Tag: Local Business
London landowner rips city hall bill for repairs he had completed himself
Hurt badly by the pandemic and smarting from a business sale that fell through, Spiros Letsos now has to deal with a $1,100 bill from the city for work it did not do.
Rude welcome: New owner of City Lights loses cash, comics in break-in
What a welcome to the neighbourhood.
London-based truck dealership sold in automotive mega-deal
A London trucking business has been snapped up by a U.S. automotive group. TEAM Truck Centres in London, which operates four truck dealerships in Ontario selling medium- and heavy-duty trucks, has been bought by Penske Automotive Group. TEAM has been added to Penske’s subsidiary, Premier Truck Group. “We are thrilled to welcome TEAM Truck Centres […]
Amid digital push, London-based bank takes aim at money launderers
A London-based bank is combating money laundering by adding a financial crime-prevention expert to its executive team. VersaBank has hired Garry Clement to the position of chief anti-money laundering officer, the commercial bank announced Tuesday. Clement is an “internationally recognized expert” in the areas of money laundering, white-collar crime, organized crime and detection of suspicious […]
2 YEARS LATER: She took over as Downtown London boss. Then COVID hit
Barbara Maly started her job as executive director of Downtown London on Feb. 24, 2020. Two and a half weeks later, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. She says the biggest lesson she’s learned since has been how to think like a jazz musician. “I think that’s what we’ve all had to […]
As London runs low on sought-after land, nearby communities cash in
London is running short on land in the highly coveted north and west areas of the city, leading builders to go to neighbouring Middlesex Centre instead – robbing the city of big-bucks revenue, developers say. Land available for home construction in those areas of the city has shrunk to a three- to five-year supply and […]
Bell workers leaving downtown building that long bore company’s name
The Bell building in downtown London won’t be home to Bell workers for much longer. The Canadian telecommunications giant is shutting down its office at 100 Dundas St. in the building that carried its name for many years, consolidating its workforce at a Colborne Street address, Bell officials told The London Free Press. “We are […]
Doug Ford clears path to get much-needed tradespeople into Ontario
Queen’s Park is introducing legislation to get out-of-province tradespeople into Ontario jobs faster, a move it hopes will make a dent in the “largest labour shortage in a generation.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced plans Friday to fast-track the registration process for skilled workers moving to the province. “For skilled […]
Two towers. 40 storeys each. One ‘iconic’ downtown development revealed
York Developments has unveiled plans for two huge residential towers on London’s waterfront at the forks of the Thames River as demolition starts on a former government building on the showpiece lands. The developer envisions a $350-million development with two towers, each more than 40-storeys in height, that will be home to 800 units combined […]
Strike over at Dr. Oetker frozen-pizza factory as workers ratify new deal
Dr. Oetker workers will be coming off the picket line. On strike for a week, they ratified a new deal with the company Wednesday, the union that represents them said in a brief update that evening. “The members of UFCW Local 175 at Dr. Oetker ratified the memorandum of settlement today by 62 per cent,” […]