Tag: London Economic Development Corp.
As Canada increases military spending, London-area industry eyes major growth
Canada’s embrace of a greater global military role is a win for industry in Southwestern Ontario that supplies the national defence sector. London and region boasts about 20 businesses employing roughly 4,000 workers in military-related industries and that number is rising, according to figures from the London Economic Development Corp (LEDC). NP Aerospace, a global […]
$10M fund eyes growth to offer greater support for London tech startups
A $10-million fund to support London small businesses may double in size as tech entrepreneurs ask the investment community to support next-stage growth. The 519 Growth Fund recently hosted more than 40 investors as it looks for cash to seed tech startups here. It’s the fund’s second call for funding after the first in 2022 […]
ANALYSIS: ‘Tough year’ looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month
‘We’re at the front edge of a wave. I don’t want to be doom-and-gloom but it will get worse before it gets better.’
MyLondon app secures first private sponsor to scale up
Sponsorship will help scale the city-focused app as it targets student engagement and talent retention.
London lands 150-job factory, mayor tells State of the City audience
London Mayor Josh Morgan announced a 150-job factory that the city has landed in his annual State of the City speech on Wednesday morning at RBC Place. The annual event – held at the convention centre, and drawing a huge crowd of community leaders – regularly featured a new jobs announcement by the city’s top […]