A key component of the devolution of powers to The GMCA under the Greater Manchester Agreement is control of both budget and policy for major element of the Region’s hard and soft transport infrastructure. The Chancellor established Transport for the North (TfN) to bring together northern transport authorities, and tasked it with working with government…
Hot off the press from MIPIM is news of Gary Neville’s most recent venture into property development, Manchester’s Original Business Club. Gary acquired the Stock Exchange building in Manchester 18 months ago and achieved planning at the end of last month for this unique venture. The Business Club will combine fitness, leisure and business with…
In 15 minutes we will be seeing the last of the Manchester Stand Session and the key note speaker is Gary Neville who will be telling us why he loves Manchester. I suspect they will be the same reasons why we all do…… ;))
Today’s activity has been framed by the two Manchester Stand Sessions with the MIPIM Cities Investment Forum Event “Leading Powerhouses of the Future” in between. The first Stand Session showcased the Noma development and the New Bailey developments. These leading examples of planned and integrated, regenerating developments are contributing to the growth and development of…
This morning saw the Point at Lancashire Cricket Club host the Pro-Manchester Great Manchester Business Conference. The tone was set by a video appearance from Sir Richard Leese and a presentation from the podium by Sir Howard Bernstein. Both laid out the compelling arguments in favour of the process of devolution of powers to Greater…
Construction at the £10m Belle Vue Sports Village site in East Manchester has been commenced by ISG. The site covers 80 acres and the proposed development com prises a National Speedway Stadium, National Basketball Performance Centre and the modernisation of the Belle Vue Leisure Centre. ISG were appointed in July 2013 and at the time…
At the Blog we are (obviously!) taking a lot of interest in the Devo Manc process – very exciting times for the Greater Manchester region. At MIPIM next week we will be attending the “Devolution: Investing in Leading Cities” event at which Sir Howard will be talking abouut the Manchester experience so far and what’s…
Marketing Birmingham are making Birmingham’s collaboration strategy very clear for MIPIM 2015. Greater Birmingham will unite to showcase the sheer scale of the region’s investment offer at next month’s global real estate show MIPIM (10-13 March in Cannes, France) as part of its comprehensive events programme, launched today. Designed to engage developers and companies looking…
The document, linked below, identifies in its conclusions the key challenges: “A number of key areas for action have been identified which are drawn from the research findings, and together, aim to address the immediate challenges for the manufacturing sector. 1. We want to raise the profile of the sector, promote the value of the…
Some readers will recall the promotion of the Manchester China Forum by Manchester Airport Group via the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce: http://tinyurl.com/owvzdma In a clear statement of commitment to UK China relations and specifically those based in Manchester and the North West Region, David Percival MBE has been appointed to co-chair the Forum’s activity…
