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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Nordstrom exit, arrival of new retailers could herald more changes at Rideau Centre, market watchers say

The departure of Nordstrom from the Rideau Centre this month could open the door to new types of tenants as malls shift from traditional mainstays to more “experiential” businesses like spas and entertainment venues, real estate experts say.

Biotech startup Spiderwort lands spot in MaRS Discovery District’s health-tech accelerator

Ottawa biotech startup Spiderwort, which has raised more than US$15 million to develop technology that regrows spinal cord tissue and other body parts, has joined one of the largest innovation hubs in North America as it looks to scale the business.

Ottawa home sales rise in May as realtors say bidding wars are back

Home sales in the capital rose six per cent last month from May 2022, the Ottawa Real Estate Board reported this week – and realtors say the bidding wars that raged during the market’s peak in late 2021 and early 2022 are back as a lack of supply continues to limit buyers’ options.

Avivagen says ‘numerous’ parties interested in M&A talks with struggling firm

Troubled Ottawa-based life sciences firm Avivagen says it has received “numerous responses” from companies that are interested in potentially acquiring all or part of its operations.

Intouch Insight set to acquire customer experience measurement firm for US$3.6M

Ottawa software firm Intouch Insight has signed a letter of intent to acquire a North America-based customer experience measurement company in a deal that could be worth up to US$3.6 million.

Fullscript, Rewind land on CIBC’s ‘narwhal’ list of high-potential Canadian tech firms

A pair of high-profile Ottawa companies have been named to CIBC's 'narwhal' list of Canadian tech enterprises with the strongest potential for long-term growth.

Gatineau-based Katasa seeks to build nine-storey mixed-use complex in Centretown

The Gatineau-based developer behind a new apartment complex in Chinatown wants to build a nine-storey mixed-use building on a Centretown property that’s now occupied by a medical office.

Feds need to be ‘more transparent’ about downtown office plans, major landlord says

The head of the city’s largest property management firm says the federal government needs to be “much more transparent” about what it plans to do with its downtown office footprint so landlords can start preparing now for future vacancies.

Ottawa’s retail recovery a ‘mixed bag’ as downtown struggles, other areas bounce back: Experts

After bottoming out during the pandemic, Ottawa’s retail sector is “coming back with a vengeance” in neighbourhoods like the Glebe while still struggling in the pandemic-battered downtown core, a new report says.

Tech layoffs fuelling rise in severance complaints, lawyer in Shopify class-action suit says

A lawyer who has launched a class-action lawsuit on behalf of recently laid-off Shopify employees says he’s seeing a rise in complaints from tech workers across the province who allege they’re not receiving adequate termination pay amid mounting job cuts in the sector.
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