The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is coming to the West Midlands next summer, and from 14 to 30 July, people who live in the region can apply for tickets in an exclusive ballot by registering for an account at birmingham2022.com.  

It’s Black Country Day – and Dudley has marked the occasion by announcing a bid for city status.

As the Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark reaches its first birthday, Dudley Council’s regen boss looks at how the Geopark will benefit from the borough’s £1billion regeneration programme.

Dudley Council bosses joined their counterparts from Coventry City Council for a tour around the site on Castle Hill, viewing the test track and the progress of work on the imposing three-storey Innovation Centre.

PwC announces further investment in the next generation of business leaders in the Midlands with the admission of three new partners and 16 directors across its deals, audit, tax, risk, technology & investment and consulting practices. 

One of Birmingham’s leading creative technology events, Maker Monday, is commemorating its sixth birthday.

The second half of Wolverhampton’s new Railway Station has recently opened to the public.

Mondelēz International, makers of the UK’s favourite treats including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Black’s, BelVita, Maynard’s Bassetts and OREO has switched to renewable electricity for all six of its production sites across the UK.

At the West Midlands Growth Company’s (WMGC) recent Partner Event (17 June) , WMGC Chair Matt Hammond sat down with Gurjit Jagpal, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Head of Birmingham Office), to discuss the global banking giant’s recent move to the region.

At the West Midlands Growth Company’s (WMGC) recent Partner Event (17 June), a panel session of industry leaders discussed WMGC’s recent investment narrative refresh.

“We need to sing as one voice, altogether, loudly, harmoniously and engagingly because we’ve got a show to put on” were the words from the West Midlands Growth Company’s (WMGC) Vice-Chair Liz McKenzie at the organisation’s Future in the Making Partner Symposium (17th June).