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Citizen Khan on hand as Birmingham Day returns
Economic Development
The latest “Birmingham Day” event, on June 25, will showcase the region’s creative sector
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Birmingham shortlisted for £20 million high speed rail college
Economic Development
Birmingham's bid to host a new college to train engineers required to build a 225mph high speed rail line has made it to a shortlist of four.
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Transport cash bias to London must end - MPs
Economic Development
A planned revamp of the unfair funding system could make the situation even worse, an inquiry has warned.
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Foreign cash provides huge boost for city jobs
Colmore Business District
New research shows foreign direct investment created more than 4,300 jobs worth £362 million in 2013/14
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Finance Birmingham launches £56 million SME fund
Economic Development
New five-year growth programme will offer loans of up to £2 million to support companies in Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull
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Labour's plans to pick up Heseltine's devolution vision
Economic Development
Lord Adonis tells the Post about his party's desire to carry on with Michael Heseltine's plans to transfer £49 billion from central government to the English regions
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Walsall College principal has 'outstanding' lesson
Economic Development
Jat Sharma tells Birmingham Post editor Stacey Barnfield how turning his institution around within a decade is now an inspiration for others
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Local Growth: Falling Far Short
Opinion
Only 419 jobs had come from the Growing Places Fund over the same period, the committee found, far short of government estimates.
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Orbit energy chief joins Coventry and Warwickshire LEP
Economic Development
John Barnham will chair the partnership's energy group to focus on low energy infrastructure
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Government job schemes were too optimistic - MPs
Economic Development
Flagship government schemes designed to support business failed to get money where it was needed while predictions for new jobs proved wildly optimistic.
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Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton battle to host high speed rail college
Economic Development
Midland cities Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry are competing to build a £20 million rail engineering college.
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Chiltern Railways and Carillion among backers for Birmingham HS2 College bid
Economic Development
The internationally-recognised Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham also forms part of the £20 million bid for the national high speed rail college
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Visitor centres to be axed as focus switched to web
Economic Development
Inward investment body Marketing Birmingham is closing visitor information centres in New Street and at Birmingham Airport to focus its service online amid budget cuts.
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Questions asked as 95% of Birmingham events budget spent on Conservative Party Conference
Economic Development
The deal to bring three Conservative Party conferences to the city was agreed under the previous council regime, led by Lord Whitby, but new leader Sir Albert Bore has vowed to put an end to such events
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Eastside plans for HS2 college and Unite centre
Economic Development
A college for apprentices and a training centre for trade union Unite could provide another boost to Birmingham's Eastside area
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New funding spurs Ecuity to expansion
Professional Services
Solihull energy consultancy moves to new base with LEP grant
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Solihull stands in the way of West Midlands combined authority
Economic Development
Talks are taking place over the region’s authorities uniting under one banner, which could unlock a £20 billion pot were Labour to take power next year
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Aston Expressway Birmingham at 'considerable' risk of collapsing, claims council report
Economic Development
Raised section of the seven-lane expressway needs £26 million investment to fix it to make the 40-year-old carriageway safe
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Clarke Associates wins business programme PR brief
Enterprise
Wythall agency renews contract to spearhead communications campaign for Business Development Programme
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£6m funding boost for Coventry manufacturers
Professional Services
New capital worth £6.2m has been awarded to five automotive and aerospace businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire, creating 225 jobs.
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Birmingham and Black Country better together, claims Miliband
Economic Development
Labour leader urges more co-operation as he pledges return of regional minister.
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Local enterprise partnerships could see more funding says Prime Minister
Economic Development
The Government committed £2 billion to the first Single Local Growth Fund pot – set up as a result of Lord Heseltine’s devolution plans, in which he called for a pot of more than £50 billion.
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Miliband's push for a 'Greater Birmingham'
Opinion
Labour Leader Ed Miliband was in Birmingham this week pushing for greater regional co-operation
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Birmingham City Council leader: We must redraw region's economic boundaries
Economic Development
He is among a group of Labour leaders in the region, alongside the leaders of Wolverhampton and Sandwell’s councils, to call for a West Midlands-wide authority in recent weeks
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