David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer 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.
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‘Not your grandfather’s construction industry’: A Q&A with new OCA boss Bill Ferreira

Nuclear option? Ottawa’s Boreal Energy Systems says it can solve Arctic power woes

Albert Heller is the founder, CEO and chief technology officer of Boreal Energy Systems, a two-year-old startup designed to build mini-nuclear generators that provide affordable power to remote areas such as Canada’s North.

Dominion Dynamics to spend $50M on developing high-tech drones

Dominion Dynamics wants to build Canada’s first Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) – unmanned aircraft that would patrol areas such as the Arctic and act as decoys for F-35 fighter jets and other aircraft such as surveillance planes in the event of an enemy attack.

Kinaxis CEO Razat Gaurav explains why AI is becoming ‘a point of emphasis’ for Kanata firm

Two months after taking the helm at one of Ottawa’s most prominent software companies, Kinaxis chief executive...

Saving Carleton Tavern ‘not feasible,’ firm behind plan to demolish historic pub says

The developer behind a plan to replace the historic Carleton Tavern with a new pub and mixed-use...

Kinaxis ‘will be a huge AI winner,’ executives say as firm’s revenues jump 13% in 2025

Kinaxis’s new CEO says the Kanata-based software firm plans to ramp up development of new artificial intelligence...

Ottawa office investment market will ‘see some trades in 2026,’ Colliers exec says

After a down year that saw no “investment-grade” properties change hands in 2025, the Ottawa office sales market is beginning to rebound, Colliers executive vice-president OIiver Tighe told an audience of commercial real estate brokers and other industry insiders Wednesday morning.

‘A good hub to build from’: Ottawa a budding defence-tech hotbed, Kongsberg execs say

An executive from a major European defence-tech firm says there is “no limit” to how much it...

Corel separating into two new companies and other tech news from around Ottawa

The company behind one of the most iconic brands in Ottawa tech history is splitting up. Corel Corp....

UPDATED: Regional Group acquires Slater Street office tower from Manulife

Regional Group has acquired an 18-storey highrise at 150 Slater St., marking the first major sale of...
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