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.

Where are the deals? Big Ottawa office sales remain elusive as investors stay on sidelines

Morguard’s pending sale of a 14-storey tower at 131 Queen St. to the federal government breaks a...

Feds to acquire 14-storey office tower at 131 Queen St. for $148M

As civil servants prepare to head back to the office four days a week, the federal government...

New group aims to help domestic SMEs make some noise in Canada’s defence industry

A group of Canadian defence technology companies has banded together to give rising industry rock stars a...

MDA Space launches new defence-tech business based in Ottawa

MDA Space announced earlier this week that the business will be called 49North. It will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of MDA Space, a publicly traded company that builds technology such as satellite systems, sensors and robotics used in space operations.

Will recent acquisition get Canopy Growth back on a roll? Experts say it’s no sure thing

Canopy Growth Corp.’s proposed acquisition of MTL Cannabis could boost the pot producer’s bottom line, experts say,...

‘Leap of faith’: Why the founder of Gatineau agritech startup Plantaform relocated to Saudi Arabia

Founded in 2020, Plantaform specializes in “smart indoor gardens” that use a technique pioneered by NASA to grow leafy greens, herbs and other vegetables in a “fog” of nutrient-enriched water vapour rather than soil.

New task force eyes ‘huge opportunity’ to make Ottawa-Gatineau a defence-tech hub

The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau have unveiled a task force aimed at turning the region into...

Calian consolidates business segments in bid to create ‘simpler, stronger’ business model

After years of touting its “four-piston engine,” Calian Group is retooling its corporate structure in a bid...

Cultivating success? Why Ottawa’s Fieldless Farms thinks marriage with T.O. firm will bear fruit

Ottawa-based Fieldless Farms was acquired by Toronto’s Elevate Farms in late January in what the firms’ leaders describe as a union of two organizations that complement each other.

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