Dispatch

Dispatch: September 10, 2021

Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead

EXPANDED Herm’s Sport Exchange, added second retail store at Western Fair Sports Centre, 865 Florence Street.

ANNOUNCED By Fanshawe College, scholarship program to provide financial support for refugees from Afghanistan who wish to complete a post-secondary program at the college.

OPENED U-Haul rental and storage facility, 745 York Street.

AWARDED EXAR Studios, Best in Show and Best Image Recognition Effect at the inaugural Long Beach Augmented Reality Exhibition.

OPENED Cover Girls Auto Detailing, 689 Oxford Street West.

PROPOSED By Smart Centres REIT, conversion of commercial site to residential and the development of 150 townhomes at 1235 Fanshawe Park Road.

AWARDED Aaron Allen, Country Music Association of Ontario’s 2021 Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year (for Highway Mile).

APPOINTED Trisha Beausaert, director of public relations, Info-Tech Research Group.

ANNOUNCED By rTraction Canada, Inc., recertification as a B Corporation.

September 14: Funding Support for Canadian Businesses

September 15: Imply Employer Knowledge Exchange

September 15: 519 Growth Fund Launch Reception

September 15: BOS Innovations Inc. Job Fair

September 16: Protecting IP | Copyright: Protecting Your Idea

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