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.

‘Amazing technology’: New Spartan CEO says Ottawa firm on verge of market breakthrough

Techopia

Chief executive Roger Eacock says rapid COVID-19 tests are poised to make local biotech company a force on the ‘international stage.’

Plantagenet startup ShipTrack hopes acquisition by Waterloo firm paves way for global growth

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Co-founder Shawn Winter says $25-million deal will help bootstrapped eastern Ontario enterprise break through in the lucrative U.S. market as well as build its customer

Ottawa’s Willis College eyes Prairie expansion under new CEO

Ottawa

Private college expects to open two new campuses in Manitoba and Alberta next year and beef up its online offerings as more students turn to

OSEG boss says ‘stark realities’ require Lansdowne deal with city to be reworked

Sports and Entertainment

A new city report recommends extending the public-private partnership with the organization by a decade and letting OSEG’s partners tap into a $4.7-million lifecycle reserve

Kinaxis boosts fiscal 2020 guidance despite ‘protracted’ contract approvals from some customers

Techopia

Ottawa-based software company says it now expects revenues for current fiscal year to fall between $220 million and $223 million, up from earlier projections of

‘The stars aligned’: Ross Video rides record October to 29th straight year of growth

Techopia

CEO David Ross credits employees’ innovative solutions for helping the firm post revenue growth of 3.9 per cent in fiscal 2020.

Sweeping the nation: Ottawa outdoor maintenance firm P. Munro Group merges with Calgary company

Ottawa

Ottawa company’s founder says goal is to expand combined entity’s footprint across the country.

Self-driving shuttle gearing up for historic road test at Tunney’s Pasture

Techopia

Ten-day pilot project pilot project will see a six-person electric vehicle travel a 1.5-kilometre loop at speeds of up to 15 kilometers per hour.

Calian continues European expansion drive with acquisition of U.K. training firm

Techopia

Ottawa-based company said Monday it’s closed a $2-million deal to buy Cadence Consultancy, an organization that designs and delivers training exercises for NATO.