‘Business’ Archives
Competition launched for public space element of 20-acre Manchester site
Plans are afoot to regenerate and transform part of Manchester city centre. The Co-operative Group and the City Council intend to launch a competition to find a team to create high quality public spaces that are a key part of the plans to transform and regenerate the whole area around Corporation Street and Miller Street. The Co-operative [...]
AGMA’s vision for a low carbon economy in Manchester
By 2015 Greater Manchester will have established itself as a world leader in the transformation to a low carbon economy. That's the plan of AGMA who have released today Greater Manchester's Joint Delivery Plan for a Low Carbon Economic area. AGMA for those who don't know is the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities which meets regularly [...]
East Manchester’s Sharp project continues to grow
The Sharp Project has announced that it has signed up more tenants, taking the total number of tenants now locating at its East Manchester site to 24. New start-ups SUNDE Technologies and Peddlers Cross Creative are amongst the companies to take advantage of the cities new home for creative industries. Sue Woodward OBE, Director for the [...]
Open data hack event comes to Manchester
The MadLab, aka the Manchester Digital Laboratory, is to host a "hack" event for young developers interested in working with open data. The hack day, part of a nationwide week of similar events under the banner of Young Rewired State, is an opportunity for older teenagers to learn how to work with governmental open data to produce socially [...]
Manchester to get a new business magazine
Manchester is to get a new magazine which promises to fill the gap left by the closure of Crains Manchester Business Paper. Manchester Matters, an online and print-on-demand publication will replace and incorporate TransportMatters, the online magazine for the North West transport industry which launched in 2007. Manchester Matters [...]
Manchester’s business confidence still growing
Manchester's businesses are continuing to enjoy growth according to Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's latest Quarterly Economic Survey. It was the first time that manufacturers in the city have seen growth across domestic and export markets since the last quarter of 2007. The survey found confidence was high among manufacturers [...]
Freddie gets the Point underway
Yesterday's one day cricket international at Old Trafford saw the new £12 million conference and events venue, The Point, officially opened. As England completed a close one wicket win against their old adversaries Australia,Lancashire County Cricket Club’s very own Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff cut the red ribbon. Lancashire’s [...]