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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City committee approves RioCan’s six-tower Carling Avenue project

A major real estate firm’s plan to build six highrises on Carling Avenue that would contain more...

‘I think we can grow faster’: Fullscript CEO Kyle Braatz says health-tech trailblazer is ‘ripe to win’

The co-founder and CEO of health-tech pioneer Fullscript has piloted the Ottawa-based company to a position of dominance in North America’s burgeoning wellness industry.

Ottawa’s Kroon Electric Corp. raises US$50M to power global expansion drive

Kroon Electric Corp. announced last week it has received a “significant growth capital investment” from BDC Capital, the investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada, and a group of investors led by U.S.-based serial entrepreneur George Fechter.

Rainbow Bistro owner anticipates boost from ‘spill-off’ traffic at new ByWard Market music venue

Danny Sivyer, who opened The Rainbow Bistro on Murray Street in 1984, says the new facility that is expected to take over the former Chapters building on Rideau Street before the end of next year will likely generate “spill-off” foot traffic that could benefit businesses like his.

Kwesst Micro Systems, Thales Canada team up on DND contract

Kwesst Micro Systems is joining forces with one of Canada’s largest defence companies on a multimillion-dollar project...

‘The stars are aligning’: New KNBA executive director Kelly Daize has high hopes for tech park

Kelly Daize, who begins her new role as leader of Canada’s largest tech park on Monday, has been a fixture of Ottawa’s technology scene for decades.

Food Cycle Science raises millions in fresh financing to fast-track ‘table-to-farm’ tech

Founded in 2011, Food Cycle Science sells a portable device about the size of a couple of large crock pots that grinds up food waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings, meat, bones, pits and shells and converts it into a dry, odourless fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphate and potassium.

New downtown music venue’s potential economic impact pegged at $1.2B, NCC says

Bill Leonard, the NCC’s vice-president of real estate and development, said new tenant Live Nation Canada’s plan to use the building to host a variety of live events will be the “first step” in a much-anticipated campaign to revitalize Ottawa’s downtown core.