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WEST MIDLANDS TRANSPORT BOSS TO ADDRESS DIB REGEN CONFERENCE

The Managing Director of Transport for the West Midlands, Laura Shoaf, will be a keynote speaker at the Downtown in Business national Property & Regeneration conference later this year.

The West Midlands is at the heart of the UKs transport connectivity and infrastructure and Laura will be discussing the future of rail, road and aviation as the country commits itself to ‘building back better’ and a greener future. What will the post- pandemic world mean for HS2, airports and the car? 

Among other confirmed speakers at the conference, which takes place at the Belfry on 9th September, are Gary Neville and Tom Bloxham.

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GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC MANUFACTURER LECO MOVES ITS UK HQ TO BRUNTWOOD SCITECH’S ALDERLEY PARK IN SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO NORTH WEST INNOVATION ECONOMY

Bruntwood SciTech has announced a new letting at Alderley Park to global scientific manufacturer Leco, at its science and technology campus, Alderley Park.

The US-based scientific instruments manufacturer is relocating its UK headquarters and will be launching a new UK Training Centre as part of the move. The Bruntwood built facility will offer their customers the opportunity for skilled development in its demo lab – located adjacent to their workspace, reaffirming its commitment to empowering customers through education and practical training.

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Counties need to get real on Mayors

The group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has called on political and business leaders in Lancashire and Cheshire to urgently progress discussions about devolution and elected mayors – or risk being left behind in the new Labour governments dash for growth.

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