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.

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.

Brigil eyes plan for multiple mixed-use highrises at former Greyhound bus terminal site

Real Estate

Plan calls for more than 1,000 residential units as well as office and retail space – but the ward councillor cautions the proposal might not

MNP to add 80 Ottawa-area Deloitte employees as part of national expansion

Ottawa

Staff from Deloitte’s offices in Ottawa, Kanata, Gatineau and Hawkesbury will join MNP’s local office as part of the Calgary-based firm’s plan to buy a

New BIA exec aims to get Ottawa’s mainstreet businesses back on their feet

Ottawa

“It breaks my heart when I see the people who are suffering the most financially and mental health-wise,” veteran marketing expert Michelle Groulx says.