RETIRING Steve Cordes, CEO, Youth Opportunities Unlimited (effective August 15, 2025).
OPENED Hard Rock Hotel London at 100 Kellogg Lane.
ANNOUNCED By the Home County Folk League, a return of the Home County Music and Art Festival to Victoria Park, Saturday, July 26, 2005 (one-day festival).
AWARDED Larry Myny (senior investment advisor, CIBC Wood Gundy), United Way Elgin Middlesex ChangeMakers 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
APPOINTED Durk Vanderwerff was appointed acting chief administrative officer, County of Middlesex.
MARKED By Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, 25 years in business.
OPENED Olivia Therapy & Retreat, 470 Ridout Street North.
APPOINTED Steve Pons, CEO, McCabe Promotional Advertising Inc.
APPOINTED Izzy Siebert, entertainment and marketing assistant, Tourism London.
SOLD SlyFox Web Design & Marketing, to Art Zohrabian.
ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, addition of second U.S. receivable purchase program (RPP) partner through its wholly owned subsidiary, VersaBank USA National Association.
APPOINTED Bob Blake, people and culture business partner, YMCA of Southwestern Ontario.
APPOINTED Ellen Husk, economic research coordinator, London Economic Development Corporation.
CLOSING Bocconcini, 1140 Southdale Road (as of April 27, 2025).
APPOINTED David Ross, chief financial officer, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Ontario (effective June 2025).
APPOINTED Heather Scott, director, philanthropy, Children’s Health Foundation.
April 25-27 – London’s Rock N’ Gem Show
April 28 – 38th Annual Geriatric Medicine Refresher Day
April 28 – Small Business Centre: Business Planning Guide Workshop
April 29 – HRP4B Mentorship Event
April 30 – T1 – CRA Taxation Requirements for Sole Proprietors
May 1 – Innovating for Impact – Frugal Biomedical Innovations Shaping Healthy Futures
May 1 – Life Sciences London’s Monthly Virtual Meet Up
May 1 – Foodpreneur Advantage: How to Sell Your Food Product
May 1 – 30th Annual Manufacturers’ Scholarship Awards & Recognition Night
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