
DIB Wishes the Lionesses Luck Ahead of Final on Sunday
Good luck wishes are being sent to England’s women’s football team from everyone at Downtown in Business ahead of the Lionesses EUROS Final against Spain this Sunday.

Good luck wishes are being sent to England’s women’s football team from everyone at Downtown in Business ahead of the Lionesses EUROS Final against Spain this Sunday.

On Monday 15th September 2025 Downtown in Business, in collaboration with the West Midlands Combined Authority, will host a high-profile Parliamentary Reception on the iconic Terrace at the House of Commons to present the region’s Growth Plan

With Frank and Jim away, Jo and Kevin take charge of this week’s Downtown Den Politics, unpacking the latest developments from Westminster and beyond.

Downtown in Business (DIB), in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority, will host a high-profile Parliamentary Reception on Monday 15th September to showcase the region’s ambitious Economic Growth Strategy.

Downtown in Business group chair and chief executive Frank McKenna offers his reflections on a special Labour Party reception hosted in London this week.

Star of stage, screen, and radio, Liverpool icon Leanne Campbell, will be joining Downtown in Business to host the 23rd annual ‘Livercool’ gala awards dinner on 20th November, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

This unique conference brought together engaged partners across the North West to discuss how effective public and private partnership working can address local and regional challenges

On Tuesday 15th July Downtown in Business hosted our final event of July, ‘The Future of Hospitality & the Visitor Economy’, hosted at the beautiful Pullman Hotel Liverpool.

The governments devolution white paper, Labours union issues, more bad news for the economy, but a successful state visit of President Macron. And Forty years of Live Aid.

Business leaders warn that failure to meet housing targets could jeopardise £5 billion cyber investment.

Downtown in Business (DIB) will convene some of the UK’s most influential civic leaders, government figures, and private sector stakeholders for a landmark Property, Regeneration & Infrastructure Conference this autumn — a timely event that aligns with the government’s renewed focus on accelerating housebuilding and driving regional economic growth.

Downtown in Business is pleased to confirm that Cllr James Lewis, Leader of Leeds City Council, will be joining the speaker line-up for this year’s flagship regeneration event, Talking ‘Bout Regeneration 2025.