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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Group Germain still hoping to build airport Alt Hotel in ‘near future’ after tax break rejected

In an email to OBJ on Monday, Group Germain’s vice-president of operations, Hugo Germain, said the Quebec-based hotel chain is still working with the Ottawa International Airport Authority on a proposal to build a 180-room Alt Hotel that would be attached to the airport terminal.

Tech sector shrinks as Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate ticks up to 4.2% in April

Ottawa-Gatineau’s tech sector shrank by more than 10 per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Friday – an ominous sign for a local industry rattled by Shopify’s decision this week to cut a fifth of its workforce.

Kinaxis raises 2023 guidance as revenues grow 3% in first quarter

Kanata-based producer of supply chain management software turned a profit of $1.2 million, compared with a profit of $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Analysts praise Shopify’s decision to narrow its focus, but some still question firm’s leadership

Ottawa-based Shopify said Thursday it is laying off 20 per cent of its employees and selling its logistics business to California-based supply chain management company Flexport. 

Ottawa airport authority studying potential expansion of YOW terminal

Ottawa's airport authority is projecting that 5.6 million passengers will use the city's international terminal by 2030, up from three million last year.

Ottawa firm hired to bring ‘Canadian component’ to L.A. producer, Snoop Dogg’s bid for Senators

An Ottawa-based professional services firm is helping entertainment moguls Snoop Dogg and Neko Sparks find Canadian investors for their consortium that’s attempting to buy the Ottawa Senators.

Kwesst Micro Systems inks $20M deal with DND

The company said it will provide “specialized software development and integration solutions” to the Canadian Army under the agreement, which runs until May 2028.

Changing offices: Veteran commercial real estate brokers Hockey, Kershaw move to Colliers

Brokers Lindsay Hockey and Oliver Kershaw have taken their long-running partnership to Colliers International, joining the city’s second-largest commercial brokerage after a seven-year stint at Avison Young.

Ottawa’s Iridian Spectral Technologies poised to expand after being acquired by U.S. firm

Producer of optical filters plans to expand its 43,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near Hunt Club Road to about 60,000 square feet before the end of the year.

SoPa organizer says downtown revival is coming — and Sparks Street could be its ‘crown jewel’

With union members still out on picket lines in full force, Bar Robo owner Scott May says he’s currently enjoying “far and away” the busiest week at his downtown coffee, cocktail and live music venue since the pandemic began more than three years ago.
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