Rishi Sunak’s interventions clearly aren’t working – unemployment is rising dramatically and there has been a big rise in businesses significantly distressed, which will fall into insolvency. Downtown CEO Frank Mckenna is calling for more support from the Chancellor.
Leeds City Council Chief Executive, Tom Riordan joined Downtown CEO, Frank McKenna in the Downtown Den to tell us how he thinks the Northern Powerhouse should respond to the post-Covid-19 world.
According to Downtown Chief Executive, Frank McKenna, upgrading of tiers across the country by the health minister should be matched by an upgrading of business support measures.
In his last blog of 2020 Frank Mckenna reflects on DIB’s success in hosting a ‘live’ awards event last week – and tells us who his picks are for special recognition from what has been the most challenging of years.
Colmore Business Improvement District is leading a unique study on The Future Business District to inform its response to long term recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and to offer policy directions on best practice for this and other central business districts in the UK.
‘The government cannot continue its knee-jerk, inconsistent, and poorly planned response to lockdowns and Tier announcements if the economy has any chance of bouncing back in 2021.’ according to Downtown CEO Frank McKenna.
An All- Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Lancashire has been launched, with Downtown in Business being appointed as its secretariat by Lancashire County Council.
Downtown in Business was be joined by Tony Attard, Panaz; Stephen Young, Lancashire County Council and Lis Smith, Preston’s College to talk about how Lancashire can come out of the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic.
There is Hope for Hospitality and we are asking for your voice to be part of a joint campaign between the Midlands’ hospitality sector, Andy Street and Downtown in Business.
DIB will be presenting a ‘Fly with the Eagles’ award at all future ‘Livercool’ dinners in honour of business legend John Haynes.
Covid SMART testing was introduced for the first time among delegates attending a business event.
250 business leaders joined Downtown in Business for their annual ‘Livercool’ event at the city’s convention centre for what is thought to be the first major business networking event to be hosted in the UK since lockdowns began back in March.
