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SmartCitiesWorld News: Town of Coventry completes landfill solar project
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2026-02-17 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] At a glance Who: Town of Coventry; Town of East Greenwich; Ameresco; Luminace. What: The Town of Coventry in...
Local Economies (UK): Retail layoffs mount as UK unemployment climbs to five-year peak
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Amanda Vlietstra Date published: 2026-02-17 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] UK unemployment has reached its highest in nearly five years at 5.2%, according to the latest figures from the Office of...
Upjohn Research: Early Learning Across Decades: Advances in Measuring Head Start Effectiveness
Source: Upjohn Research Author: Chloe Gibbs Date published: 2026-02-17 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] View original article at:
Econ Dev Show Podcast – Economic Development: Economic Development 209: Building a Cross-Border Economic Engine with Heath Vescovi-Chiordi
Source: Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development Author: unknown Date published: 2026-02-16 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Social Network Quick Links View original article at:
Regional Economies: India has highest level of AI skill penetration, adopted policy of avoiding over-regulation: Jitin Prasada
Source: Regional Economies Author: unknown Date published: 2026-02-16 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) India has the highest level of artificial intelligence (AI) skill penetration and has adopted a policy approach of...
Combined Authorities (England): Could Manchester be a model for the UK to kickstart growth?
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: unknown Date published: 2026-02-15 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Manchester is known for its music scene [Getty Images] There is a buzz around Manchester that is difficult to truly understand...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: Scotland’s councils face £42m cut after UK Government changes Brexit cash rules
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: andrew.learmonth@newsquest.co.uk | Andrew Learmonth Date published: 2026-02-14 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] However, while around 70% of the UKSPF in Scotland could be spent on resource...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀
Political pronouncements don't shift markets unless they are backed by tangible co-investment, legislation, incentives, changes to tax codes and/or demand stimulus This is the first article in a regular weekly series, where I reflect on a common issue that I see a lot...
Free Executive Track Course in February: Poverty, Inclusion and Inequality
We've just made the Executive Track course module on poverty, inclusion and inequalities free on ourCPD site - which can be accessed by joining with the free membership 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙧 tier at https://www.economicdevelopment.world/joinThis 1 h course includes a workbook to...