It’s been announced that first year student at Fanshawe College, Victoria Windle (Walkerton, ON.), is the recipient of the 2020 tbk Women in Tech Scholarship. The tbk Women in Tech Scholarship pays for the first-year tuition of a woman entering Fanshawe College’s Interactive Media Design program based at the School of Digital and Performing Arts…
Keeping spaces safely disinfected has never been so important. London-based GoFogIt continues to enable peace of mind as patrons and businesses alike experience the uncertainty that accompanies rising COVID-19 cases. It’s this mentality that led Duncan Harwood Custom Homes, a part of the Kevlar Development Group in Dorchester to introduce the Recovery & Rebuilding…
Today, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) and Member of Parliament for London West, along with Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre, announced a $3-million non-repayable FedDev Ontario contribution for Fanshawe College. Innovation Village at Fanshawe’s London campus will be a physical and virtual…
Motif Labs, a Canadian licensed producer (LP) of cannabis extract products, and United States-based Spherex, a leading infused-product innovator, have agreed to terms for bringing the successful line of Spherex vaporizer products to market in Canada. The products consist of highly purified THC and CBD distillate cannabis extracts, mixed with a proprietary blend of naturally derived terpenes, in…
The Ontario Tourism Innovation Lab’s “Spark” Mentorship & Grants Program launches today in London encouraging individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations to create new tourism ideas for the region. View the announcement video on the Tourism London YouTube page. The “Spark” Program matches selected applicants with a mentor and provides a $3,000 grant to…
Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes will usher in a new age for Warframe® on PlayStation 5 this year and later on Xbox Series X. From a single tileset and four Warframes in 2013 to 18 planets, three open worlds, 30 Quests, and 44 Warframes today, Warframe’s 60 million registered online users will soon have the…
Today, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, announced a total FedDev Ontario investment of $5.6 million to support the scale-up and growth of three companies in the region: Factory Bucket, Titan Trailers and Oxford Pallet & Recyclers Ltd. (Oxford Pallet). Factory Bucket is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider based in London, Ontario. Founded in…
Following a full year of excitement, from the announcement of their London headquarters relocation to a recent “Large Business of the Year” award, CARFAX Canada anticipates continued growth in the coming years. Despite taking their teams virtual earlier in 2020, the technology company’s new 48,555 square foot, state-of-the-art office space at 100 Kellogg Lane in…
London-based digital agency, Northern Commerce, is on the rise as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies. Behind this growth is a team of dedicated learners who have confirmed Northern as one of the Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth. This follows Northern earning the Best Workplaces in Ontario™ Great Place to Work® certification this past June. Recently, Northern ranked on…
Carmen Gicante is the founder and initial Executive Director of the Southwestern Ontario Angels, and co-founder of the Windsor Essex Capital Angel Network (WECAN) based in Windsor Ontario. He serves on the Board of SWO Angels (past Chair) and is Chair of the Board of WECAN. He is an active Angel investor and also serves…