-tech firm Aetonix acquired by southern Ontario medical device manufacturer

Techopia

Aetonix’s system is now found in more than 250 hospitals in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. and has more than 30,000 users.

Giatec Scientific warming to the challenge of building a greener concrete industry

Techopia

Pouria Ghods and his colleagues at the Ottawa tech firm aren’t just paying lip service to fighting climate change – they have a concrete plan

Making a splash: Kanata’s RBR lands $2M in federal funding for high-tech ocean sensors

Techopia

New technology will help track metrics such as the temperature, salt content and oxygen levels of oceans.

Brick-and-mortar focus paying off as Gatineau’s Foko lands $3M in fresh funding

Techopia

Software firm’s communications platform aimed at traditional retail businesses located in physical stores remains in high demand even as e-commerce flourishes in the COVID era.