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Local Growth and the United Kingdom: GoCardless Picks Leeds For New ‘Northern Hub’ Office
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: Lauren Towner Date published: 2025-09-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Bank payment company GoCardless has announced the opening of a new office in Leeds, marking a significant step in...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Mayor marks Climate Week NYC with “Good Clean Fun” initiative
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Mayor marks Climate Week NYC with “Good Clean Fun” initiativeThe mayor aims to make it easier for event producers to...
Local Economies (UK): Brexit’s Digital Divide: How Communication Infrastructure Shaped Business Success and Failure Across UK and Ireland
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Zeeshan Yousaf Date published: 2025-09-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Brexit transition period revealed a stark truth about business preparedness: companies with modern communication...
Local Economies (UK): Birmingham New Street marks 10-years since transformational redevelopment
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: RailUK-admin Date published: 2025-09-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Birmingham New Street celebrated the 10th anniversary of its £750 million redevelopment this weekend which helped transform it into...
Local Economies (UK): Rachel Reeves says Gatwick second runway shows government is ‘backing builders, not blockers’ – business live
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Graeme Wearden Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIntroduction: Reeves says Gatwick 2nd runway means...
Combined Authorities (England): Towards a unified skills strategy: Navigating devolution with purpose
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Graham Hasting-Evans Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] As the UK continues to navigate the complexities of devolution, the skills and training landscape is undergoing a...
Bloomberg CityLab: CityLab’s Most Popular Stories This Week
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] When a College Dies, Who Gets the Campus? View original article at:
Local Economies (UK): ‘Dagenham is worried’: London borough in limbo after Smithfield and Billingsgate move axed
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Joanna Partridge Date published: 2025-09-20 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Behind huge locked gates, the sprawling expanse of concrete and scrubland was supposed to be a hive of activity by now....
Resolution Foundation: The Resolution Foundation at 20
Source: Resolution Foundation Author: Angelica Ottaway Date published: 2025-09-19 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Morning all, Last week we warned that more bad economic news could mean Britain hitting unlucky 13 on the ‘bloody miserable...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Finnish cities join forces to prevent biodiversity loss
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-19 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The 10 largest cities in Finland – Espoo, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Pori, Tampere, Turku and Vantaa...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Seattle releases climate action progress report
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Seattle has completed or made significant progress on more than half (88 of 148) of the actions in its 2013 Climate...
Regional Economies: Ontario welcomes $207 million investment in the advanced manufacturing sector
Source: Regional Economies Author: Jared Dodds Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Sept. 18, 2025, Innisfil, Ont. — The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of nearly $207 million from Northern Transformer...