Leading business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has appointed experienced insurance specialist Susan Young as Director of Insurance Services as part of its ambition to grow in the sector.

Waters Corporation’s new facility at St Modwen’s Longbridge Business Park has reached practical completion.

Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has announced the appointment of Lesley Avinou into the newly-created role of Group Director of Client Partnerships.

Birmingham-based asset management company, Switch Hospitality Management Ltd, is continuing to report strong post-pandemic results, as its flagship hotel and events space, Park Regis Birmingham, exceeds pre-pandemic performance.

• West Midlands heads to Europe’s biggest real estate conference
• Regional figureheads will showcase innovation-led investment opportunities to over 40k people from around the world
• West Midlands joins London, Manchester, Newcastle and Bristol & Bath as part of UK Cities & Partners Pavilion, showcasing scale of UK opportunity

• New research for 2022 highlights that West Midlands hosted four-fifths (78%) of the number of conferences and meetings held pre-pandemic, compared with 73% in the rest of the UK
• West Midlands welcomed 8.3million delegate visits in 2022, contributing £1.9billion to the regional economy
• Meetings industry in the West Midlands currently supports 43,000 full-time equivalent jobs

The finalists for the 2024 West Midlands Tourism Awards have been shortlisted, with 35 of the region’s top tourism businesses competing in 14 categories.  

Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton City Centre are set to begin from this Sunday, 17 September.

Birmingham is Host City for the 18th edition of the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit – where sport meets, from 7 to 11 April 2024. Over 1,500 global sports leaders and key decision makers will come together in the heart of UK’s West Midlands region.

• Region beats global competition to win industry-leading award
• Events including Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gave region opportunity to highlight breadth of its exhibition venues on international stage

Wolverhampton is gearing up for its tenth anniversary Wolverhampton Business Breakfast - its annual spotlight on opportunities for businesses and investors. The breakfast will take place on Thursday 28 September (8.30am to 11am) and is sponsored by The Halls Wolverhampton.