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Speakers unveiled for West Midlands UKREiiF programme

16.05.2024

West Midlands unveils speaker programme for UK’s biggest real estate conference
Peaky Blinders Creator Steven Knight, BBC’s Tom Wrathmell and urban design author David Rudlin will join plethora of industry experts and Local Authority leaders on the West Midlands pavilion
Led by West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker, the region will showcase a £20bn portfolio of investment opportunities, exhibiting as a collective at UKREiiF for the first time.

Sigma Connected accredited as a top UK employer for second year in a row by The Sunday Times

14.05.2024

Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected, who’s head office is in Birmingham, has been named for the second year in a row as one of the UK’s top employers in the prestigious The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list.

Cordia UK breaks ground at Birmingham build-to-rent development with funding from Octopus Real Estate

08.05.2024

Work has started on site at Cordia UK’s latest project and inaugural build-to-rent (BTR) development, The Lampworks.

Nominations open for 2025 West Midlands Tourism Awards

08.05.2024

Entries have opened today (8th May 2024) for the 2025 West Midlands Tourism Awards, providing West Midlands’ hospitality businesses with the chance to receive recognition for their contributions and dedication to the region’s tourism sector.

Double Win for CBRE IM’s 10 Brindleyplace at BCO Midlands & Central Awards

29.04.2024

Birmingham’s largest refurbishment project scoops ESG and Refurbished/Recycled Workplace awards.

SportAccord 2024 makes a memorable return to Birmingham

12.04.2024

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 wrapped up yesterday after an inspirational week that will shape the future of sport and leave a transformative legacy in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

SportAccord 2024 makes a memorable return to Birmingham

12.04.2024

Knighthead Acquires 48-acre former Wheels site in Bordesley Park, East Birmingham

09.04.2024

A Key Step Toward Creating a Vibrant Sports Quarter and New World Class Stadium: Knighthead’s ambition for Birmingham City Football Club is to become a beacon of excellence for Birmingham on the global stage, boosted by the new Sports Quarter infrastructure plans

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games contributed £1.2 Billion to UK Economy

08.04.2024

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games contributed £1.2 billion to the UK economy, with nearly half of that in the West Midlands alone

The Games contributed £79.5 million in social value, including community benefits and increases in wellbeing and earnings of volunteers and those trained as part the Games

Sport responsible for 1 in 7 visits to the West Midlands

05.04.2024

Research reveals that sports tourism was responsible for 1 in 7 visits to the West Midlands
The West Midlands to welcome 1,500 global sporting leaders at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit (7-11 April)

Sigma Connected and BMet mark eight-year jobs partnership success

04.04.2024

Two West Midlands organisations behind an award-winning jobs and skills partnership have marked eight years of their successful link-up.

West Midlands’ Pete Chambers crowned VisitEngland’s 2024 Tourism Superstar

26.03.2024

VisitEngland has today, 25 March, announced Pete Chambers from the Coventry Music Museum is the winner of its Tourism Superstar 2024 competition

Speakers unveiled for West Midlands UKREiiF programme

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