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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Intouch Insight boss ‘pleased’ with SaaS growth despite 3% drop in overall revenues in Q1

Intouch Insight, which specializes in customer survey and data collection software, reported revenue of $5.1 million in the three-month period ending March 31.

Ottawa industrial market shows signs of cooling, report says – but rents keep rising

A new report suggests Ottawa’s industrial market “may have reached a peak” after a pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom triggered unprecedented demand for warehouse space, but it says rents are still expected to rise amid an ongoing supply shortage.

Food Cycle Sciences lands new funding to augment hot-selling ‘table-to-farm’ tech

CEO Bradley Crepeau believes his company’s “table-to-farm” tech can play a major role in municipal waste reduction efforts.

Photonics firm Enablence eyes plan to build $150M chip fabrication plant in Ottawa-Gatineau

A Kanata-based photonics company that has struggled to gain traction for nearly two decades says it is on the verge of a market breakthrough and is scouting potential sites in the National Capital Region to build a $150-million chip fabrication plant that would employ more than 100 people.

Sale of buildings on feds’ disposal list could be ‘several years’ away, PSPC says

The sale of aging federal government buildings in Ottawa could still be “several years” away, Public Services and Procurement Canada says, while a Crown corporation that redevelops surplus federal properties says it will look into whether any of the sites on the disposal list could be financially viable as residential conversions.

Shopify rolls out new point-of-sale system in Canada

Shopify is launching new point-of-sale hardware across Canada, part of its efforts to bolster services for brick-and-mortar merchants as e-commerce growth slows down and the company looks for new sources of revenue.

Proptech firm 1VALET eyes Middle East expansion as revenues soar

Proptech venture 1Valet says it’s poised to expand into markets such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the next 12 months as its platform gains momentum.

Struggling Avivagen exploring potential sale as part of strategic review

Avivagen is reviewing “strategic alternatives” that could include selling the embattled Ottawa-based life sciences company as it struggles to gain market traction for its natural immune-boosting compound.

Ottawa Centre MP hopes CMHC, feds can play role in funding downtown office conversions

Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi says he’s hoping federal agencies such as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will play a role in funding projects that would convert decaying downtown office buildings into apartments or other uses like hotels, schools and performing arts spaces.

Tehama reborn under new name after management buys software firm out of creditor protection

Founder and CEO Paul Vallée confirmed that he and former Tehama executives Rob White, Kevin Haaland and Mick Miralis led a successful $2.9-million bid to buy the firm’s assets under a court-supervised auction process.
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