David Sali

Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor 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.

Businesses see ‘glimmer of hope’ in province’s plan to lift capacity limits, ditch vaccine passports

Ottawa

Even though it’s only mid-February, Stephen Beckta felt like a man emerging from a long, lonely winter on Monday.

Lightship Security sold to Madrid-based cybersecurity powerhouse

Techopia

Fast-growing Ottawa tech firm says deal gives it a foothold in the lucrative European market.

Calian posts double-digit growth in Q1 as firm’s pursuit of billion-dollar revenue mark continues

Techopia

Kanata-based company reported revenues of $129 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31, up 11 per cent year-over-year.

Building frustration: construction companies at wit’s end as protests grind projects to a halt

Ottawa

“Our equipment is being held hostage,” Site Preparation co-owner Kathleen Grimes told OBJ. “There’s no opportunity for us to even mitigate any of our losses.”

‘High threshold’ required to deny insurance coverage to protesting truckers, expert says

Ottawa

Commercial trucks involved in the ongoing protests in Ottawa are unlikely to lose their insurance coverage simply for being part of the demonstration, an industry

‘A delicate balancing act’: businesses in protest zone agonize over whether to open or close

Ottawa

Downtown merchants say they’ve spent the past 13 days weighing the benefits of bringing in whatever revenue they can against concerns for employee and customer