Dispatch

Dispatch: October 8, 2021

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

AWARDED Dr. Doug Fraser (pediatric critical care physician at London Health Sciences Centre and scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute), the Vanguard Innovator of the Year award by WORLDiscoveries.

RENAMED Western University’s athletics stadium, formerly TD Stadium, to Western Alumni Stadium.

APPOINTED Sarah Gallagher (Western University physics and astronomy professor), director, Western Space.

ACQUIRED By the Burlington-based Equiton Residential Income Fund, The Kingswell Towers, 433 King Street.

ANNOUNCED By AutoVerify, partnership with Lubrico Warranty to integrate its products into the AutoVerify Spotlight platform.

APPOINTED Sam Latella, general manager, Covent Garden Market.

ANNOUNCED By Western University, purchase of the Greene-Swift Building at 450 Talbot Street.

AWARDED With Lawrence Kinlin School of Business 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Tonya Sheldon (vice president & CFO, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital) and Nick Hollinger (co-founder & CEO, Visitor Queue).

ANNOUNCED By Northern Commerce, finalist selection for the 2021 Google Premier Partner Awards in the App Growth category and Account Team categories.

October 8: 100in5 – Privacy Considerations for Business Leaders

October 8: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp

October 12: Office Hours with Innovation Canada

October 13: Bookkeeping Best Practices for Small Business Owners

October 14: Fall LD4 – Managing Performance

October 14: Starting a Food Business

October 15: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp

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