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.

‘There’s the TikTok guy’: Smiths Falls appliance retailer builds global following

Retail

Since posting his first video in March, Corey McMullan has gained nearly 44,000 followers, and his posts have generated nearly half a million likes.

Snapclarity founder Storey eyes millions in funding for new ‘marketplace of wellness’

Techopia

Ottawa entrepreneur is seeing surging demand for new software platform aimed at making it easier for patients to access therapists and other health-care professionals.

Hexo CEO St-Louis out weeks after activist investor sounds alarm

Ottawa

Ottawa-based cannabis producer has seen its share price drop by 58 per cent since the beginning of the year.

Could L’Esplanade Laurier soon be on the block?

Non-Residential

Laurier Avenue complex and other aging federal properties could be sold to the private sector as the feds look to modernize their portfolio, the Ottawa

Reaching for the stars: Claridge eyes plan to build 60-storey residential tower in Little Italy

Residential

Highrise would eclipse another Claridge project, the nearby Icon condo tower, which is now the city’s tallest building.

‘Perfect product for today’: Omni’s new boss bullish on trash-to-energy firm’s future

Techopia

Energy industry veteran Jonathan Lundy has taken over for founder Rod Bryden, who stepped away from Ottawa cleantech venture’s day-to-day operations earlier this month.

Ottawa has lost 8,600 retail jobs since July. Why?

Retail

Even as malls and other shops reopened over the summer and capacity restrictions in stores were eased, the number of retail employees in the nation’s

Green giants: Ottawa cleantech entrepreneurs land coveted spots in MaRS accelerator program

Techopia

Hyperion Global Energy co-founder Heather Ward and Victoria Xu, who helped launch CleanInnoGen Energy Solutions, are among 10 women taking part in the scaleup program.