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MAG announces £440m investment in final phase of £1.3bn Manchester Airport Transformation Programme
MAG (Manchester Airports Group) has announced a £440m investment in Manchester Airport that will create thousands of jobs and unlock billions of pounds of economic value for the North over the next decade. The investment will transform the passenger experience at the...
Northern Leaders unite in Manchester to discuss devolution at Convention of the North 2023
On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Manchester Central hosted The Convention of The North 2023, an annual gathering of civic, political and business leaders. The convention provides an opportunity to discuss levelling up and to find real solutions to the challenges it...
Green Skills Academy launches playing a critical role in Greater Manchester’s net zero ambitions
On Thursday 19 January, The Green Skills Academy established by The Growth Company launched in Trafford Park. Described as the “first of its kind” in the UK, The Green Skills Academy boasts innovative green technologies and offers comprehensive training in a range of...
Greater Manchester welcomes India High Commissioner to the UK, in first visit outside of London
Local Civic and business leaders welcomed His Excellency, Mr Vikram Doraiswami India High Commissioner in the UK, to Greater Manchester on Friday 13th January, for meetings to highlight and celebrate the importance of India to the city-region and explore opportunities...
Multi-million-pound Greater Manchester Institute Of Technology will open in September 2023
A new multi-million-pound technical education institute in Greater Manchester will open to students in September 2023, after being granted a licence by the Department for Education. The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) will specialise in...
Manchester spin-out revolutionising water filtration gets £500,000 funding boost to scale up
Molymem, a spin-out company based at The University of Manchester that is developing a breakthrough water filtration technology, has secured SEED equity investment of £500,000 to help scale up. The business utilises the benefits of new materials in the membrane...