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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Ottawa business coalition boss blasts ‘unfairness’ of new COVID-19 restrictions

Mark Kaluski says the province needs to crack down on big-box retailers such as Costco and Walmart if it really wants to get the virus under control.  

Frozen out: Tourism businesses lament shift to virtual Winterlude

The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

‘A tough pill to swallow’: Ottawa-area ski hill operators slam Ontario shutdown

Calabogie Peaks, Mount Pakenham say they stand to lose millions of dollars in revenue due to provincially mandated closures while Quebec resorts remain open.

Ottawa consulting firm CPCS merges with U.K.-based company

The combined firm will have a total headcount of nearly 140 people and annual revenues of more than US$30 million.

Ottawa Board of Trade boss urges residents to be ‘more diligent’ in efforts to curb spread of COVID-19

Sueling Ching said the province will likely have no choice but to extend widespread business shutdowns if the city’s infection rate continues at its current level.

Ottawa-based carbon-capture startup Planetary Hydrogen moving most staff to Nova Scotia

Firm launched in 2019, which uses renewable electricity to split ocean water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, recently signed Shopify as its first customer.

Pre-COVID pivot pays off for bug-detecting e-commerce software firm Noibu

Ottawa software startup that posted nearly 600 per cent revenue growth in 2020 is projecting a similar surge in sales over the next 12 months.

Calian Group buys Quebec-based antenna systems provider in $22M deal

Kanata firm paid $13 million up front for InterTronic, which employs about a dozen people and specializes in ground satellite technology for customers in the aerospace and defence sectors.

All in the family: Sender Gordon takes over for dad Steve as president and CEO of Regional Group

Third-generation executive officially took the reins on Jan. 1 and follows in the footsteps of his father, who’d run the company since 1984.

Fired up: Bryden says waste-to-energy firm Plasco set to tackle global market under new name

Founder says the company now known as Omni Conversion Technologies has spent several years refining its system that is supposed to burn garbage and convert it into electricity.
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