Dispatch: June 30, 2023

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

ANNOUNCED By Tourism London and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA), City of London named to host 2024 OFSAA Track and Field Championships, June 6 to 8, 2024.

OPENED Shraim’s Sweets, 530 Oxford Street West.

PRESENTED By Libro Credit Union, 2023 Libro Student Awards to 34 Southwestern Ontario students ($2,000 each).

PROMOTED Kelly McCosham, to data analyst, Start.ca.

CLOSING Budapest Restaurant, 348 Dundas Street (effective July 1, 2023).

ELECTED Matthew Wilson (lawyer, Siskinds LLP), board chair, London Health Sciences Centre.

ANNOUNCED By Western University, climbing of nearly 60 spots in QS World University Rankings of nearly 1,500 institutions (climbing to 114 compared to 172 in 2022).

APPOINTED Lisa Kraft, branch manager, WFCU Credit Union.

ANNOUNCED By Carfax Canada, new cause marketing partnership with World Wildlife Fund Canada.

PASSED Randy Collins, founder and owner, Hully Gully.

CLOSED Forest City Velodrome, 2809 Roxburgh Road.

AWARDED Mohammad Noor Tamim (Western University graduate student), the American Water Works Association 2023 American Water Scholarship.

APPOINTED David Malloy, to second term as King’s University College president (effective July 1, 2024, for a five-year term).

AWARDED Glen Gordon, (Glen Gordon Real Estate) the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors 2023 Ron Richardson Memorial Award in recognition of exceptional dedication to volunteerism.

July 5: Small Business Centre: Branding Your Business Better (Virtual)