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Local Economies (UK): Asda Foundation awards over £1.25 million to transform community spaces across the UK
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Fiona Briggs Date published: 2025-09-03 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and...
Bloomberg CityLab: What Drastic Cuts to Philly Transit Mean for Riders, Regional Economy
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos Date published: 2025-09-03 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.Get today's top stories and ideas...
Regional Economies: The Future of Silicon Valley: Examining the Six Biggest Issues Impacting Innovation and Growth
Source: Regional Economies Author: Foley & Lardner LLP Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Silicon Valley continues to be a leader in driving global innovation, with Silicon Valley startups accounting for over half of...
Upjohn Research: Abundance Strategies Should Promote Abundant Jobs in Distressed Places
Source: Upjohn Research Author: Timothy J. Bartik Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A prominent recent policy debate is about “abundance policies”: policies to make it easier to build housing or infrastructure,...
Local Economies (UK): Growth would make all the Government’s challenges easier to solve – but it is not straining every sinew to achieve it
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Jisola Onifade Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Between all the talk of ‘broken Britain’ and the critiques of such ‘miserabilist’ analyses, it’s sometimes quite hard to figure...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: Europe’s difficult trade-off between military and welfare spending: the Italian case
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The idea of building a three-mile suspension bridge between Sicily and Italy’s mainland was notoriously a pet project of...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Manchester targets 44 per cent emissions cut with new climate action plan
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Manchester City Council has set out its Climate Change Action Plan for 2025-30, detailing how it will cut almost...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: North East Automotive Alliance to deliver new skills plan
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) has been appointed as the Employer Representative Body for the region’s new...
Local Economies (UK): Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A crackdown on international students in Britain could hurt struggling cities where...
Centre for Cities: City Minutes: The role of universities in city economies
Source: Centre for Cities Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Rob Johnson, Analyst, and Xuanru Lin, Researcher, to discuss the findings of our latest briefing...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: Regional commissions deliver infrastructure where it matters most
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] In a report released in January 2025, we compared the effectiveness of the three largest multi-state federally chartered...
Local Economies (UK): Night-time ‘deserts’ forming across UK as bars and clubs close
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: James Bayley Date published: 2025-09-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A quarter of Britain’s late-night venues have vanished since 2020, sparking warnings of "night-time deserts" across the...