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.

Speculation builds over prospective tenants for Shopify’s Elgin Street space

Non-Residential

‘Spectacular’ downtown office could help nurture a new generation of tech firms if they choose to replace the e-commerce giant in Performance Court, veteran broker

U of O PhD student’s smartwatch a timely innovation in COVID fight

Techopia

High-tech wearable device that tracks key vital signs and monitors cardiac signals earns award for biomedical engineering entrepreneur.

Ottawa health-tech firm Welbi lands deal with retirement home giant

Techopia

New contract will see local company’s recreation-planning software rolled out in retirement homes across Canada.

Shopify set to vacate 170,000-square-foot Elgin Street HQ in bid to reduce office footprint

Non-Residential

E-commerce giant plans to sublease its signature space at Performance Court and consolidate its downtown Ottawa office footprint at a building on nearby Laurier Avenue.

Local convention, hotel execs hope higher capacity limits trigger fall rebound for beleaguered industry

Tourism

Ottawa businesses catering to meetings and conventions saw revenues virtually wiped out in the wake of COVID-19.

Clearly different: Vars startup’s see-through masks catch RCMP’s eye

Techopia

Country’s largest police force testing InnovaTools’ clear plastic PPE as part of federal R&D program.

Ottawa digital marketing agency eyes software push as revenues soar during pandemic

Techopia

Three-year-old startup says new SaaS-based tool will help ‘level the playing field’ for SMEs competing against corporate giants for ad space on social media.

Ottawa startup sees ocean of opportunities in new carbon-capture technology

Techopia

Planetary Hydrogen’s system that scrubs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and creates hydrogen – a potential “fuel of the future” – as a byproduct is

Ottawa entrepreneur’s info-sharing app gaining traction in COVID era

Techopia

Maker of mobile application that securely stores health information, schedules and other vital family data lands deals with the Canadian Forces and a local home-care

Ottawa cybersecurity company Titus cuts 20% of staff following acquisition by U.S. firm

Techopia

Ottawa firm that makes software that allows users to classify emails and attachments according to their level of security had about 130 employees before this