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.

Carlingwood Shopping Centre put on the market

Carlingwood Shopping Centre, which opened in 1956 and now contains the country’s largest Canadian Tire store, has been put on the market.

Stoneworks Technologies acquired by TO firm Fulcrum IT Partners in ‘perfect marriage’

Stoneworks has experienced a growth spurt during the pandemic, but will now get a chance to prove its mettle on a bigger stage after being acquired by Toronto-based Fulcrum IT Partners.

Martello raises $2.5M in private placement after revenues fall 8% in fiscal 2023

Martello Technologies has sold $2.5 million worth of stock to Terry Matthews-controlled Wesley Clover International in a non-brokered private placement aimed at helping the Kanata firm fund its operations as it shifts to a new software platform.

Thermal Energy receives record $27.3M worth of new orders in fiscal 2023

Ottawa cleantech firm Thermal Energy International booked a record $27.3 million worth of new orders in fiscal 2023, up 133 per cent from the previous year, the company announced this week.

Vive la France: Ottawa Tourism boss hopes Paris trip builds bridges between two cities

Ottawa is “trending in the right direction” as a tourist destination for Parisians and visitors from other parts of Europe thanks to new direct flights between YOW and Paris, the CEO of Ottawa Tourism says.

CLV Group to convert former office building at 360 Laurier Ave. W. into apartments

CLV Group plans to gut the recently vacated Narono Building at 360 Laurier Ave. W. and turn it into a residential development with 139 rental units, president Oz Drewniak told OBJ on Wednesday. 

Builder files plan for new Holiday Inn near Amazon’s Barrhaven fulfilment centre

An Ottawa firm plans to build a new Holiday Inn near a growing cluster of industrial parks and fulfilment centres in the city’s southwest end.

Brigil follows downtown proposal with plan for three-building project on Baseline Road

After announcing plans to build more than 1,000 rental units at the site of the old Greyhound bus terminal in downtown Ottawa, Brigil says it wants to construct 700 rental suites next to a site it is already developing on Baseline Road.

‘Gordon was a giant’: Giant Tiger founder Gordon Reid dies at 89

Gordon Reid, a legendary figure in Ottawa business who founded discount chain Giant Tiger and built it into one of Canada’s most successful and recognizable retail brands, has died.

Winning strategy? Tourism industry hopes sporting events can be a game-changer

Attracting marquee sporting competitions such as rugby's Pacific Four Series is the primary goal of the “bid more, win more, host more” strategy, a joint effort between Ottawa Tourism and the City of Ottawa to promote the capital as a world-class event-hosting destination.

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