Dispatch: April 16, 2021

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