


DIB announce major partnership with Hospitality Hero
Downtown in Business and The Hospitality Hero will be collaborating to support the Visitor Economy and hospitality venues across the DIB network over the next two-years.

What took Labour so long?
In his blog, Jim weighs up the different factors that have lead Labour to ditch their £28bn green energy promise. He also looks at the rise of the right in the Tory Party.

Civil and structural engineering firm, Sutcliffe, announces host of new framework wins with work in excess of £1bn
Civil and structural engineering firm, Sutcliffe, has announced over 10 new framework wins across the UK, with construction contracts in excess of £1 billion.

peopleHUB – HR role in sustainability webinar
Join oneHR for a webinar on HR’s role in building a sustainable organisation and achieving net zero.

The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 5th February 2024
Here’s the latest politics podcast from Frank and Jim. Topics covered include Liz Truss’ political comeback, Labour’s business charm offensive a DIB parliamentary reception review and more.


DB3 Elevates Leadership in Strategic Promotions
DB3 Group, a leading UK-based architecture, engineering, and building solutions consultancy, proudly announces a transformative phase in its operations through a series of strategic promotions.

Celebrate Valentine’s day at Fazenda Birmingham
Fazenda has crafted an exclusive menu to celebrate the season of love.,

Who would want to be an MP?
As another MP announces that he is quitting parliament – this time due to death threats – Frank Mckenna says we need to start to value our parliamentarians once again.

If Carlsberg did conferences…
On Thursday 8th February, DIB hosts its third annual ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference’ and we think it will definitely have the WOW factor.

Downtown take on councils’ crisis
MPs say the Town Hall financial crisis is out of control. Jim reports on that, and a Downtown event which shows that councils and business increasingly want to work together for regeneration.