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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Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rises to 4.3% in June

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June as a spike in the number of people looking for...

FigBytes named one of Canada’s fastest-growing sustainable companies

FigBytes came in at No. 15 on Corporate Knights’ second annual list of the country’s 25 fastest-growing “green” private companies, the firm announced Thursday. 

Katasa plans pair of residential highrise towers on St. Laurent Boulevard

Katasa Group, which recently filed plans to replace a Centretown medical building with an apartment complex, wants to construct two highrises on St. Laurent Boulevard that would contain a total of more than 400 residential units.

Ottawa home sales up again in June, prices hold steady: OREB

Home sales in the capital rose year-over-year in June, but prices held steady as the city’s resale housing supply keeps “trending in the right direction,” the Ottawa Real Estate Board said Wednesday.

Photonics firm Enablence closes $11M private placement to help finance expansion plans

Kanata-based photonics company said last week it closed an $11-million private-placement round with Pinnacle Island LLP and may issue an additional $1 million worth of convertible debentures in a second tranche.

Landlords, tenants ‘still figuring things out’ as downtown Ottawa’s office vacancy rate rises above 15%

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate continued to climb in the second quarter, CBRE said in its latest Canadian market report, with the downtown office vacancy rate surpassing 15 per cent for the first time since the company began tracking the statistic in 1996.

Brigil’s plan for former Greyhound bus station land gets mixed review from biz leader

Brigil says its proposal to build more than 1,000 residential units on Catherine Street has received “positive” feedback from residents – but a downtown business advocate worries the project’s retail component could struggle on a street where parking is at a premium.

Brigil unveils plans for trio of highrises at former Greyhound bus station site

Gatineau-based Brigil says it plans to build three highrises ranging from 26 to 40 storeys at the site of the former Greyhound bus terminal on Catherine Street.

Sensing opportunity: Esprit-ai sees surging demand for motion-tracking tech

As the population ages and rates of dementia and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease continue to rise, Esprit-ai says its sensors can take some of the burden off a health-care system that’s under growing strain.

An NHL rink in the heart of downtown Ottawa? Supporters say it’s an idea worth looking at

With the Ottawa Senators’ ownership situation seemingly now settled, speculation is turning to where the team’s next home rink might be located – and the concept of building a new arena in the heart of downtown is gaining steam.
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