Dispatch

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

PROMOTED Natasha Thuemler, to executive director, Indwell.

CLOSING The Beer Store, 1727 Richmond Street (The Hyland Centre), effective March 22, 2026.

NOMINATED Jeremy Hick (sport assistant, Tourism London) for the Sport Tourism Canada Rising Star Award.

AWARDED Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration in partnership with the Royal Ontario Museum, contract from Canadian Space Agency to advance a made-in-Canada imaging instrument for potential use aboard the Canadian lunar utility rover.

ANNOUNCED By Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., selection of Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands, as the location for its planned industrial scale-up facility.

NAMED Papi’s Steakhouse, as one of Canada’s Top 100 Romantic Restaurants by OpenTable.

PROMOTED Korab Ferati, to partner, valuation & litigation practice, Davis Martindale LLP.

ANNOUNCED By TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, Michele Romanow as 2026 keynote speaker at Polaris Pitch Competition & Innovation Showcase, February 24, 2026, London Music Hall.

PARTNERED Libro Credit Union and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, to provide international students in the full-time MBA program with access to a new student loan option.

PROMOTED Rachel Bell, to project director, Northern.

OPENED Burgers n’ Fries Forever (BFF Burger), 120 Highbury Avenue North.

RETIRING Mike Van Boekel, chairperson, Unifor Local 88 (effective Friday, January 30, 2026).

January 30 – 20th Annual Breakfast for YOU

January 31 – Family Literacy Day: Make Mealtime Family Learning Time

February 1 – World Ferment Day 2026

February 3 – Recipe for Growth: A Playbook for New Facility Builds & Expansion in the Food and Beverage Industry

February 3 – President’s SPARK Speaker Series

February 4 – EMC Southern Ontario – Human Resources Roundtable – Virtual

February 4 – New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Feb 2026

February 4 – Leading for Trust

February 5 – Life Sciences London’s Monthly Virtual Meet Up

February 5 – Foodpreneur Advantage: Marketing & Branding your Food Product

February 5 – CRA Series- GST/HST Directors’ Liability and Taxpayer Rights

February 5 – Tech & Digital Creative Industry Mixer

February 5 – Downtown Plan Virtual Public Meeting