The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it intends to expand its footprint in the UK by opening a new office in Birmingham. 

A new construction plant training centre at City of Wolverhampton College will help local people start a new career in the industry, thanks to funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

The University of Birmingham maintains its place among the top 50 places in the world to study in seven subjects, according to a prestigious global survey of universities.

Construction work on Birmingham’s largest single office development, Three Snowhill, is now complete, almost four years after starting on site.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced a multi-million pound funding deal to transform the former Caparo steelworks in Walsall into a 252-home community.

The West Midlands has crowned 15 venues from across its visitor attraction, leisure and hospitality sectors with prizes at its inaugural Tourism Awards (26 February).

A former global director at Jaguar Land Rover is the new chair of a taskforce set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to drive up skills in the automotive sector.

A £10m project to improve connectivity, environmentalism and tourism in a UK Midlands landmark rural area, using research expertise from Birmingham City University, has been announced.

Leading place-makers from the West Midlands consider the importance of developing vibrant locations to attract investment.

Avison Young has been appointed to provide estate management services at Paradise, one of the UK’s most important city centre developments.

Dudley Council has recently released a new regeneration website off the back of a range of projects and development in the area.

Coventry University has been nominated for a prestigious award for its development of apprenticeships.

City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful in a bid to accommodate the delivery of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) across the Black Country.

Planning permission has been granted for 211 Broad Street; Birmingham’s first ‘super slender’ tower and the UK’s first habitable ‘super slender’ structure.

West Midlands Railway (WMR) customers can secure a 20% discount on their travel this half-term as the operator rolls out plans to improve performance

The derelict Pipe Hall in Bilston town centre is set to be redeveloped after being purchased by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

The city’s Upper Precinct was the vision of Coventry’s first City Architect and Planning Officer, Sir Donald Gibson, and was built as part of the Gibson Plan – the post-war reconstruction masterplan which sought to rebuild the city – and it is now been reborn as part of an ambitious new scheme.