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 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