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.

Ruckify merges with U.K. rental platform as funding runs dry

Techopia

Ottawa company that connects owners and renters of everything from canoes to chainsaws has burnt through nearly $20 million since 2017, co-founder Bruce Linton says.

Region’s unemployment rate falls to 18-month low in September as labour market shrinks

Ottawa

The economy shed more than 10,000 jobs last month, with the retail and educational services sectors among the hardest hit.

Ottawa biotech startup Virica gets multimillion-dollar funding injection for gene therapy-boosting technology

Techopia

Company’s revenues have more than doubled in the past year, and CEO expects headcount to grow from 16 to at least 30 by next year

Ottawa’s CEO of The Year: Kathryn Tremblay

Ottawa

As pandemic-fuelled chaos swirled all around her business 18 months ago, Kathryn Tremblay calmly stood in the eye of the storm. She plotted an organizational

Charged up: BluWave-ai inks deal to help Middle Eastern taxi service manage EV fleet

Techopia

Contract is part of Ottawa cleantech firm’s move to diversify into the growing electric vehicle space.

Longtime Ottawa tech leader Beer takes reins of U.K. software firm StorMagic

Techopia

The 51-year-old University of Ottawa engineering graduate has spent decades driving growth at global companies, including IBM.

Signature move: Ottawa’s Pactima lands multimillion-dollar seed round to fund global push

Techopia

Founders say they’re already seeing brisk business from law firms, real estate companies and financial institutions for their combined videoconferencing and online document-signing solution.

OSEG Foundation to take over Ottawa-Gatineau Youth Foundation

Sports and Entertainment

Charities say the move will help better serve community youth in an increasingly competitive fundraising landscape.

Workplaces need to be flexible to win escalating war for talent, HR experts tell Ottawa audience

Ottawa

As the shift to remote work has accelerated, it’s become more important than ever for employers to communicate with staff in a “clear, authentic way,”