Transportation services company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) officially opened its new Birmingham office on 4 June.

Delivering the next phase of the Big City Plan, the Rea Valley Urban Quarter will become a vibrant mixed-use area delivering jobs, homes and a network of green spaces and pedestrian routes.

The expanding Staffordshire-based Cameron Homes, which builds housing developments throughout central England, has recently signed up to West Midlands Growth Company's (WMGC) partner programme. 

The world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance fibre lasers IPG Photonics, has invested £15million in Coventry’s Ansty Park, where it will create a new 50,000 sq ft UK headquarters and 30 new jobs.

Birmingham Airport welcomed 1,002,473 passengers through its terminal doors during the month of April, this is up +4.1% up on the same month last year.

Thursday 16 May 2019 – UKinbound, a trade association that represents the inbound tourism industry, is working with the West Midlands Growth Company (which operates the leisure tourism programme for the region), to host a major travel trade workshop in the area. The event is designed to grow international tourism in the heart of England. 

Edgbaston Stadium has confirmed the fastest ever sell out of Vitality Blast Finals Day in the 17-year history of the domestic T20 tournament.

The Country’s First Local Industrial Strategy has today been launched by Business Secretary Greg Clark and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street to drive growth across the region.

Mobile technology giant Vodafone are to become the main Club Partner for Wasps Rugby and Wasps Netball following completion of a major new deal.  

Six West Midlands universities have released a paper that demonstrates how they are helping the region to address global economic challenges.

Planning chiefs have given the green light to proposals to transform a historic Birmingham factory into a £60 million innovation centre for businesses, artists and academics to collaborate.

There will be significant improvements to train services between Walsall and Rugeley this May, as electric trains start operating to the Chase Line.

Construction work on the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games started on May 8th. 

A huge 27-foot sculpture, made from 100,000 confiscated knives, was welcomed to Birmingham earlier today (8 May) as the city comes together to tackle knife crime.

The LTA have announced the full star-studded entry list for next month’s Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, with the tournament set to feature the strongest line-up of players ever seen in its  38-year history.