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Sir Albert Bore: HS2 is 'once in a lifetime opportunity to transform our major cities’
Economic Development
Report from the HS2 Growth Taskforce gave 19 recommendations to Government, HS2 Ltd and local authorities along the route to ensure that every penny of economic value is squeezed from the project
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Midland link line may be dropped if HS2 extension is brought forward
Economic Development
Reprieve came after the Government backed proposals to bring forward by six years the planned extension to Crewe of the high-speed rail link.
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HS2 needs a dedicated minister to make it succeed, claims Taskforce report
Economic Development
Chairman of the taskforce, Lord Paul Deighton, was chief executive of the London Olympics Organising Committee, and wants to see some of that enthusiasm and attention brought to the HS2 project
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Ed Balls: Labour will offer West Midlands more powers
Economic Development
Shadow Chancellor claims LEPs 'lack resources to do proper job'
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Latest Paradise Circus artist's impressions reveal new views in Birmingham city centre
Economic Development
Work will begin on the £160 million first phase as early as May, with infrastructure work taking place early next year
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Wildlife trusts reveal fears over HS2
Economic Development
The Ƶ’s 47 wildlife trusts warned in a joint submission that HS2 “will damage and destroy more wildlife habitat and populations of wild species than will be replaced.”
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Birmingham rises up list of global investment targets
Economic Development
The report – Emerging Trends in Real Estate, Europe 2014 – ranks major European cities according to their investment prospects. Birmingham is the only Ƶ city outside of London and Edinburgh to be featured
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HS2 chief wants to speed up progress
Economic Development
HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins proposed an accelerated timetable for the northern, phase two, section of the project
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HS2 boss Sir David Higgins wants to speed-up work on northern phase of rail scheme
Economic Development
Phase one, which takes the line through Tory heartlands in the Chilterns to Birmingham, is set to be completed in 2026 while phase two is likely to be finished around 2032/33
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Ed Balls: New HS2 boss must prove he's got a grip on costs
Economic Development
Mr Balls said HS2 had been “mismanaged” thus far, and he needs to be convinced by a report on Monday by former London Olympics supremo Sir David Higgins that it is cost efficient
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MIPIM 2014: Ƶ Central opportunities on show
Commercial Property
Attendees to Greater Birmingham’s stand at MIPIM 2014 will hear first hand from key players in the scheme, including Councillor Ian Courts of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council
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Boris Johnson backs Birmingham-to-London cycle route
Economic Development
The Mayor of London threw his support behind the project, which is being considered by the Department for Transport
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MIPIM 2014: Regions unite under Greater Birmingham banner
Commercial Property
Birmingham and the Black Country speak as one at property conference, as leaders seek to make the most of HS2, Ƶ Central and other key schemes
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Sunday Snapshot: Birmingham Day and NEC Group sale in editor's review of the week
Economic Development
There is a new spirit of cooperation in the region and an acceptance Birmingham can be the hub for a successful local economy
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MIPIM 2014: The Greater Birmingham itinerary
Commercial Property
The city's MIPIM delegation has a packed schedule next week as it tries to encourage international investment.
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MIPIM 2014: Showing off the Curzon Street Masterplan to the world
Commercial Property
Work begins to sell the Birmingham Curzon Masterplan to the world at MIPIM – as architects say the proposals stand to change the city centre forever.
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One step forward, two steps back with city's masterplan B
Opinion
The launch of the city council's new Curzon Masterplan for the development of the area around Birmingham's future HS2 terminal took place recently.
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Greater Birmingham submits bid for HS2 college
Manufacturing
In a submission to government, the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership said it would use nine existing local colleges for the new operation to train the next generation of railway engineers
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HS2 High speed rail link set to become major election issue
Economic Development
Transport secretary says legislation to allow construction of Birmingham to London transport link is unlikely to pass through Parliament before 2015 General Election.
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Sunday Snapshot: Curzon Street Station and Trevor Beattie's space mission in editor's review of the week
Economic Development
Despite a significant heritage Curzon Street Station has to be one of the most unloved buildings in the city centre.
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Curzon Masterplan sets out major changes to Birmingham stores
Commercial Property
Images revealed in the masterplan show major changes to the Carrs Lane and High Street area, including work on the Pavilions store to create a view to the Rotunda
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Philip Singleton: Curzon Masterplan brings long-awaited strategy
Enterprise
The chief executive of Millennium Point tells the Post why the Birmingham Curzon Masterplan is the progress he has been waiting for
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Curzon Street Station's 1,300ft glass facade unveiled
Commercial Property
The station, which will take nearly a decade to complete and will see more than five million tons of earth moved, is set to be operational by 2026
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Revealed: 25-year Masterplan for Curzon Street and Birmingham city centre
Economic Development
Birmingham Curzon HS2 Masterplan, which was revealed to the Post, will be one of the biggest urban regeneration schemes in Britain and see 141 hectares of the city centre transformed
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