MONDAY 17th OCTOBER 2011
October Monthly Round-Up
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Please find below a selection of links to media coverage on Birmingham. Due to paywalls in place by some of the online media channels and time limitations of online broadcast outlets, you may not be able to view articles without an existing subscription.
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NEXT HEAD OF CHAMBER CALLS FOR UNITY IN PROMOTING BIRMINGHAM
The president in waiting of the Birmingham Chamber Group has called for an end to “turf wars” and closer unity between the city’s business groups to help get the region’s economy moving again... Gateley boss Michael Ward said: “It’s important that the Chamber and organisations like Marketing Birmingham, the IoD, the CBI and Birmingham Forward work closely with the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership and the city council... Meanwhile, the number of members on the chamber’s books fell by 174 in the financial year, to 2,909. Its new patrons are E.ON and National Express. Business Birmingham, the city’s official inward investment programme, has become a patron of the British American Business Council.
NEW PATRONS SWITCH ON TO THE CHAMBER GROUP
E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy companies employing around 12,000 people in the UK, and National Express, one of Birmingham's biggest employers, have become patrons of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. Business Birmingham, the city's official inward investment programme and part of Marketing Birmingham's destination marketing strategy has become a patron of the British American Business Council.
CUTTING-EDGE RESARCH FACILITY ON TRACK AT UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
A state-of-the-art medical research facility being built by Rugby-based construction firm Stepnell at Warwick Medical School has reached roof level and is on course for completion in December 2011... The £4.3 million building, funded by the University of Warwick, Advantage West Midlands for Birmingham Science City and the Wolfson Foundation, adjoins the Clinical Trials Unit building on the university’s Gibbet Hill Road campus.
BIRMINGHAM – A GOOD PLACE FOR BUSINESS
The city of Birmingham has recently been given a welcome double dose of good news for business.
BIRMINGHAM LIES IN 18TH PLACE IN THE LIST OF LEADING BUSINESS CITIES IN EUROPE
Birmingham still trails Manchester as a location to do business, according to an influential international survey – although the city has made strides in tackling pollution and transport... Neil Rami, chief executive of Marketing Birmingham, said: “Building on today’s poll, another report published by Cushman & Wakefield last week put Birmingham at 16th in the world’s top 25 university cities in terms of the range and quality of institutions – with the second highest score of any UK city behind Edinburgh.
BIRMINGHAM POST BUSINESS AWARDS 2011: WINNERS REVEALED AT GLITTERING ICC CEREMONY
An automotive business that has flourished through the recession was the big winner at this year’s Birmingham Post Business Awards.
MANUFACTURING GROWTH: REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC
Manufacturers in the Midlands have a great deal to be optimistic about despite the difficult economic climate, sector specialists have said. Recent announcements such as Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to build a new £355m engine plant on a site in South Staffordshire and proposals to create 1,200 new jobs with the expansion of the Rolls-Royce/Goodrich joint venture Aero Engine Controls in Birmingham..
SCIENCE PARK LINKS START-UPS TO INVESTORS WORLDWIDE
Entrepreneurs at Birmingham Science Park Aston are now able to pitch their ideas to investors from around the world following the launch of a new initiative.
WHITBY TO HELP KRAFT CHICAGO LINKS
The leader of Birmingham Council is set to meet with senior management at Kraft Foods as part of a delegation visit to Chicago... Representatives from Business Birmingham, The University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University, will also visit the US city to promote Birmingham as a centre of business, investment and educational opportunity. Coverage of our imminent Chicago visit in Insider Media, following aforementioned Marketing Birmingham press release.
Business Birmingham’s visit to Chicago, starting today- Marketing Birmingham’s PR team worked with partners including Birmingham City Council, the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University to produce a release highlighting our imminent presence in America
BIRMINGHAM COURTS FRESH US INVESTMENTS
The city of Birmingham is bucking the trend by switching its drive for inward investment away from China and India to focus on the US, where the west Midlands region has been losing ground in recent years. Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham city council, is leading a delegation of civic, business and education officials to Chicago this week, where he is due to meet Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive of Kraft Foods – the region’s largest investor with its £12bn takeover of Cadbury last year… Article written by John Murray Brown, Midlands correspondent for the Financial Times who attended The Birmingham Chefs Alliance Dinner. Quotes from Neil Rami and Wouter Schuitemaker.
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