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.

District Realty plans to redevelop an 11-storey office building at 200 Elgin St. into a multi-residential complex, real estate firms CBRE and Colliers said in their first-quarter Ottawa office market reports released this week.

Ottawa continues to trail other major Canadian cities in office occupancy: Colliers

Citing data from research agency Environics Analytics, Colliers Canada said Tuesday that Ottawa’s office occupancy rate is currently at 54 per cent of pre-COVID levels.

Telesat zeros in on Gatineau space for LEO satellite operations facility

Telesat is close to finalizing a lease on a new facility in Gatineau that will employ more...

Feds to lend Telesat $2.14B to help finance Lightspeed LEO satellite program

The federal government has agreed to lend Telesat $2.14 billion to help finance the Ottawa-based telecommunications equipment...

Telesat to hire hundreds of workers as Lightspeed production ramps up

Telesat expects to boost its workforce by nearly 50 per cent in 2024 as the Ottawa-based satellite...

‘Landmark’ Mizrahi condo building in Westboro slated to open this fall, developer says

Sam Mizrahi says the 12-storey, 93-unit building at 1451 Wellington St. W. is expected to be ready for occupancy by September.

Local homebuilders praise province’s $1.8B funding injection for housing infrastructure

The provincial government’s pledge this week to invest more than $1.8 billion to help build at least 1.5 million homes across Ontario by 2031 will be a welcome boost as Ottawa scrambles to address its housing shortage, a group representing the city’s biggest homebuilders says.

Sleep apnea testing firm on fast track to growth with Ottawa tech titan’s backing

Andrew Holmes launched his company, Sleep Efficiency, nearly a decade ago as a side hustle while serving as head of the Queensway Carleton Hospital’s sleep laboratory.