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More than 50 projects to improve road, rail, tram, bus, cycling and walking routes across the region have been agreed today by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board.

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to invest more than £118million in new homes over the next five years.

City of Wolverhampton Council’s multi-million-pound transformation of the city centre will begin gathering pace this week.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has today launched a search to find 2,022 Batonbearers for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay in England.

Applications to the Government’s Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grants scheme are now open to City of Wolverhampton businesses.

Construction on the Metro extension to Digbeth will move further forward when works to upgrade utility services in Meriden Street get underway.

City of Wolverhampton residents and businesses are being invited to have their say on the draft Digital Wolverhampton Strategy for the city.

The best and brightest Life Sciences companies from across the Midlands have been shortlisted for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2022.

City of Wolverhampton Council has announced it will be launching a new business and enterprise hub to inspire start-ups, growth and support people into employment and training.

City of Wolverhampton Council has expanded its Relight Business Programme grant to support independent retailers and help businesses across the city invest in low carbon and other environmental measur...

Hospitality venues hosting parties and events could be eligible for financial support to help invest in Covid safe practices over the busy festive period.

There are just two weeks remaining for businesses and organisations to submit applications to the City Ideas Fund to help tackle youth unemployment in the city.

Businesses in the region are encouraged to register before Christmas to confirm their place on the latest cohort of an industry-leading national management training course.

Sandwell Council has partnered with with the Black Country Chamber of Commerce to host the popular Baggies Business Breakfast event.

One of the recently announced projects that will take place during the Birmingham 2022 Festival, GENERATIONS, is on the look out for four and five generation families.

City of Wolverhampton Council has today (Thursday) launched a new City Ideas Fund for businesses and organisations at a major city summit aimed at tackling youth unemployment.

Full works will start next week to transform the street scene around the refurbished Civic Halls ready for its Autumn 2022 reopening under world-leading venue operator and concert promoter, AEG Presen...

Venturefest - which connects investors, innovators and entrepreneurs in the West Midlands - is back for 2022 and opportunities are now open to sponsor the highly-anticipated event

192 new homes on the way changing the face of Royal city gateway

Residents and workers in Wednesbury have the opportunity to take part in face-to-face consultation sessions where they can give their views on proposals to revitalise the town’s historic centre and im...

The brand new venue for Birmingham 2022 is taking shape with more progress made in the last few months

City of Wolverhampton?Council?and?AEG Presents?have agreed a 25-year deal for the world-leading venue operator and concert promoter to?run the?city’s iconic Civic Halls.??

BetaDen has opened applications for the fifth cohort of businesses to join the programme.

Wolverhampton City Council has taken another major step in its commitment to working with partners to make Wolverhampton carbon zero.

Wolves at Work is encouraging young people and city employers to get involved in the Kickstart scheme after it was extended until March 2022.

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to start the process of appointing a contractor to construct a new £8.1million technical centre as part of its City Learning Quarter vision.

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to launch a new £3million programme to boost youth employment in the city.

Coventry Building Society will be joined by automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover and Coventry University will will share their knowledge and experience of working with smaller businesses within their su...

A pilot programme has been launched in Wolverhampton to offer enterprise mentoring to black businesses in the city.

A Midlands-wide campaign helping improve support for mental health in the workplace has seen more than 800 employers taking the first steps to make positive improvements in their organisations.

Local suppliers and subcontractors have an opportunity to meet the contractors for the HS2 main works and stations.

Businesses in the West Midlands can join 30,000 senior business leaders in a practical management training programme delivered by leading business schools across the UK.

City of Wolverhampton Council today (Thursday 30 September) announced its preferred developer for its Bilston Urban Village employment site.

City of Wolverhampton has kicked off its annual Business Week by announcing the launch of one of the largest city centre residential development opportunities in the Midlands.

A programme which helps West Midlands manufacturing and engineering firms to adopt cutting-edge digital technology has seen 100 companies sign up in just a few months.

The main ticket ballot is now open and applications will close at 8pm on 30 September. A ticket ballot is the fairest way to allocate tickets. Applications are made and the system allocates tickets at...

LGPS Central Limited has followed hot on the heels of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities to become a tenant of the city’s new i9 office development.

City of Wolverhampton is gearing up for its annual business spotlight, offering in-person events and online webinars to highlight opportunities to businesses and investors.

Leader of Sandwell Council, Councillor Rajbir Singh along with interim CEO Kim Bromley Derry recently attended a Business Leaders Investment Breakfast hosted by the Richardson company at the Hawthorns...

The main ticket ballot for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is now live

City of Wolverhampton Council today (Friday) celebrated a major milestone in its transformation plans for the city centre.

Planners have recommended approval for City of Wolverhampton Council’s first solar farm to be developed to power New Cross Hospital with renewable energy.

Wolverhampton in spotlight event hosted by Midlands Business Insider

Work has started to demolish an eyesore former Bilston pub and neighbouring derelict garages to pave the way for potential new homes.

5PRING – the consortium behind the UK’s first 5G commercial application accelerator – has announced the Future of Transport challenge.

Sandwell Council has teamed up with Google Digital Garage to offer a free online workshop to boost the digital marketing skills of people in the borough.

Mr Kim Bromley-Derry CBE DL has been temporarily released from his role as Executive Director at McLaren construction to become Interim Chief Executive at Sandwell Council, with effect from Tuesday, 1...

The Birmingham 2022 Cultural Programme is offering Birmingham and West Midlands artists/cultural organisations the opportunity to submit a proposal for commissions of up to £25,000 to create public ar...

The City of Wolverhampton Council Leader has reiterated his brownfield development first message ahead of public consultation on the future of housing plans in the region starting on Monday.

Sandwell Council wants to hear your opinions on its plans to improve and invest in Britannia Park in Rowley Regis. You can see the plans at Britannia Park on Saturday 14 August.