London Inc. Weekly

Dispatch

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

ACCREDITED Arva Flour Mills, certified organic mill by the Canadian Seed Institute.

APPOINTED Britney Paschenko, associate manager business services and operations technology, Canada Life.

PROMOTED Maria Anzel Reyes, to development coordinator, Auburn Developments.

APPOINTED Bill Tucker, interim director of education, Thames Valley District School Board.

ANNOUNCED By the Western Fair Association (WFA), up to $2.4 million in funding (over four years) from the governments of Canada and Ontario to its AgRobotics Working Group.

Arva Flour Mills
Nuts For Cheese
Danielle Davidson
Dr. Oetker Canada

ANNOUNCED By Nuts For Cheese, expansion of the availability of its cream cheese spreads at Sobeys from Ontario to nationwide.

PROMOTED Britney Paschenko, to associate manager, business services & operations technology, Canada Life.

ANNOUNCED The 2024 inductees to the London Sports Hall of Fame: Rob Atchison, Bill Boland, Peter Inch, Jim Martin, Helen Smith and Gerald Wilcox.

PROMOTED Danielle Davidson, to manager, visual content, StarTech.com.

LAUNCHED By Tourism London, Spark Mentorship & Grants Program to support ideas to enhance London’s music tourism offerings (accepted online from September 10 to October 10, 2024).

MARKED By Dr. Oetker Canada, tenth anniversary of London facility.

SOLD Forest City Mazda, to Leavens Automotive Group (to be rebranded as Leavens Forest City Mazda).

OPENED Canna Cabana retail cannabis store, 389 Main Street (Lucan).

APPOINTED Deonne Devonish, senior manager, business valuation & litigation, and Alec Stemmler, associate, insurance claims & loss litigation, Davis Martindale LLP.

MAINTAINED By the City of London, Moody’s Triple A credit rating.

ANNOUNCED By Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services, closing of Impact Junk Solutions, a junk removal social enterprise launched in 2012.

ACHIEVED By the London Health Sciences Centre, the first hospital in Canada (and one of only half a dozen institutions in the world) to have all four major hip and knee replacement surgical robots on-site.

September 16: Small Business Centre: Funding Your Business Information Session

September 17: LSO 2024 Road Trip Around the Province – London

September 17: Better Solutions for Neck and Back Pain

September 17: London Chamber of Commerce: September Speed Networking

September 17: Unleashing the AHA moment for innovators | A Masterclass by Chris Wynder

September 18: Bookkeeping Best Practices for Small Businesses Owners

September 18: Do’s and Don’ts when crossing the U.S. border

September 18: TechAlliance: Tech Meetups

September 19: Foodpreneur Advantage: Labelling & Packaging your Food Product

September 19: London Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Reception

September 19: Pechakucha Night London Ontario Event

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