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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Hazeldean Mall to host Ottawa’s largest GoodLife Fitness in former Target space

More than four years after Target vacated the Hazeldean Mall, the Kanata shopping centre has landed a...

Ottawa council approves 3% property tax hike for budget 2020

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 over 2019

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

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

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

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 property

Kanata-based cloud tech company Embotics acquired by Swedish enterprise

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

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

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 and government services practice

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

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 a week

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

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 major supermarket to a neighbourhood
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