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.
According to CBRE’s 2025 real estate market outlook released Tuesday, there was no new inventory added to Ottawa’s retail footprint in 2024 and just 90,000 square feet of new construction the previous year.
Signiant announced this week that it has received a “majority growth investment” from Boston-based Battery Ventures, a tech-focused venture-capital and private-equity firm whose previous investments include online workplace-review platform Glassdoor.
In another move aimed at changing the public’s perception of the ByWard Market, Ottawa nightlife mogul Abbis Mahmoud is launching a new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Blue Cactus Bar and Grill.