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.

Reaching for the stars: Claridge eyes plan to build 60-storey residential tower in Little Italy

Highrise would eclipse another Claridge project, the nearby Icon condo tower, which is now the city's tallest building.

‘Perfect product for today’: Omni’s new boss bullish on trash-to-energy firm’s future

Energy industry veteran Jonathan Lundy has taken over for founder Rod Bryden, who stepped away from Ottawa cleantech venture's day-to-day operations earlier this month.

Ottawa has lost 8,600 retail jobs since July. Why?

Even as malls and other shops reopened over the summer and capacity restrictions in stores were eased, the number of retail employees in the nation’s capital has steadily fallen.

Green giants: Ottawa cleantech entrepreneurs land coveted spots in MaRS accelerator program

Hyperion Global Energy co-founder Heather Ward and Victoria Xu, who helped launch CleanInnoGen Energy Solutions, are among 10 women taking part in the scaleup program.

Parkit adds to local industrial footprint with $13M deal for Gloucester property

Vancouver firm is far from the only real estate company looking to grow its portfolio in a red-hot market where a shortage of supply has pushed rents near record highs.

Software firms Trellis, Apixibot unite in bid to drive traffic to Shopify, Amazon merchants

Local startup founders click over shared mission to help e-commerce stores get more bang for their ad-spending buck.

Calian acquires training simulation, VR software trailblazers for $15M

Kanata's SimFront and SimWave are 'punching way above their weight' in fast-growing field, Calian CEO Kevin Ford says.

Strip mall that houses original Lone Star Texas Grill sold for $16.5M

Local developer Joey Theberge purchased Fisher Heights Plaza on Baseline Road in a deal that closed last week.

Ruckify merges with U.K. rental platform as funding runs dry

Ottawa company that connects owners and renters of everything from canoes to chainsaws has burnt through nearly $20 million since 2017, co-founder Bruce Linton says.

Region’s unemployment rate falls to 18-month low in September as labour market shrinks

The economy shed more than 10,000 jobs last month, with the retail and educational services sectors among the hardest hit.

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