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.

Kinaxis shares rise as software firm raises 2022 guidance, reports record customer signings

Kanata software firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Friday it brought in revenues of just over $98 million in the first three months of 2022 – a 70 per cent jump from a year ago. 

‘It’s been a fun ride’: i-Sight CEO exits case management software firm in wake of U.S. equity investment

Resurgens Technology Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specializes in scaling up software enterprises, is adding the Ottawa company to its portfolio.

Virica Biotech joins forces with NRC in quest to create treatment for rare genetic disorder

Ottawa startup announced this week it’s landed $400,000 in federal government funding to help the National Research Council of Canada develop a gene therapy to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency.

Ottawa’s airport looks to regain altitude as airlines re-establish routes, new carriers enter market

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche urged residents Monday to book tickets if they want to convince airlines to add more routes to the nation’s capital to their lists.

‘Tracking in the right direction’: new InterRent boss Brad Cutsey sees big things ahead for Ottawa-based REIT

Cutsey, InterRent's president since 2015, is taking over as chief executive from Mike McGahan, who’s stepping aside after 12 years at the helm.

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.

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