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Stay informed on what's going on in business and the economy. Our blog includes regular updates, including thought leadership pieces, from the Business West team, British Chambers of Commerce and regional business leaders.

Gloucestershire can benefit from revival of nuclear

Here in Gloucestershire, I believe we are on the threshold of a revival in nuclear energy in the heartland of Berkeley and Oldbury, where it was developed in the 1960s. But our government needs to...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 27.09.24
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BCC Press Release: Planning Reform Must ‘Move Ahead at Pace’

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), of which Business West is a key player, is calling for swift action by the Government to reform planning in England, to help stimulate business investment and...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 26.09.24
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BCC Press Release: BCC Reacts to Prime Minister’s Conference Speech

Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, of which Business West are clear players, said: “The Prime Minister rightly set out the importance of stabilising and growing...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 25.09.24
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Interview with Councillor Richard Stanley on Tewkesbury’s Tremendous Growth

Tewkesbury is fast becoming a veritable powerhouse for business growth as more companies move into the area and the magnet for young families setting up home there. In an exclusive interview with the...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 20.09.24
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Sir Iain Gray and Andrea Dell to lead Futures West Foundation for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth

Business West has today announced the leadership team for the Futures West Foundation for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth.
Amy Drummond
Amy Drummond
Business West
Posted on: 12.09.24
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All change at the top

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there has been an astonishing number of changes of leadership of late in some of our most significant local institutions. We’ll have new Vice-Chancellors at both...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 03.09.24
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Businesses react to the Government’s four day week plans

Many businesses of all sizes were rightly concerned when they read reports that the government was proposing a new law under which workers were to be given new rights to demand a four day week. And...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 03.09.24
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How Renishaw Engineered Success for Team GB’s Cycling Team

Team GB’s amazing cycling team at the Paris Olympics brought home 11 medals, eight of which came from the track. What I had not known was that Renishaw, one of Business West’s most prominent members...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 20.08.24
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New board in Gloucestershire will boost growth of business

Over the last 12 years our Local Enterprise Partnership in Gloucestershire, GFirstLEP, was by any yardstick pretty successful. And so, having been involved in the organisation for some years as...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 16.08.24
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