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.

Espial co-founder Dolvane eyes departure from firm with ‘mixed emotions’

Techopia

Already under new ownership, Ottawa-based Espial Group is now preparing to make way for new leadership. The downtown tech firm was officially acquired by Markham-based

Build more office space or risk economic downturn in Ottawa: CBRE’s Hamilton

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s economy risks running out of room to grow – literally – if developers don’t step up soon to address a critical shortage of office

People on the move: Nick Noreau taking Spartan’s DNA-testing innovation global

People on the Move

Nick Noreau is on a mission to make Spartan Bioscience a household name in DNA testing. Despite being around for more than a decade, the

Kanata-based Kwesst on-target for breakthrough into U.S. military market

Defence and Security

A local startup’s technology that helps soldiers zero in on suspected targets appears to be hitting its mark with potential military customers. Kanata-based Kwesst was

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Decisive part of dynamic data security duo

Fastest Growing Companies

It seems only fitting that Decisive Technologies and its sister firm, BriteSky Technologies, finished back-to-back on this year’s list of Ottawa’s fastest-growing companies. Decisive, a

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: CanadaWheels revved up about e-commerce growth

Fastest Growing Companies

Saleh Taebi isn’t about to take his foot off the gas pedal in his quest to dominate the auto accessories online retail market. Taebi is

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Arctic Leaf is heating up

Fastest Growing Companies

One of a multitude of Ottawa tech companies that have sprung up in the wake of Shopify’s rise to e-commerce superstardom, Arctic Leaf believes it’s

Ottawa’s Intouch Insight hits record revenues in Q1

Techopia

A growing U.S. customer base helped propel Ottawa software firm Intouch Insight to record revenues in the first quarter of 2019, the company reported Friday. Intouch

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Pared-down business model spurs growth at Keynote Group

Fastest Growing Companies

Despite enjoying revenue growth most other companies can only dream of, the founders of the Keynote Group took a good, long look in the mirror

Startup hub OneEleven shuttering Ottawa office less than a year after opening

Techopia

Less than a year after it launched a downtown accelerator aimed at taking local startups to “the next level,” Toronto-based OneEleven is closing its Ottawa