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.

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

Move over, Ericsson: U.S. firm challenging global wireless players set to open Kanata R&D hub

Techopia

Parallel Wireless says it’s opening a lab in the National Capital Region as part of a global expansion aimed at pushing its radio access network

Investor calls for ouster of Hexo board members

Ottawa

Adam Arviv, who owns about two per cent of Hexo’s shares, says he plans to nominate five new directors – including himself – to the

Pursuing legal action against protesters a ‘prohibitive exercise’ for business owners, lawyers say

Ottawa

Businesses that have shut their doors due to the ongoing protest in the city’s downtown core will likely face a costly, drawn-out battle if they

Build it and they will come: Ottawa startup’s construction management software gaining fans

Techopia

Launched in 2019, Corfix is winning converts in an industry that’s notoriously averse to adopting new technology.

Going with the flow: Ottawa-made medical device gaining global attention

Techopia

The Flusso allows patients on ventilators to be transported and switched to other equipment more safely and efficiently.

Protests deal another blow to reeling downtown businesses, merchants say

Ottawa

Hotel association boss suggests trucker convoy could continue for a while yet as some protesters book rooms for next weekend.

Trellis lands $1.5M in fresh funding for e-commerce sales-boosting software

Techopia

Ottawa startup plans to integrate software now used by Amazon and Google Shopping merchants into platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce and Walmart.com.