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Time was when developers and those who might be potential investors in Gloucester wouldn't touch the city with a proverbial bargepole. They had lost confidence in the city council to deliver as a...
Today the British Chambers of Commerce – which represents 75,000 firms of all sizes and sectors, employing 6 million people – has written to incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson setting out 15...
phil-smith.jpg Commenting on the announcement that Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP has won the Conservative leadership contest and will be the next Prime Minister, Phil Smith, Managing Director at the...
Wiltshire College’s impressive Lackham campus was the venue for July’s Wiltshire Business & Economy Meeting hosted by Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative in partnership with Swindon &...
We constantly hear about the activities of the Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine economic models which started evolving five years ago. So, where is the Powerhouse to drive the burgeoning...
These are exciting times for South Gloucestershire. While the area has a very strong industry and educational base built over many decades – and a base for world leading businesses across sectors...
Not so long ago there were some lively debates about whether Bath and North East Somerset should join the West of England Combined Authority . There were concerns that it would be a Bristol take over...
Business West Initiative staff members went to Glastonbury Festival last week to see a sneak preview of Bristol based Arcadia Spectacular’s latest artistic installation, Pangea. Towering over the...
As part of the Initiative’s efforts to build on the vision articulated in 2050: High in Hope, we are asking members to consider how we can create a sustainable and inclusive city. At our June...
