Tag: Local Business
‘Fantastic’: New food distribution centre to create 200 local jobs
Construction will begin this spring in Ingersoll on a $39-million distribution centre for Dot Foods Canada, bringing 200 jobs to the area, the company said Wednesday. “We’ve had some great investment into our town and certainly this one is fantastic,” Ingersoll Mayor Ted Comiskey said. The facility, which will cover 126,500 square feet (11,500 square […]
Affordable housing units bump up size of proposed London apartment
An eight-storey apartment building may rise near Sarnia and Wonderland roads after a city council committee approved the 129-unit development Tuesday. The recommendation by council’s planning and environment committee for the proposed mid-rise tower at 520 Sarnia Rd. will go to city council for final approval. Horizen Developments plans to build the tower on the […]
7,000 London-area job openings, an old-fashioned push to fill them
‘We shouldn’t discount the value of in-person job fairs’
Builders urge city to tap federal budget billions to speed home construction
London builders will push the city to tap into a $4-billion federal fund to speed new home construction. The London Development Institute (LDI) and London Home Builders’ Association (LHBA) threw their support Friday behind the recent federal budget, calling it “a genuine effort” to increase housing supply, support new home buyers and make housing more […]
Diverse economy credited as London-area jobless rate hits pandemic low
London marked the second anniversary of the pandemic by posting its lowest unemployment rate since COVID-19’s arrival in 2020 — a reflection of the resilience and strength of the local economy, observers say. London’s unemployment rate went down for the second straight month in March, dropping to 5.3 per cent from February’s 5.8 per cent, […]
ANALYSIS: Could London land a large electric-vehicle parts plant?
The London region may be a “player” in provincial government talks to land another large-scale electric vehicle battery plant, expected to be announced by year’s end, automotive industry experts say. The Ontario government is in talks with several electric vehicle battery manufacturers to open another plant in this province, as automakers move fast to assemble […]
$500M government funding for GM electric vehicles targets Cami, Oshawa
GM Canada will get more than $500 million from the federal and provincial governments to support electric vehicle production — and a slice of that pie will be served to the 1,600-worker Cami plant in Ingersoll. Premier Doug Ford and federal government officials took the stage Monday at GM Canada’s Oshawa assembly plant to announce […]
Southwestern Ontario lands another large electric vehicle parts factory
‘I can’t stress how excited we are to have (Magna) here’
Food giant officials speak out after 800 London workers reject labour deal
It was a rare move in the world of collective bargaining.
Started amid COVID, Tamil grocery store expands to second city spot
It’s a London success story that demonstrates you can find the whole world right here in the Forest City.