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.

Edgewater Wireless eyes $800K capital raise in effort to kickstart revenue flow

Techopia

Ottawa-based Wi-Fi network technology firm says its solution is performing well in tests, but company lacks sufficient capital to ramp up production.

‘Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: Former CBRE exec Hamilton takes business development post at Canderel

Real Estate

Hamilton, who spent 16 years at CBRE Canada’s Ottawa office, including the last eight as managing director, started his new job on Monday.

CEO of Montreal’s PROREIT sees ‘real future’ for Ottawa industrial sector as firm adds to local portfolio

Non-Residential

Real estate investment firm said Monday it’s buying three industrial buildings in the capital region totalling 283,000 square feet.

Tapping a market niche: Ellie Ardakani leads a geotech trailblazer in Ottawa

Techopia

Iranian-born entrepreneur’s fast-growing software company looks to capitalize on global opportunities in the energy space.

‘I felt so helpless’: A year into the pandemic, local entrepreneurs reflect on lessons learned

Ottawa

Karla Briones and David Ross say they’re more resilient businesspeople after the COVID-19 crisis put them to the test in ways they never could have

Ottawa Tool Library finds new home in former artists’ hub

Ottawa

Non-profit facility was one of more than two dozen subtenants at Makerspace North that were left scrambling to find new homes after the community hub

Biotech firm gets US$33M boost for Ottawa-developed COVID-19 vaccine targeting new variants

Techopia

Massachusetts-based VBI Vaccines began clinical trials at the Ottawa Hospital this week on the first version of its product.

Brigil buys downtown Gatineau Sheraton hotel with eye to developing nearby land

Non-Residential

“It’s a very important site for the post-COVID economic growth of the (city) centre,” says Brigil’s vice-president of development, Jessy Desjardins.

Shopify execs launch angel fund aimed at women, non-binary founders

Ottawa

Backbone Angels will focus on assisting Black and Indigenous founders as well as other business leaders of colour.

Facing a $70M deficit, Ottawa airport calls on feds to fund LRT station, rapid COVID-19 testing

Tourism

Airport authority boss Mark Laroche says just one million passengers are expected to pass through the Ottawa terminal in 2021, down from 5.1 million two