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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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.

Building momentum: Hotel added to growing list of projects planned for Orléans

A growing wave of intensification near LRT stations in Ottawa’s east end is poised to continue with a plan to build a hotel near the Taylor Creek Business Park in Orléans.

Windmill to build nine-storey condo at former All Saints church site

Windmill Development Group says it’s working on a proposal that would see a nine-storey condominium with about 100 units constructed next to the 123-year-old church on Chapel Street.

Ross Video spending $236M to develop cloud-based platform as firm eyes IPO

Ross Video is spending nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to develop a full suite of cloud-based video-production software as it hopes to generate new revenue streams in anticipation of going public by 2025.

Change of office: Veteran real estate exec Shawn Hamilton joins Proveras Commercial Realty

Proveras Commercial Realty announced Thursday that the 54-year-old Hamilton has joined the firm as its newest partner, bringing 30 years of commercial real estate experience to a firm that already includes well-known brokers Alan Doak, Nick Maiorino and Bruce Wolfgram. 

Region’s annual rate of housing starts plummets in May, CMHC says

The annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau plummeted 71 per cent in May as new builds of condos, apartments and other types of multi-unit housing projects fell sharply, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Thursday.

Game for an IPO: New Sens investor David Ross looks to take Ross Video public by 2025

As Ross Video approaches its 50th birthday next year, David Ross is also nearing a significant milestone. He’ll turn 60 in April 2025 – the date by which he’s vowed to take the family- and employee-owned company public, a pledge he made to his shareholders nearly a decade ago.

New Senators’ ownership group’s strong local flavour bodes well for franchise, observers say

A group led by Toronto-based businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NHL's Ottawa Senators for close to US$1 billion.

‘Wow effect’: Toronto developer proposes three-tower project near Orléans Town Centre

In a move that would dramatically reshape the east-end skyline, a Toronto-based developer has applied to build a trio of mixed-use highrises in Orléans that would include more than 1,100 residential units along with retail and office space.

Sky’s the limit: Former Chapters location ‘prime’ spot for a mixed-use highrise, broker says

Michael Church, the managing director of Avison Young’s Ottawa office, called the former Chapters space at 47 Rideau St. a “prime” site for a highrise multi-residential project.
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