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 aerospace firm Gastops lands federal funding to boost oil-testing technology

Defence and Security

An Ottawa firm that makes diagnostic tools for commercial and military aircraft is part of a group of Canadian companies that will receive nearly $50

Ottawa’s Icor an armed force in robotics industry

Defence and Security

At an industrial park in south-end Ottawa, robot maker Icor Technology is giving new meaning to the phrase “the long arm of the law.” An

Armed with fresh funding, Ottawa tourism sector avoiding Canada 150 hangover

Tourism

The momentum Ottawa’s tourism industry gained during a record-breaking Canada 150 year appears to be carrying over into the first few months of 2018, industry

Update: Ottawa-based Minto plans IPO of new apartment REIT

Real Estate

One of Ottawa’s largest real estate firms says it plans to spin off part of its residential portfolio into a new publicly traded real estate

Fastest Growing Companies: Assent’s ascent

Fastest Growing Companies

An ever-expanding web of government red tape isn’t usually thought of as a strong catalyst for business growth. But then again, Assent Compliance is no

Solink’s Cory Michalyshyn and Mike Matta

Fastest Growing Companies: Solink showing the way in video surveillance software

Fastest Growing Companies

His firm’s cutting-edge video surveillance software has captured the attention of high-profile investors and an expanding base of customers, but Solink CEO Mike Matta is

Kristian Firth, Darren Anthony and Caleb White of GCstrategies.

GCstrategies ranks fourth on Fastest Growing Companies list for 2018

Fastest Growing Companies

When Darren Anthony, Kristian Firth and Caleb White met up for beers after work one day in the spring of 2015, it was more than

Fastest Growing Companies: Lundy Construction builds lasting reputation

Fastest Growing Companies

When Sean Lundy’s dad, Michael, launched the construction firm that bears his name a half-century ago, he embraced a simple philosophy that had profound consequences

Ottawa’s Calian nets record-high quarterly revenue (again)

Techopia

Calian Group continued an impressive financial streak and set a new standard for quarterly revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the company said