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Businesses can speak directly to procurement professionals from a range of sectors by attending City of Wolverhampton’s Meet the Buyer on Monday 30 September

As we approach Brexit on 31 October, businesses are reminded they can take advantage of a free online tool to support them.

Birmingham 2022 is seeking to establish a new Framework Agreement for Marketing and Creative Services, to support the delivery of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to exercise its Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers on the owner of the former post office building in Lichfield Street.

City of Wolverhampton is geared up for its biggest annual spotlight to support business growth.

The annual City Jobs Fair will be held in the WV1 Suite at Molineux Stadium (WV1 4QR) on Friday 13 September, from 9.30am to 1pm.

Preparatory works have started on phase one of City of Wolverhampton Council’s ambitious Westside Link scheme.

Birmingham 2022 is hosting an open meeting for the arts and cultural community of Birmingham and the West Midlands to discuss more about the exciting plans for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Sandwell Council is pressing ahead with its plans to build hundreds of much-needed new council homes.

City of Wolverhampton is geared up for its sixth annual business programme offering free events, workshops and training to help businesses to start, grow and succeed.

The not-for-profit organisation has plans for a new development at the Canalside site in West Bromwich

Hundreds of local people will have the chance to learn valuable construction skills and help build more than 1,400 new homes on one of Birmingham’s biggest construction sites thanks to a new training ...

With three years to go until the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, organisers have unveiled the new brand and vision for the Games

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to approve funding for the final design of the ambitious City Learning Quarter – with demolition works on course to be completed by the end of the summer.

City of Wolverhampton residents and businesses are being invited to have their say on the city’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy.

The Wolverhampton Interchange project has hit new heights this week with the completion of the roof on phase one of the new railway station.

Work is now under way on the £5.2 million restoration of West Smethwick Park – and there are lots of fun activities lined up for the school summer holidays too

A West Midlands delegation of business tourism partners secured more than 200 appointments, worth a potential £2 million for the region, at this year’s Meetings Show.

City of Wolverhampton Council’s funding bid to the government’s Future High Streets Fund has been shortlisted.

The team behind Birmingham 2022 is dialling up the countdown to the Commonwealth Games by rolling out an art-led community research project that aims to connect communities across the West Midlands.

Delivering complex components for new automotive ‘light-weighting’ projects is reaping dividends for a Black Country supplier.

Work has started on an extension to a major Midlands business park which could generate around 1,700 jobs and lever in up to £300 million of investment.

Birmingham and the West Midlands region will benefit from a £778 million investment to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the government has confirmed today.

Good progress continues to be made on phase one of City of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building - and it is already dominating the city centre skyline.

Plans for the redevelopment of Alexander Stadium are set to go on display at public drop-in events later this month.

City of Wolverhampton Council set for next phase of capital funded projects to continue to develop and maintain the city’s highway network for the next financial year and future years.

WV Living has been given the green light to build new homes on the site of a former council owned care home.

A new national centre for construction excellence will be built in the City of Wolverhampton.

A major improvement scheme in Carters Green - which will see new paving, seating and street lighting along with more trees and the creation of a new public square and events area - gets under way late...

More than 40 City of Wolverhampton businesses today (Tuesday) became the latest to join the Aim for Gold business growth programme.

Work to prepare the site of the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre will start this month (June 2019).

Sandwell Business Ambassadors are urging the borough’s SMEs to enter this year’s Sandwell Business Awards

The Black Country Business event runs from 12 May to 24 May and open to businesses of all sizes

A Meet the Buyer event held for local businesses to learn more about the work packages available through the construction of the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre has been hailed as a success.

Construction work on the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games started today (8 May).

WV Living has appointed a contractor to develop new homes at one of its largest sites in the City of Wolverhampton

The £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre has been given the final go-ahead by councillors.

Companies across the West Midlands are benefiting from the HS2 infrastructure project, ahead of its arrival in 2026, by accessing tailored funding streams to grow their businesses, delivering new jobs...

A blueprint to demolish the Dudley building is set to go before planners next week

Planning permission has been granted to demolish the former Faces nightclub building as part of the ambitious City Learning Quarter scheme.

Sandwell Council has put in a £25 million bid to the Government’s Future High Streets Fund to help acquire and demolish sites to make huge improvements to West Bromwich town centre.

Sandwell Council is demolishing a former depot site in Oldbury to provide land for much-needed housing.

Enabling works on the Civic Halls are set to be completed within days – paving the way for the full restoration and improvement programme to begin.

The steel framework for phase one of City of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building is close to completion.

Ambitious plans for a major multi-million-pound city living development at the heart of City of Wolverhampton have today been announced at MIPIM.

Plans for the new £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre have been given the green light.

The latest images have been released as part of plans for the new state-of-the-art Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick.

City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted a planning application to demolish the former Faces nightclub building as part of the ambitious City Learning Quarter scheme.

The major construction phase of the Civic Halls’ full restoration and improvement programme is set to get the green light – with works set to begin in weeks.

People of all ages in the City of Wolverhampton are being encouraged to find out more about apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week (March 4-8).