Innovation is fundamental to UK prosperity – boosting job creation, investment and productivity – but government and industry need to keep pace with evolving practices and technologies to create the best environment to sustain it. The CBI response to the government’s April call for evidence on the National Innovation Plan argues that innovation is fundamental […]
A £1.13bn jobs and infrastructure programme took a major step forward today as the Glasgow City Region agreed to develop a manifesto for economic development and growth. Leaders of the eight local authorities in the region also agreed to take on responsibility for focusing on new priority areas of work that will help deliver the […]
Businesses with early stage, 12 month projects are invited to apply for an extra £10 million from the Energy Catalyst. Innovative businesses and researchers from any sector can apply for a share of an extra £10 million for the Energy Catalyst competition. The money is in addition to: up to £6 million already committed by […]
The pension fund of thousands of council workers in the West of Scotland is to be invested into key infrastructure projects. Strathclyde Pension Fund has revealed plans to invest £30m into Equitix, which delivers projects such as hospitals, education and social housing in partnership with the public sector. Equitix also has hubs in the North […]
Oxfordshire’s district councils set out their proposals to secure more powers and funding for the people of the county. All five district councils – Cherwell, Oxford, South, Vale and West – have released videos with their Council Leaders explaining why District Unitaries would be best for their areas. The five councils have also launched a […]
Design work for the A9 dualling scheme has stepped up a gear, with another significant contract award, worth close to a million pounds, to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd. Ground Investigation work on the 8.5 km Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 is expected to begin next month and last for around seven weeks. This […]
More than £10m of investment could see up to 150 affordable new homes built in Dundee in the next two years. The figures are revealed in a new report set to go before councillors next week as the council lays out its housing investment priorities. Major developments like Derby Street and Alexander Street are highlighted […]
Innovate UK experts will be among industry leaders running sessions and offering advice during the International Festival for Business 2016. Leading figures from Innovate UK will be sharing their knowledge and expertise at the three-week International Festival for Business in Liverpool this month. The festival, between 13 June and 1 July, will feature more than […]
A ‘food innovation centre’ is set to create hundreds of jobs in Weston-super-Mare. North Somerset Council says the South West Food Innovation Centre will be located close to the M5 and will create more than 160 jobs in food manufacturing, testing and production. The £9m project is being led by the council with support from […]
New business growth grants of between £15,000 and £100,000 are now available to Croydon firms with a good idea for creating new jobs. In total almost £2.5million is available from the Coast to Capital partnership, a coalition of businesses and local authorities that works to boost economic growth across a region extending from the Sussex […]
