Dispatch

Dispatch: December 8, 2023

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

ANNOUNCED By the Governments of Canada and Ontario, $72-million investment in Medicom Group’s $165-million medical-grade glove facility (anticipated 2026 opening).

APPOINTED Vishwa Shah, alumni relations associate, Ivey Business School.

NAMED Kyle Maclean (assistant professor and teaching scholar, Ivey Business School), Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors by Poets & Quants for Undergrads.

APPOINTED Ali Rilett, centre coordinator, for the Centre for Building Sustainable Value, Ivey Business School.

OPENED Jugaad Indian Express, 691 Richmond Street.

RANKED Western University, tenth in the world out of 1,403 educational institutions on the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024.

AWARDED London City Centre, the National Air Filtration Foundation Clean Air Award in recognition of the building’s commitment to improving indoor air quality.

ANNOUNCED By the Children’s Hospital Foundation at London Health Sciences Centre, $3 million in funding for an emergency department expansion at Children’s Hospital.

December 9: Nestle Seasonal Job Fair

December 13: In-person: Starting A Small Business Seminar

December 13: TechAlliance’s Jingle and Mingle

December 14: Women’s Canadian Club, 2023-2024 Speaker Series: Rick Kish and Friends

December 14: #PolicyTalk 4: Yes, Nonprofits Can do Advocacy, Actually; Let’s Get Started

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