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.

Paul Taggart remembered as ‘an entrepreneur at heart’

Real Estate

Like many a gifted entrepreneur, Paul Taggart had an uncanny knack for seeing business opportunities in places most others never would have thought to look.

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, West Ottawa Board of Trade members agree to merger

Ottawa

Members of Ottawa’s two largest chambers of commerce have voted nearly unanimously to merge their operations into a single organization. On Tuesday, 78 of 80

Ottawa law firm Regent teams up with Calgary’s Burstall LLP

Ottawa

A boutique Ottawa law firm that caters to small and medium-sized businesses is joining forces with a Calgary firm in a bid to broaden its

Ottawa’s Fullscript merges with Arizona competitor Natural Partners

Techopia

After seven years of exponential growth, Ottawa’s Fullscript says a merger with a U.S.-based competitor is just what the doctor ordered to ensure its future

Kanata’s Calian acquires Ottawa-based IT security firm

Techopia

Kanata-based Calian Group is keeping its foot on the gas pedal in its aggressive drive to grow through acquisitions, announcing Monday it has snapped up

Ottawa Senators turn to veteran comms exec to boost business as COO

Sports and Entertainment

With their sights clearly fixed on shoring up the business side of their operations, the Ottawa Senators have hired a veteran communications and marketing expert

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