Dispatch

Dispatch

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

MARKED By Michael Gibson Gallery, 40-year business anniversary.

ANNOUNCED By Libro Credit Union, recipients of its 2024 Annual granting program (23 Southwestern Ontario projects receiving a total of $310,000).

ANNOUNCED By the federal government, $89 million from the National Housing Strategy’s Affordable Housing Fund to help build 245 new homes and repair 393 homes in London ($85 million in loans, balance in grants).

APPOINTED Victoria Adams, litigation lawyer, Harrison Pensa LLP (St. Thomas office).

Libro Credit Union
Lina Merchant
Trudell Medical Limited

PROMOTED Jen Paterson, donor relations coordinator, CMHA Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services.

APPOINTED Dana Dyer, vice president, travel, Fastbreak.ai.

CLOSING Accuride Canada Inc. manufacturing facility, 31 Firestone Boulevard (effective end of January 2025).

ANNOUNCED London UNESCO City of Music “Spark” Program winners: Farrell Tremblay (Winter Folk Music Festival); Gina Jashewski (Sensory Sound Fest); and Jessie Jones (London Soundscapes: Music, Wellness, and Discovery).

ANNOUNCED By TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, the launch of the Rural GROW Accelerator, a no-cost accelerator for innovative or technology ventures in the counties of Elgin, Huron, Lambton, Oxford and Middlesex.

AWARDED Driverseat London, 2024 Driverseat People First Award and Driverseat Franchisee of the Year Award.

LAUNCHED Business consultancy UImproved.

APPOINTED Lina Merchant, director of sales & marketing, Hard Rock Hotel London Ontario.

ANNOUNCED By Aduro Clean Technologies, entry into a memorandum of understanding with GF Building Flow Solutions Americas to advance circular solutions for crosslinked polyethylene waste.

ANNOUNCED By Trudell Medical Limited, closure of the purchase of the RDx business unit of Vyaire Medical. 

November 13 – 15Destination Canada Tourism-Hospitality-Culinary

November 15Startup Challenge Finale

November 16Industry Series – London’s Sorry! Comedy Fest – Comedy & Film Networking

November 18The Bridge: Connecting Vision to Action

November 18Funding your Business Information Session

November 19Ontario Fintech & Cybersecurity Business Mission to Bengaluru Tech Summit 2024

November 19Rural GROW Accelerator – Information Session

November 20Canada’s Manufacturing Productivity Crisis

November 20Introduction to Estate Planning for Family Businesses

November 20Navigating Cyber Risk in the Manufacturing Industry

November 20 – ​​Virtual: T1 – CRA Taxation Requirements for Sole Proprietors

November 20The Spaghetti Stack-Off

November 20New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Nov 2024

November 21Foodpreneur Advantage: Costing & Pricing to Make Profits

November 21Water Strategies and Conservation of Water in Manufacturing GreenMFG Network’s Green Supply Chain – Part 2 (Virtual)

November 21London Community Artists Open House Celebration at Western Research Parks

November 21London Chamber of Commerce November Business After 5

November 21Museum London Winter Launch Party

November 222024 LSTAR ‘Moulin Rouge’ Christmas Gala

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