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.

Want Amazon? Build a more liveable city, says Ottawa’s chief planner

City Hall

With a task force working on a bid to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the capital, Ottawa’s top planning guru said Tuesday it’s time for

European connections paying off for Shaw Centre

Tourism

In the midst of what’s looking like a banner year for Ottawa’s largest downtown convention facility, the Shaw Centre is already stepping up its efforts

Ottawa aircraft engine testing firm MDS Aero firing on all cylinders

Techopia

Ottawa is not known as a hub for global air traffic, but that hasn’t stopped a south-end aerospace firm from becoming a household name in

It’s official: Ottawa’s Constitution Square sells for $480M

Non-Residential

A consortium of investors closed the largest real estate transaction in Ottawa’s history Monday, buying the Constitution Square downtown office complex for $480 million. The

Ottawa firm reDock makes bid to rid clients of RFP drudgery

Techopia

Company’s cutting-edge proposal-writing software earns company coveted spot in Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups accelerator

One year after mall’s expansion, Rideau at the centre of Ottawa retail

Retail

Though his attention was focused on his firm’s newest store in Edmonton, Peter Simons made it clear late last month Ottawa wasn’t far from his

Ottawa tech firm GaN Systems revved up about BMW investment

Techopia

A Kanata firm that makes transistors that help electric and autonomous vehicles run more efficiently has landed millions in funding from one of the world’s

Co-CEOs a ‘Better’ approach to managing Kanata software firm?

Techopia

Faced with the departure of its co-founder and CEO while in the midst of a product pivot, The Better Software Company has decided the boss’s

Ottawa serial entrepreneur Cody back in startup mode

Ottawa

One of Ottawa’s most prolific serial entrepreneurs is stepping away from the top leadership role at the software firm he launched three years ago. Steve