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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Foreign markets ‘opening up’ for Giatec Scientific after COVID-fuelled lull

Ottawa cleantech firm hopes $5.1 million in new federal funding will help kickstart fast-growing company's global sales push.

Proptech firm 1VALET eyes public listing as it looks to unlock door to U.S. market

Firm poised to open an office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and aims to expand into Texas and California in short order in an effort to gain a foothold south of the border.

Telesat lands $109M provincial contract to provide high-speed rural connectivity

Telesat has signed a $109-million contract with the Ontario government that will see the Ottawa-based satellite equipment manufacturer help deliver high-speed internet service to rural areas of the province.

Calian revenues soar in Q3 as firm projects fiscal 2021 sales to surpass half-billion mark

Kanata-based company stretched its streak of profitable quarters to 79 in a row with a net profit of $2.1 million for the three-month period ending June 30.

Ottawa entrepreneur sees high growth ceiling for online home auction platform

After building online car auction site EBlock into one of Canada's fastest-growing firms, boxer-turned-businessman Ryan O'Connor is hoping to duplicate that winning formula with new proptech venture.

Kinaxis’s Q2 revenues hold firm as software-maker touts jump in new customer wins

Kanata-based supply-chain software company posted revenues of $60.1 million for the three-month period ending June 30, down slightly from $61.3 million a year earlier.

Cleantech powerhouse in the making: contract with Indian firm a ‘major win’ for Ottawa startup BluWave-ai

Four-year-old company announced this week it has signed a three-year deal to supply its cloud-based smart-grid solution to Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power supplier.

Boutique Ottawa real estate firms find freedom in doing business their own way

John Zinati is one of a growing number of local real estate executives who’ve left comfortable, secure jobs at established big-name companies to start their own brokerages and advisory firms.

Taking stock: N-able’s long and winding road to an IPO

Kanata software firm has finally achieved the milestone its founders set for it more than two decades ago.

Hear, hear: Renfrew startup Riverwood Acoustics turning ‘lost’ lumber into sought-after ‘craft’ speakers

Four-year-old company's high-profile customer list includes Canadian country star Brett Kissel and former Dragons’ Den panellist Bruce Croxon.
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