peopleHUB is introducing a new series, ‘ERA 25 Unpacked’ – short, practical sessions designed to help employers navigate the key changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Downtown in Business has teamed up with award-winning HR Consultancy business High Performance Consultancy to respond to the government’s consultation on its latest changes to employment law.
Downtown in Business was delighted to host a private dinner with Birmingham City Council on Wednesday 17th February 2026, welcoming Managing Director Joanne Roney CBE to an intimate evening of discussion at the excellent Park Regis Birmingham.
Downtown in Business, the fast-growing, award winning private sector business network has today announced Rob Valentine will join as Chair of their Birmingham and West Midlands office.
Liverpool Engineers and Building Surveyors strengthens the senior leadership team with appointment of Chartered Building Surveyor Daron Williams.
Plans for a major new neighbourhood in the West Midlands, featuring up to 1,600 homes alongside shops, cafés, bars and restaurants, are set to go before planners this week.
As part of Downtown Den’s Meet the Partners, Frank McKenna caught up with Michael Smeaton and Anna Salisbury from Glenville Walker to get advice for our members about Shareholders Agreements and why we need them
Birmingham Colmore and Southside District have announced a new partnership working agreement designed to help unlock major projects across the city centre.
Downtown in Business has said that 2026 represents a defining moment for Birmingham, urging the city to adopt a more assertive, outward-facing and growth-driven approach as it seeks to reset its image and re-establish itself as the undisputed economic hub of the West Midlands.
In a special joint blog with Liverpool Business Improvement District boss, Bill Addy, Frank discusses the governments Business Rates Change and asks how it will affect the hospitality industry.
The campaign will bring together business leaders, BIDs, hotels, retailers, cultural venues, and parliamentarians to press government for a more pro-growth, business-led approach to supporting the visitor economy.
In this episode DIB boss Frank McKenna chats with Sarah Matts from Hyatt Regency in Manchester and Annabel Lax from INNSiDE By Meliá Manchester.
