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.

Federal contracts a ‘lost opportunity’  for too many SMEs, Telfer study says

Ottawa

A new study that shows fewer than one in 10 small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises does business with the federal government should be a wakeup

Analytics firm CENX hires former Newbridge executive Ed Kennedy as CEO

Techopia

Despite spending most of his life in the United States, Ed Kennedy feels a strong connection to his neighbours to the north. The longtime tech

Feds to fill long-empty space in EDC tower in downtown Ottawa

Non-Residential

The federal government is set to expand its downtown footprint after subleasing long-vacant space in the head office of the Export Development Corp. Public Services

Do women entrepreneurs innovate differently than men?

Ottawa

With the federal Liberals promising to make their “innovation agenda” a key priority, Janice McDonald says it’s time to find out exactly how some of

Veteran Ottawa broker Bruce Wolfgram takes ownership stake in upstart firm Proveras

Non-Residential

A local commercial real estate firm specializing in tenant representation has brought one of the city’s more experienced brokers on board as a new partner.

Gatineau skateboard apparel merchant on quite a roll

Retail

At an age when many Canadian kids are slinging burgers at fast-food joints to earn spending money, Adrien Lavoie was busy educating himself on the

Ottawa defence groups praise feds’ industrial benefits policy

Defence and Security

The federal government took a lot of heat earlier this year for its decision to strip billions of dollars in near-term spending out of the

Safety first: Analyst praises Calian’s $8M acquisition of Ottawa’s ISR

Defence and Security

Ottawa professional services firm says deal for smaller local competitor will shore up training offerings in nuclear sector and expand geographic reach

Ottawa’s Gastops gaining altitude with high-tech aircraft maintenance tools

Defence and Security

For nearly four decades, engineers at a nondescript office in an east-end industrial park have been doing their part to serve their country in a

As CANSEC defence show opens, industry takes note of Ottawa ‘success stories’

Defence and Security

OBJ: Last year, you were calling for a revamped defence procurement strategy from the federal government to help make Canada a world leader in innovation.