David Sali

Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor 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.

Ottawa remains ‘beacon’ for office investors, industry execs say in wake of major sales

Non-Residential

Two downtown office towers totalling more than 300,000 square feet at 400 Cumberland St. and 77 Metcalfe St. have sold for a combined $60 million.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts bounce back in June: CMHC

Residential

While construction slowed down on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River, with the number of new starts falling to 132 from 151 the previous

Growing entity: Fieldless Farms raises $17.5M to sow seeds of cross-Canada expansion

Ottawa

Three-year-old Ottawa-based agri-tech startup is already selling leafy greens in more than 40 Farm Boy stores in Ontario as well as Massine’s Your Independent Grocer

Welbi eyes U.S. market as software company lands $6M seed round to fuel expansion

Techopia

Ottawa firm that helps retirement and long-term care homes design recreation programs and other activities for seniors says its revenues have risen 1,800 per cent

Spiderwort lands US$13M in fresh funding to develop ‘life-changing’ tissue-regeneration products for humans

Techopia

Ottawa firm that’s pioneering a process of regrowing spinal cord tissue and other body parts using plant-based materials has attracted big-name investors to boost its

Gatineau-based Devcore eyes $1B proposal to redevelop Cornwall’s Nav Centre

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Real estate firm’s 10-year plan for the 75-acre property on the St. Lawrence River includes as many as 2,000 residential units, a new 150-room hotel

‘Dangerously low’ supply of industrial space threatens Ottawa’s status as rising distribution hub: brokerage

Non-Residential

Large tenants could start looking at properties in other markets along the St. Lawrence Seaway to address surging demand for warehousing and storage facilities, new

Picture-perfect deal: Ottawa digital imaging software maker bought by California firm

Techopia

CADlink Technology Corp. – whose products include specialized software that helps print personalized T-shirts, caps and other items – says deal will help it expand

‘He was just somebody who truly wanted to see everyone achieve’: Ottawa mourns tech pioneer John Kelly

Ottawa

Trailblazing founder of NABU Network and former JetForm CEO hailed as ‘generous’ community builder after passing away at age 82.

Chip champ: semiconductor engineering firm XtremeEDA acquired by Accenture

Techopia

Founder of growing 40-employee Ottawa-based company says deal “allows us to really offer the depth and breadth of services that we’re being asked for.”