Dispatch

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

OPENED Quynh Nhi Vietnamese Bistro, 118 Dundas Street (take-out and pick-up entrance 127 Carling Street).

MARKED By Techdoz (45 Meg Drive, Unit 106), 15 years of business.

OPENED Atomic Sound, 355 Clarence Street.

PROMOTED Harrison Clifford, to relationship manager, TD.

ANNOUNCED By Infotech, global launch of its API-driven advisory platform CIO Analytics, completion of its acquisition of SaaS platform Zluri and branding and identity shift from Info-Tech Research Group to Infotech.

APPOINTED Renee Vriesema, tax manager, Graham Scott Enns LLP (St. Thomas).

CLOSING Needham Funeral Service, 520 Dundas Street (effective Friday, October 16, 2026).

OPENED The WSIB Centre of Excellence in Immersive Technologies Simulation for Workplace Safety, Fanshawe College, 1001 Fanshawe College Boulevard.

NAMED Jillian Martin (human resources director, Harrison Pensa LLP), one of Manage HR Canada’s Top 10 HR Leaders in Canada for 2026.

ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, approval from Canada’s Finance Minister to realign its corporate structure to a standard U.S. bank framework (the reorganization remains subject to approval by the Federal Reserve Board in the United States), and initiation of the commercial phase in the United States for its proprietary tokenized deposits in full compliance with U.S. federal banking regulations.

NAMED Giorgio Clementi (founder, ITPS Canada) to Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2027.

ANNOUNCED By Downtown London, finalists for its 2026 Business Excellence Award and Gerald Gallacher Heart of Downtown Award (winners to be announced November 5, 2026). 2026 Business Excellence Award: Digital Extremes, Heroes Comics, Innovation Works, Pakua Martial Arts School, Saffron Road, TAP Centre for Creativity and The Holy Diver / The Early Bird. Gerald Gallacher Heart of Downtown Award: Mike Smith and Jim Telfer (posthumously).

MARKED By Karat Gold (142 Fullarton Street, Talbot Centre Mall), 20 years in business.

October 15-25 – Forest City Film Festival 2026

October 19 – Succession Planning for Small Business

October 20-21 – The Best Defence Conference

October 20 – Axis Markets Canada Africa Trade Trip Info Session

October 20 – Small Business Week Social

October 21 – Retention, Engagement, and Employee Growth

October 21 – T1 – CRA Taxation Requirements for Sole Proprietors

October 22 – Junior Achievement South Western Ontario London and District Business Hall of Fame Gala

October 22 – The London Chamber of Commerce Summit 2026

October 22 – Starting A Small Business Seminar

October 22 – Lean and Green Manufacturing

October 22 – Setting Immigrants Up for Success 2026

October 22 – Hiring Your First Employee

October 22 – Morrissette Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Kevin Mako

October 24-25 – A.B.L.E. 34th Scholarship and Awards Gala