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.

People on the move: Ottawa’s Kinaxis puts Anne Robinson in charge of strategy

Ottawa

Growing up in Newfoundland, Anne Robinson had a passion for music – but the practical side of her brain convinced her that numbers, not notes,

Instant Pot maker to merge with Illinois houseware giant

Ottawa

Last summer, Instant Pot creator Robert Wang told OBJ his goal was to “build a brand that will last more than 50-plus years.” On Monday,

Ottawa-based Kinaxis passes $150M annual revenue mark in fiscal 2018

Techopia

Ottawa’s Kinaxis cracked the $150-million mark in annual revenues for the first time in its history in fiscal 2018, but its bottom line took a

Ottawa’s Quarterhill shakes up WiLAN ranks as revenues plunge

Techopia

The volatile nature of its patent licensing business helped drive Ottawa-based Quarterhill back into the red in fiscal 2018, but the firm said Thursday that

Council, residents decry Stage 2 LRT’s tight timeline, ballooning costs at public meeting

City Hall

Rising demand for resources and workers helped push the price tag for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail project to a stunning $4.66 billion, city officials

Ottawa-based Martello’s revenues, expenses soar in Q3 on the back of M&A strategy

Techopia

Martello Technologies’ “build-and-buy” growth strategy is bearing fruit, company officials said Tuesday after the Kanata software firm reported a 136 per cent year-over-year increase in

Ottawa-based Martello’s revenues, expenses soar in Q3 on the back of M&A strategy

Techopia

Martello Technologies’ “build-and-buy” growth strategy is bearing fruit, company officials said Tuesday after the Kanata software firm reported a 136 per cent year-over-year increase in

Elgin merchants told to ‘plan for the worst, hope for the best’ on traffic closure

Retail

While snow fell among the barricades outside his Elgin Street bookstore in late January, Jim Sherman’s disposition couldn’t have been sunnier. “A year without cars

Sprott School of Business hires former Amazon exec, Oxford academic as new dean

Ottawa

Already preparing to move into a swanky new home, Carleton University’s business school is set to install a new leader with a glittering resumé. The

Ottawa entrepreneur fielding global demand for hand-held skate sharpener

Ottawa

Stittsville entrepreneur Tim Maxwell’s business is all about giving customers an edge over their competition. Or, more precisely, two edges. Maxwell, a graduate of Carleton