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.

Big screens, big deal: Ross Video acquires California LED tech leader D3

Techopia

U.S. firm’s big-name customer list includes ABC Studios, MLB Network, the Gap, Victoria’s Secret and the Smithsonian Institution.

PwC acquires Ottawa IT firm Avaleris in bid to boost cybersecurity offerings

Techopia

“It seemed to be the right time (to sell),” Ottawa firm’s CEO Ron Mac Donell said. “It was all very natural.”

Social commerce platform Millions.co gets millions in VC funding

Techopia

Ottawa-based sports marketing platform announced this week it has scored $US10-million in series-A financing from a group led by Boston’s Volition Capital.

Rewind on a roll: Ottawa software firm lands US$65M series-B round

Techopia

Data protection software company raises its 2021 funding haul to US$80-million as it looks to push into new markets.

Bayshore stake sold in deal that values shopping centre at $387-million

Non-Residential

KingSett Capital is now sole owner of the region’s second-largest shopping mall after purchasing Ivanhoe Cambridge’s 50 per cent stake in the west-end plaza.

Business advocate Wood, prominent chef Vettorel among Algonquin’s 2021 Alumni of Distinction

Ottawa, Ottawa Business Journal Podcasts

The awards, which honour 10 alumni for outstanding professional and community contributions, will be presented in a virtual ceremony on Sept. 30.

Celtic House, Shopify’s Lütke among bevy of big backers for Canvaspop founder’s new venture

Techopia

Nazim Ahmed lands $3 million in seed funding for platform to help entrepreneurs produce personalized products such as T-shirts and artwork that feature photographs provided

Head of the class: LearnExperts has high hopes for AI-driven course-creation software

Techopia

Startup lands $1.25-million in seed funding for platform designed to cut the time it takes to create corporate training courses from months to days.

ExcelHR co-founder Kathryn Tremblay named Ottawa’s 2021 CEO of the Year

Ottawa

Altis-excelHR group of companies are on track to place more than 8,000 workers across Canada in 2021, and the firms’ combined revenues are expected to