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The third edition of the Midlands Engine Global & Investment Scorecard shows data for: trade; business; investment; higher education and the visitor economy.

Held at Reach Events, on Pride Park, a capacity audience of 300 people, including business leaders, key decision-makers and investors from across the region heard from keynote speakers and panellists who shared their views on Derby’s regeneration story to date.

A detailed plan for the delivery of a West Midlands Investment Zone capable of attracting more than £5.5bn of private investment and over 30,000 new jobs has been announced.

Business leaders came together in Birmingham for the second Midlands Economic Summit - the biggest Midlands-wide business forum, presenting an opportunity to shape a region-wide response to the economic challenges and opportunities facing the region.

Loughborough University has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) to be the first UK member of its Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network.

A host of figures from esteemed institutions, including the World Bank, London School of Economics, United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Cornell University, gathered in Lincoln last week (24-26 June) as LIBS hosted the fourth Development Economics Conference (DEC-2024).