Regional Investment Summit delivers almost £800m boost to West Midlands, creating hundreds of jobs
£635 million of private investment for West Midlands announced at Regional Investment Summit, with huge boost to sectors including AI, pharma, dairy and real estate. New £125m skills and housing package from Combined Authority, to train 12,000 construction workers and to deliver 1,000 social homes. Birmingham Sports Quarter investment to deliver transformational 14,000 new jobs […]
West Midlands urged to check flood risk despite drought condition
Flood Action Week launches (13-19 October) promoting simple steps people can take to reduce the devastation caused by floods to their homes and businesses. Communities in the West Midlands warned not to be complacent about flood risk, despite continuing drought conditions in the region. Work led by Environment Agency to manage flood risk includes recently […]