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.

Minto Apartment REIT continues momentum with strong Q2

Residential

Immigration-fuelled population growth and rising interest rates that have driven up the cost of buying a home helped boost Minto Apartment REIT’s bottom line in

Kinaxis to keep hiring ‘aggressively’ as revenues soar amid ongoing supply-chain disruptions

Techopia

Kanata-based firm now projecting revenues of between $355 million and $365 million for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, up $10 million from its previous

Evidence Partners lands $20M VC round to fuel global expansion push

Techopia

Kanata-based software firm says demand for its software that helps streamline the medical research process has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Southern exposure: inMotion says acquisition by New England firm will boost U.S. client base

Ottawa

Ottawa-based agency, which provides digital marketing, video and web development services, expects to double its local headcount to 30 employees as a result of the

Rising from Spartan’s ashes: Genomadix says retooled rapid COVID test ready for market

Techopia

Ottawa biotech startup has raised $7.5 million in fresh funding as it looks to capitalize what it says is the continued need for “a decentralized,

Toronto-based semiconductor technology firm makes waves with Kanata expansion

Techopia

Alphawave IP says new March Road facility will employ 100-plus workers by the end of the year and could become the rapidly growing company’s main

Cool idea: Ottawa biotech firm’s cell-chilling technology lures major investors, big-name CEO

Techopia

Former Pythian president Keith Millar now heads CryoStasis, a fledgling startup whose technology aims to make organ transplants and stem-cell research more viable.

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