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.

Airport will take years to recover from ‘devastating’ 2020, CEO says at annual meeting

Tourism

Ottawa International Airport Authority CEO Mark Laroche didn’t sugar-coat the impact of the pandemic on the facility’s bottom line.

Sweet deal: Killaloe business owner, BeaverTails founder team up to keep snack franchise afloat

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent

Kinaxis boss bullish on future after Ottawa software firm earns record Q1 customer wins

Techopia

Supply-chain software maker’s revenues jumped nine per cent year-over-year, but company also posted its second straight quarterly loss.

Corel acquires Texas-based ad-blocking software maker in bid to boost recurring revenues

Techopia

It’s the Ottawa firm’s first deal under the leadership of California-based tech veteran Christa Quarles.

Billionaire-backed B.C. firm acquires private Ottawa medical clinic ExecHealth for $12.6M

Ottawa

Downtown facility boasts a client roster of more than 1,000 individuals, including some of the best-known names in the Ottawa business community.

Ottawa needs to better promote itself on world stage, city summit told

Ottawa

“You have great neighbourhoods, but nobody knows,” marketing guru says during presentation at online conference Friday.

BlackBerry QNX, Carleton University team up to give students hands-on training in AV technology

Techopia

Five-year, US$21-million program will see BlackBerry QNX provide technology, while Carleton will create a new on-campus research facility for students.

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Lightship Security becoming a tech darling

Fastest Growing Companies

Navigating through one of the most tumultuous periods the global economy has ever endured makes this year’s honour extra special for the local tech firm.

Healthy boost: Ottawa VR startup Realize Medical lands $1M in seed funding

Techopia

Local biotech firm’s groundbreaking platform is used by medical researchers around the world to create 3D images of hearts, knees and other body parts.

Femtech firm Treehouse Medical making its mark in maternal health-care space

Techopia

Founder Julia Slanina recently took home $30,000 in cash and in-kind services after winning Canada’s Total Mom Pitch, a competition sponsored by Scotiabank.