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.

Nortel ‘did not need to fall apart as it did’

Techopia

Fifteen years ago this month, fall brought a blast of chilly news through the halls of what was then Ottawa’s largest technology company. On Oct.

Pivot to SME market a signature move for Ottawa-based software startup

Techopia

Bolstered by a solid product and $1 million in fresh funding, it appeared that Ottawa startup Signority was set for a breakout year at the beginning of

Hintonburg’s Meat Press taking a bite out of Ottawa’s lunch market

Retail

To celebrate Small Business Week, OBJ will publish stories of the successes and challenges faced by some of the city’s entrepreneurs in the coming days. Today’s

Technology in fashion at Maker Faire Ottawa

Techopia

The term “wearable technology” usually conjures up images of devices such as the Fitbit or Apple Watch, but organizers of this weekend’s Maker Faire Ottawa

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