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.

Longtime Ottawa tech leader Beer takes reins of U.K. software firm StorMagic

The 51-year-old University of Ottawa engineering graduate has spent decades driving growth at global companies, including IBM.

Signature move: Ottawa’s Pactima lands multimillion-dollar seed round to fund global push

Founders say they’re already seeing brisk business from law firms, real estate companies and financial institutions for their combined videoconferencing and online document-signing solution.

OSEG Foundation to take over Ottawa-Gatineau Youth Foundation

Charities say the move will help better serve community youth in an increasingly competitive fundraising landscape.

Workplaces need to be flexible to win escalating war for talent, HR experts tell Ottawa audience

As the shift to remote work has accelerated, it’s become more important than ever for employers to communicate with staff in a “clear, authentic way,” Talent Summit panellists said.

Summer tourism surge convinces Lord Elgin to reopen

After being closed for more than 18 months as the pandemic all but wiped out tourist traffic for most of 2020 and into 2021, the family-owned downtown hotel will start welcoming guests on Oct. 1. 

Intouch Insight finalizes multimillion-dollar deal to acquire U.S. mystery shopping firm

Ottawa software company's pandemic-delayed deal has been 18 months in the making, and CEO Cameron Watt is confident it will be worth the wait.

Tech veteran Suzanne Grant takes helm at Capital Angel Network

Co-founder of biotech startup iBIONICS replaces former CAN boss Nolan Beanlands, who left the organization earlier this month.

Taggart’s two-tower Carling Avenue proposal too much for councillor

Jeff Leiper says developer's plan to tear down office building and replace it with pair of highrises will cause traffic headaches and overshadow nearby homes.

Q&A: New CEO has high hopes for Spartan Cube after family trust buys biotech firm’s COVID-testing IP

Spartan filed for creditor protection and laid off two-thirds of its 90 employees after facing continued questions about the reliability of its COVID-detecting lab-in-a-box.

‘Flight to quality’ office space fuels dip in vacancy rate for first time since 2019: CBRE

The city's overall office vacancy rate fell to 9.7 per cent, marking the first net absorption of office space in the capital since the fourth quarter of 2019.

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