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.

Ottawa manufacturer labels acquisition by Minneapolis-based firm a win

Founded in 1979 as the Label Centre, Label Innovation originally produced labels and stickers for the grocery industry before rebranding and shifting its focus to the medical device industry two decades ago. 

‘Buyer’s market’ in full force as Ottawa home sales fall 42% in November from previous year

It marked the ninth consecutive month that home sales in the capital declined compared with a year earlier.

TechInsights lands fifth acquisition in two years amid surging demand

TechInsights has been sharing intelligence on chip manufacturing with IC Knowledge for several years to help the U.S. firm update its costing models.

Region’s jobless rate edges up to 4.5% in November, labour market still hot, Statistics Canada says

Local employers added nearly 5,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, but the unemployment rate still edged up with the number of people looking for work.

FigBytes raises US$14.5M in fresh capital as software firm finds its groove amid growing ESG trend

CEO says Ottawa-based firm is gearing up for a “massive explosion” in ESG reporting requirements over the next few years.

Ottawa home prices expected to rise 4% in 2023, Re/Max says

In the report released Tuesday, Re/Max Canada says it expects the average sale price of a home in Ottawa to rise to $683,000 next year, up from just under $657,000 at the end of October.

Inside Brigil’s ‘urgent’ bid to breathe new life into downtown Gatineau

With foot traffic in downtown Gatineau showing the biggest decline in Canada during the pandemic, Brigil VP Jessy Desjardins believes his firm can play a big part in reversing that trend over the next decade.

Holiday travel is back in full flight in Ottawa, but transatlantic routes remain on YOW’s wish list

While the holiday season is expected to be as “be busy as it was in 2019,” airport spokesperson Krista Kealey said Monday there's still no firm timeline for when flights from Ottawa to Europe will resume.

‘We’re feeling pretty good’: Calian Group nears $600M in annual revenues in 2022 after record fourth quarter

Kanata-based firm's “diversity is strength” approach paid off handsomely in fiscal 2022 as Calian reported revenues of $582 million, up 12 per cent from the previous year.

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