PwC boss takes chair at Growth Company
The West Midlands Growth Company, the organisation charged with attracting new businesses and investment to the region and creating jobs, has appointed Midlands business leader Matthew Hammond as its new
MIPIM underlined Midlands momentum
Momentum is with the Midlands after the best MIPIM for years. That was the verdict of panellists attending this year’s MIPIM and who shared their experience with Downtown in Business
Midlands UK reports success at MIPIM
Billions, thousands, hundreds and tens. The numbers are starting to flow as the Midlands Engine and the West Midlands Growth Company begin to put figures to what they see as
Daily Mail’s right about local government’s C-word – why make it so easy for them?
With the dust settled on MIPIM in Cannes, Chris Game reflects on why the C-word causes so much trouble in local government circles. It can sometimes be tricky nowadays working
Goodbye Marketing Birmingham, hello WM Growth Company
Marketing Birmingham has metamorphosed into the West Midlands Growth Company, just days ahead of the election of the region’s first Mayor. The new body is tasked with attracting investment, jobs,
Connectivity takes centre stage in Cannes
Connectivity is the key focus, say the organsiers of the Midlands UK presence at MIPIM, with HS2 in particular “continuing to attract interest from potential investors around the world.” Greater Birmingham
Midlands makes an exhibit of itself in Cannes
In case you haven’t already caught up with the action in Cannes, Chamberlain Files presents a round up from nowhere near the Palais des Festivals. Mipim. It’s a strange old
The Job’s the jobs
This week, the race (OK, long walk) for the mayoral job has all been about jobs. But what kind of, er, job, have the candidates made of it? In the
Plans announced for city and region at MIPIM
Plans have been announced for the presence of Greater Birmingham and the Midlands Engine at MIPIM real estate fairs in London and Cannes. “Greater Birmingham regions”, as they are described
Birmingham on track to win entrepreneurial city of the year title, again
Birmingham is on course to smash last year’s record for business start-ups and take prime position once again as the UK’s most entrepreneurial city outside of London. The latest official