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.

Former Mitel, Seaspan exec Amy MacLeod takes key leadership role at MDA

Techopia

Familar face in Kanata North has been named Canadian space technology giant’s vice-president of corporate communications.

Perth Brewery predicts frothy demand for new low-alcohol beer

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Branded PLAY, the new brew has an alcohol content of only 0.3 per cent and just 80 calories per 473-millilitre tall can.

‘Time to make a change’: Eli Fathi retiring as MindBridge CEO

Techopia

Legendary entrepreneur will be replaced by New York-based executive Leyton Perris, who joined the company as global chief operating officer earlier this year.

Orders flowing in for Ottawa therapist’s invention that helps patients on ventilators

Techopia

Frank Fiorenza’s product, called the Flusso, makes it safer for people on ventilators to be transported and switched to other devices.

Winds of change: Gastops taps emerging green-energy market for engine-testing sensors

Techopia

Gloucester-based firm has grown its headcount by about 15 people during the COVID-19 crisis to 185 employees, thanks partly to growing orders from wind-turbine manufacturers.

Fullscript shakes up executive suite in bid to accelerate growth

Techopia

Nearing $300 million in annual revenues, Ottawa-based online health-care platform adds finance, marketing and HR veterans to leadership team as it looks to keep scaling

Ottawa-based life sciences startup lands US$11.5M in fresh equity to fund cutting-edge cancer drugs

Techopia

Orion Biotechnology is working on treatments that use the body’s immune system to target cancer, HIV, COVID-19 and other diseases.

Zibi ‘will be a place at the end of 2021,’ lead developer says

Real Estate

Theia Partners’ Jeff Westeinde sees the next few months as a watershed time for the development that straddles both sides of the Ottawa River.

GoFor founder Rollo steps down as CEO of delivery firm to focus on cancer battle

Techopia

The 52-year-old has been replaced by Ian Gardner, a California-based executive who’s been working with GoFor to electrify the firm’s fleet of delivery vans.

UOttawa engineers, T.O. tech firm putting AI to work to unclog network traffic jams

Techopia

Researchers will partner with RabbitRun Technologies to make software-defined networks more resistant to cyber attacks, power outages and congested data flows.