David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer 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.

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Clearford Water Systems looks to restructure debt in bid to stave off bankruptcy

Embattled Ottawa cleantech firm said it intends to make a proposal to its creditors under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after racking up an accumulated deficit of more than $90 million.

Ikea to sell off part of Pinecrest Shopping Centre in bid to streamline assets

One prominent retail analyst says the move could pave the way for a new wave of residential development at the site, which includes about 170,000 square feet of commercial space.

‘A big challenge for the grid’: BluWave-ai looks to steer EV users away from peak charging times

Ottawa cleantech firm has landed $4.5 million in new funding as it gears up to launch a multimillion-dollar pilot project that will see Ottawa Hydro test-drive its latest technology.

‘A very large opportunity’: Tehama has high hopes for new cybersecurity platform for at-home workers

Software that lets off-site employees securely access company data on their laptops and other devices has gone from a nice idea to something many customers see as a must-have commodity.

Montreal-based Sphere Media drawn to capital’s animation scene

Film, TV and animation company is opening an office in downtown Ottawa next month and says it plans to create dozens of local jobs in a bid to tap into the region’s growing talent pool.

Ottawa home sales to fall in 2022 and beyond, but prices will stay high: CMHC

Rising interest rates and job uncertainty will combine to cool down Ottawa’s red-hot home resale market a few degrees in 2022 – but not enough to put the brakes on price hikes, agency says.

‘I’m losing sales’: As Ottawa’s inflation rate soars, businesses are feeling the pinch

Capital's annual rate of inflation hit 7.5 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, and local entrepreneurs say it's getting harder and harder to pass those extra costs on to customers.

Cloud migration means sunny days for Pythian as firm’s big-ticket customer count grows

Ottawa-based big-data analytics and cloud services provider has seen its revenues surge over the past 12 months, thanks in part to its acquisition of a U.S. firm last spring.

New Civic campus project will have big-time economic impact, but big-time challenges loom

Four-year build is expected to pump nearly $2 billion into Ottawa's economy and create thousands of jobs, Deloitte says, but rising inflation and labour shortages could boost price tag.