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.

Intelligent move: Ottawa’s TechInsights acquires San Jose-based market research firm VLSI

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Local firm says demand for its reverse engineering of electronic components has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Ottawa’s Replica Analytics using ‘synthetic data’ to ease medical researchers’ pain points

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Two-year-old startup says its machine-learning platform makes conducting clinical trials cheaper and easier by replicating real-world results.

New hires bring Wall Street connections, analytics know-how to GoFor’s executive suite

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Management reboot comes at a critical time for the Ottawa-based company, which is aggressively grabbing market share in the rapidly growing last-mile delivery space.

We-Vibe maker expects growth surge at Ottawa R&D hub to continue after merger with U.K. firm

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Much of sexual wellness giant’s R&D is done in the National Capital Region, where the popular We-Vibe vibrator was invented more than a decade ago.

Feds pump $1.44 billion into Telesat’s Lightspeed satellite network

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Contribution marks a ‘decisive step’ toward fully financing Ottawa-based company’s $6.5-billion project aimed at delivering high-speed internet service to remote areas, CEO says.

Foreign markets ‘opening up’ for Giatec Scientific after COVID-fuelled lull

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Ottawa cleantech firm hopes $5.1 million in new federal funding will help kickstart fast-growing company’s global sales push.

Proptech firm 1VALET eyes public listing as it looks to unlock door to U.S. market

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Firm poised to open an office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and aims to expand into Texas and California in short order in an effort to

Telesat lands $109M provincial contract to provide high-speed rural connectivity

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Telesat has signed a $109-million contract with the Ontario government that will see the Ottawa-based satellite equipment manufacturer help deliver high-speed internet service to rural

Calian revenues soar in Q3 as firm projects fiscal 2021 sales to surpass half-billion mark

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Kanata-based company stretched its streak of profitable quarters to 79 in a row with a net profit of $2.1 million for the three-month period ending

Ottawa entrepreneur sees high growth ceiling for online home auction platform

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After building online car auction site EBlock into one of Canada’s fastest-growing firms, boxer-turned-businessman Ryan O’Connor is hoping to duplicate that winning formula with new