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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Kichesippi Beer Co. taps into new revenue stream by selling hard-to-find brands

Owner Paul Meek's new venture, Bottles and Cans Beverage Company, focuses on Ontario brews and ciders that aren't readily available at the LCBO.

‘We saw how powerful we could be together’: U.S. firm acquires Gatineau’s Foko Retail

Deal comes just three months after Foko closed a $3-million funding round aimed at pushing its platform into new verticals and penetrating deeper into U.S. and European markets.

On the right track: Ottawa’s STACS DNA lands major investment from U.S. software firm

STACS president Jocelyn Tremblay said the new investment will give his bootstrapped firm the financial backing it needs to scale up south of the border.

Aiming high: Hexo’s $50M deal for T.O. producer next step in ‘big push’ to become global cannabis powerhouse

Hexo CEO Sebastien St-Louis said 48North’s strength in topical CBD- and THC-infused creams and ointments was a major selling point as Ottawa firm looks to expand its product lines.

Calian eyes ‘major shift’ into software sales in wake of record Q2 revenues

Kanata-based company reported revenues of $138 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, up 33 per cent from a year earlier. 

Wealth of influence: Investment broker to Ottawa’s tech stars takes control of boutique firm PWL Capital

Cameron Passmore is now majority shareholder of PWL, whose high-powered client roster includes local tech glitterati such as Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and Harley Finkelstein.

‘Staying true to our customers’: Giant Tiger still a ferocious retail force at age 60

Iconic Ottawa chain has never forgotten where it came from even as it's grown into a nationwide discount retail leader with 259 stores and more than 10,000 employees.

A (Sales)force to be reckoned with: Software giant signs on as sponsor of new Kanata meeting hub

Local tech leaders hope deal will set the stage for more Silicon Valley firms to establish or expand their presence in the region.

Airport will take years to recover from ‘devastating’ 2020, CEO says at annual meeting

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.

Sweet deal: Killaloe business owner, BeaverTails founder team up to keep snack franchise afloat

Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent and Linda Bistrisky.
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