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.

Falling condo sales in Ottawa reflect ‘softening’ demand for housing as interest rates rise, Re/Max says

Residential

A total of 2,969 condos changed hands in the capital between January and the end of August, down from 3,577 in the same period in

Tools for better commerce: Lee Valley investing millions in warehouse robots, facility upgrades as sales boom

Ottawa

Ottawa-based retailer’s local headcount has grown from 450 to more than 600 since 2018, with the firm adding nearly 100 manufacturing employees in the last

Ensuring growth: Ottawa insurtech firm Global IQX joins forces with U.S.-based software giant

Techopia

Local company helps some of the insurance industry’s biggest names, including Canada Life, Manulife Financial, Liberty Health and RBC Insurance, deliver employee benefits coverage more

Power play: Power-Tek Group adds retail expertise with acquisition of Carleton Place contracting firm

Construction

Stittsville company has closed a deal to buy Steric Design and General Contracting, which specializes in designing and fitting up restaurants, mainstreet businesses and stores

‘Return to the office is sluggish’: real estate experts say Ottawa’s vacancy rate could remain flat for years

Non-Residential

As much as Hugh Gorman would love to see more tenants commit to a full-scale return to their work spaces, he knows that’s not likely

Syntronic boosts regional footprint with acquisition of Stittsville manufacturer Lloyd Douglas Solutions

Techopia

Deal marks the second local acquisition for the Swedish tech firm, which purchased DragonWave’s Ottawa operations earlier this year.

Playing in the big leagues: Kinaxis inks helmet sponsorship deal with Sens

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Senators announced Tuesday that the Kinaxis logo will appear on the NHL club’s white road helmets for the next three seasons.

Cyber force: Field Effect lands US$30M to fortify SMEs’ IT defences

Techopia

It’s the first outside funding for the Glebe-headquartered firm, whose mission is to protect small and medium-sized businesses against an escalating barrage of cyber attacks.

To build or not to build? Highrise developers rethink projects in face of soaring costs

Residential

Firms say a number of factors – including soaring inflation, rising interest rates and new city fees – are causing them to re-evaluate plans for

Park this: Business owners push back on parking fee hike scheme

Ottawa

The debate over downtown parking fees comes as the issue of revitalizing Ottawa’s COVID-battered core is taking centre stage among many business leaders.