The annual Black Country Business Festival has come to a close after a jam-packed schedule of more than 110 events across October. 

• With 11 days of swimming and diving, 8 days of cricket, 8 days of gymnastics and 7 days of athletics (including the marathon), the summer of 2022 is set for a spectacular home Games 

Wolverhampton’s green, leafy parks and open spaces are amongst the best in the world, winning the Green Flag Awards.

Plans for two new railway stations on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line have been approved – marking a major milestone in the project to restore passenger services to this part of the Black Country.

Two days of incredible live music from legendary UK bands are set to rock Wolverhampton next summer as the city hosts the first ever Creation Day festival.

• £38 million Internationalisation Fund available for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. 
• DIT introduces 64 new International Trade Advisors and an Export Academy in the Northern Powerhouse, Midlands Engine and the South West region. 
• New policies will allow businesses to grow their overseas trade to help them recover from the economic impact of coronavirus.

Games organisers are looking for local heroes of grassroots sport to star in a billboard campaign across the West Midlands in 2021

PwC, one of the largest recruiters of graduates and school leavers across the country, has welcomed 219 new graduates to its Birmingham practice, including graduate level, higher apprentices and school leavers in its autumn intake. 

A taskforce featuring some of the UK’s top property experts has been launched to help the West Midlands accelerate the construction of low carbon, energy efficient homes.

Get your best Zoom backgrounds at the ready, because Birmingham Tech Week is back, and this time, it’s virtual. 

Coventry City of Culture Trust is calling for local arts organisations to put themselves forward to contribute to the Youthful Cities programme, which will see Coventry forge connections with four international cities to explore the theme of youthfulness.