Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
APPOINTED Sarina Haggarty, order logistics & content creator, Music City Canada.
AWARDED The Branding Firm, Web Marketing Association IAC Award for Best Architecture Website (designed and developed for Matter Architectural Studio Inc. website).
RUNNING Black Arts Exhibition, Somerville630 (630 Dundas Street), until April 30, 2021.
MOVED Hen & Bear Handmade Jewelry, from London to Neustadt, Ontario.
ANNOUNCED By Bosco and Roxy’s Gourmet Dog Cookies, plans to build a new 6,040-square-metre production facility in Innovation Park.
ANNOUNCED By Globally Local, commencement of public trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 16, 2021.
MOVING Tiny Titan Studios and Mana Lounge, to 256 Dundas Street.
AWARDED Neil Bradford and Kate Graham, the John and Gail MacNaughton Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Huron University College).
ANNOUNCED By Alimentiv Health Trust, the parent company of Alimentiv, Inc. (formerly Robarts Clinical Trials), launch of San Diego, California-based AcelaBio, a commercial research laboratory delivering histopathology and precision medicine services for global clinical trials.
DISTRIBUTED By Downtown London, $229,000 in Endurance Grants to 133 member businesses in the first three months of this year.
AWARDED With 2021 Western Awards of Excellence in Teaching: Kim Sloga, Michele Weir, Amy Horton, Paul Mensink, Anna Madelska, Niki Sharan, William Turkel, Tom Stavraky, Angela Beye, Anita Woods, Christie Vanderboor, Boon Thai and Temitope Akintola (student intern).
April 20: Office Hours with Export Development Canada
April 20: Federal Budget 2021: The Road to Recovery
April 20: Grow Your Business with Government Funding
April 20: London and Area Works Virtual Job Fair
April 21: Locally Grown, Globally Known
April 21: Health & Safety and Return-to-Work Obligations Webinar
April 21: Annual Community Connector 2021
April 23: Executive Director Support Network Webinar
No one wants to say it, but we’re probably in a small business recession
Price check: A sampling of high- and low-priced real estate listings around town this week
A summary of recent commercial real estate activity in London
93 The Promenade: $739,900 for a to-be-built two storey home in Port Stanley’s Kokomo Beach Club
A growing number of companies are launching men’s groups with surprisingly positive outcomes
Some top CEOs are raging about employees texting in meetings. Others hold different views