Downtown in Business welcome The Open as a New Partner
21/04/2022
Downtown in Business are delighted to announce that we will be working with The Open ahead of the Championship’s return to Royal Liverpool in July, 2023.
Collaboration and creative thinking: the West Midlands vision
14/04/2022
DIB and Bruntwood were delighted to host a property club lunch to hear from City Council and business leaders to feedback from MIPIM 2022 and share ideas for their vision for the West Midlands region.
A week in America | 15 April 2022
14/04/2022
As high school seniors across the U.S. prepare for Prom, Martin Liptrot discusses how local businesses help out the next generation of workers, and how Corporate America could learn a thing or two from them.
Government welcomes University’s pioneering 5G work in Sherwood Forest
11/04/2022
Two years of pioneering work by Birmingham City University to introduce cutting edge digital technology into Sherwood Forest has been recognised by the government.
Are we now living with COVID in the workplace?
07/04/2022
As the government has removed remaining domestic restrictions in England, Victoria looks at how businesses still need to comply with legal obligations relating to health and safety.
DIB unveils Spring/Summer events bonanza
07/04/2022
Downtown in Business will host its most extensive spring/summer events programme ever in 2022.
Labour needs to rediscover its common-sense gene
07/04/2022
Unless and until Labour rediscovers its common-sense gene around complex issues such as transgender rights, it will never be in government. Frank McKenna’s latest blog focusses on Keir Starmer’s discomfort over the ‘culture wars’ issue that has dominated media interviews with politicians in recent weeks.
A week in America | 08 April 2022
07/04/2022
In the latest view from America, Martin Liptrot discusses the cost of universities in the U.S. and Why Florida is offering incentives via The Lottery.
April 2022 Currency outlook
05/04/2022
Our international payments partner, Western Union Business Solutions, provides us with monthly market insight into global currencies. The April reports outline the key events and drivers that their analyst team expect to impact FX currency markets in the weeks ahead.
B&M Waste Services receives RoSPA Gold Medal Award for its health and safety achievements
05/04/2022
B&M Waste Services is celebrating after landing an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards.
Technology graduates land new roles at University of Birmingham
05/04/2022
Two students who completed the University of Birmingham Coding Boot Camp have secured roles as coding tutors at the University, alongside software engineer roles.