ANNOUNCED By the Province of Ontario, investment of over $2.6 million through the Skills Development Fund to help train skilled workers in London and surrounding areas (administered through the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 120 and Literacy Link South Central).
UNVEILED 376 Lofts by Toronto-based Bluevale Capital Group, London’s first office-to-apartment conversion project at 376 Richmond Street.
PROMOTED Mike Cunningham, to senior strategic account manager, Alta Material Handling Canada.
RECEIVED By the City of London, $11,912,933 through the second round of the Ontario Building Faster Fund.
ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, launch of tokenized deposit internal pilot program in the U.S., through its wholly owned subsidiary, VersaBank USA.
APPOINTED Andrea Loewen, chief strategy officer, Intillum Health.
PROMOTED Unnati Singhania, to marketing strategist, Take5 Digital / Gotham Studios / Little Big Brother.
DONATED By Farhi Holdings Corporation, $1.3 million to the London Children’s Museum, bringing its total contributions since 2014 to more than $3.6 million.
APPOINTED Janet Smith, director, marketing & communications, Children’s Health Foundation.
APPOINTED Patricia Simone, government relations officer, Fanshawe College.
RECEIVED By the City of London, $5,070,161 from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation through the Municipality Contribution Agreement (for the 2024-2025 fiscal year).
OPENING Canna Cabana retail cannabis store, 1294 Fanshawe Park Road East (opening September 4, 2025).
ANNOUNCED By McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP, Merchant Law Group and Siskinds Desmeules, a Canada-wide settlement with Bayer Inc. and other Bayer defendants (in class actions in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec relating to the oral contraceptives Yasmin and YAZ (court hearings to approve the settlement scheduled for November 2025).
September 5-14 – Western Fair 2025
September 5-7 – Airshow London SkyDrive 2025
September 8-14 – Ontario Automotive Export Business Mission to IAA Mobility 2025
September 9 – SONAMI Regional Showcase
September 9 – In-person: Starting A Small Business Seminar
September 10 – Smarter Strategies for Startup Growth
September 10 – TechAlliance: Tech Meetups
September 10 – DocTalks with Serena Wong, PhD
September 11 – London Chamber of Commerce September Coffee Connections
September 11 – Life Sciences London’s Monthly Virtual Meet Up
September 11 – Foodpreneur Advantage: Marketing & Branding your Food Product
September 11 – Discover Growth Opportunities in the AgTech Ecosystem in Mexico
September 12-13 – Rock The Runway
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