The failure of Lancashire’s politicians to act in a co-ordinated and cohesive fashion has cost the county once again, as Rishi Sunak chose to select areas with Combined Authorities and elected mayors to invest the bigger chunks of cash that he announced in his budget last month according to Downtown in Business Chief Executive Frank McKenna.
Eighteen years ago, Downtown in Business hosted its very first event. The ‘Livercool’ awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the city’s famous waterfront.
Eighteen years ago, Downtown in Business hosted its very first event. The ‘Livercool’ awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the city’s famous waterfront.
Downtown in Business, in association with Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) and Sciontec, will host its inaugural national Innovation, Health & Technology conference at world class venue, the Spine, in Paddington Village, Liverpool.
The group chair and Chief Executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has announced that the private sector lobby group and business networking club will launch in Newcastle in May next year.
Victoria Hull has joined the DIB executive team to continue to develop the organisation’s fastest growing membership in Manchester, and oversee business development across the North of England.
After the Chancellors budget emphasised the uniting of the United Kingdom, Simon Danczuk asks the question where does that leave London?
Downtown in Business hosted a roundtable event discussing how the Covid pandemic raised issues within towns, such as the regeneration of towns, with lots within the locality needing investment.
Downtown in Business and Avison Young are currently hosting a series of events looking at “What’s Next for the Northern Powerhouse?”. Here we take a look back at some of the key points discussed at the Liverpool event.
Downtown Manchester is readying itself for a busy November 2021. We have a whole host of events for DIB members to get involved with as we end the year on a high.
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, joined Downtown members for an exclusive lunch at Fazenda. Conversation ranged across Mr Street’s re-election earlier this year, Levelling Up, COVID recovery and the forthcoming budget.
Downtown in Business, in association with one of the fastest growing female-led businesses in the country, Say It with Diamonds, will host the annual Liverpool City Region Women in Business gala awards luncheon on the afternoon of Friday 4th March 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
