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.

Rising costs turn up heat on ByWard Market eateries

Retail

News that another acclaimed ByWard Market restaurant is closing its doors is a further indication of a shift in the city’s culinary landscape, industry observers

Tablo cutting into cable’s market share

Techopia

While Canada’s major cable companies were taking heat over their $25 skinny basic TV packages at CRTC hearings this month, an Ottawa company was stepping up its

Canopy Growth Corp. aiming to ‘dominate’ the world marijuana market, CEO says

Ottawa

The head of Canada’s largest medical marijuana producer had a message for Ottawa businesspeople Thursday morning at city hall: legalized weed is coming soon, and

Mxi Technologies hires former FedEx Canada president as new CEO

Techopia

In a bid to “further strengthen its market position and drive corporate growth,” local aviation software maker Mxi Technologies announced Tuesday it has tapped the

Fusebill books $6-million venture capital infusion

Techopia

When Greg Burwell and Tyler Eyamie were laid off as part of a purge at Ottawa tech firm Protus in 2010, they found themselves with

Ottawa fashion entrepreneur really truckin’ along

Retail

Every entrepreneur knows there will inevitably be a few bumps on the road to success. But Lainie Towell is feeling them a little more tangibly

Ottawa entrepreneur sees suite growth in high-tech hotel tablets

Techopia

The way Kevin Bidner sees it, the hotel industry has been stuck in the ’60s for far too long. Aside from the odd change, such

CENX taking on the world out of downtown digs

Techopia

Jim Watson might not know everyone in the nation’s capital, but it often seems like it. Yet even the mayor, who has crossed paths with

Ottawa a natural fit for Vancouver-based VC’s new office, CEO says

Techopia

In a 20-year business career that has seen him tackle a variety of roles at various tech firms – including guiding a company from a

Rideau Centre expansion a sign Ottawa’s downtown is ‘coming into its own,’ mall manager says

Retail

The Rideau Centre officially cut the ribbon on its $360-million expansion project on Thursday, a massive redevelopment designed to bring a more “sophisticated” shopping experience