Highlights

Dispatch: October 15, 2021

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

APPOINTED Sandra Datars Bere, city manager, City of St. Thomas (commencing January 10, 2022).

MOVED David E. White Men’s Shop & Barber Shop, to 517 Richmond Street (One Richmond Row building).

ANNOUNCED By Ward 6 Councillor Phil Squire, resignation of his seat on London’s city council to accept an appointment to Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board.

Phil Squire
David E. White Men’s Shop & Barber Shop
Sandra Datars Bere

MOVING London Ice Cream Company retail outlet, to 3397 White Oak Road (opening spring 2022).

OPENING IKEA Design Studio, CF Masonville Place (1680 Richmond Street North), late-October/early-November.

LAUNCHED By Nuts For Cheese, seasonal Cranberry Pink Peppercorn flavour for fall/winter 2021-22.

ACQUIRED By Paystone, Vancouver-based reputation marketing platform NiceJob.

ANNOUNCED By the Ontario Regional Development Program, an investment of more than $6 million in five Southwestern Ontario businesses to support domestic manufacturing and agri-food production.

NAMED Bruce Atkins and Ken Girard, to the 2021 class of inductees for the PGA of Ontario Hall of Fame.

October 15: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp

October 18: Non-Profit Connector Call – October 2021

October 19: Ivey Business Coach Focus Group Event

October 19: Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar

October 19: Starting a Small Business Webinar

October 19: The Nuts & Bolts of Building a Construction/Trades Business

October 20: Branding your Business Better Webinar

October 21: MedHealth Matchmaking Mixer

October 21: Ontario Innovation Expo

October 21: Fall LD5 – Holding Others Accountable

October 21: Market Testing Your Food Product

October 21: Government & Financial Resources for your Post-Pandemic Business

October 22: MedHealth Matchmaking Mixer

October 22: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Boot Camp

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