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.

Ottawa council approves 3% property tax hike for budget 2020

City Hall

Council unanimously approved a three per cent property tax hike in 2020 to cover the city’s $3.76-billion operating budget for next year, up $136.8 million

Deals of the Year – Real Estate: Kinaxis, Taggart building momentum in Kanata west

Non-Residential

Construction of software firm’s new HQ expected to be ‘catalyst’ for wave of future builds in burgeoning tech hub

Deals of the Year – Finance: Smart money’s on MindBridge Ai

Techopia

A $29.6M funding haul earlier this year is helping the Ottawa-based startup make its mark in the AI space

Ottawa’s Trafalgar Building on Queen Street acquired in $8.5M deal

Non-Residential

A local real estate firm has purchased one of downtown Ottawa’s most recognizable heritage buildings with the aim of turning it into a top-tier commercial

Kanata-based cloud tech company Embotics acquired by Swedish enterprise

Techopia

Embotics, which helps brands the likes of NASA and HBO manage their cloud-based services, has been acquired in an all-cash deal

Utility firms around the world warming up to Ottawa-based BluWave’s smart-grid solution

Techopia

Kanata-based startup takes AI platform across Pacific with challenging trial run

People on the move: Alex Benay hops to KPMG after stint with MindBridge Ai

People on the Move

Benay left MindBridge after just three months on the job for a newly created role as the head of global consulting giant KPMG’s Canadian digital

Stand-by replacement buses for LRT to cost $95K per week, city committee hears

City Hall

OC Transpo’s emergency rollout of buses that are idling at a city-owned ballpark in case the LRT breaks down is expected to cost taxpayers $95,000

Ottawa-based Arnon proposes Little Italy development with grocery store attached

Real Estate

A local builder has unveiled plans for a two-phased development in Little Italy that’s expected to include more than 500 housing units and bring a

Former McMillan employees still owed severance as Ottawa ad agency applies for creditor protection

Ottawa

Former employees of a major Ottawa advertising agency that recently applied for creditor protection say they “feel ignored” and are worried they will never receive