• Birmingham based, Sex Education producer, Rem Conway, on mission to find region’s most exciting writing talent
• Kudos Knight partnership opens new Digbeth base and Kudos invests an initial £500k in local training and development
• Training collaboration with Birmingham Film Academy announced

• Programme aimed at maximising economic opportunities of the Commonwealth Games comes to a close 
• Since launching in 2021, Business and Tourism Programme (BATP) has helped to deliver record levels of tourism and investment in the West Midlands, including 2,600 jobs  
• End to BATP marked by event at Library of Birmingham, with benefits expected to continue until 2027. 

• National tourism agency selects Birmingham as destination for its new headquarters from April 2024
• Birmingham and wider West Midlands’ connectivity, talent pool and successful delivery of 2022 Commonwealth Games cited as reasons for VisitBritain/VisitEngland’s relocation to the region
• Move highlights West Midlands’ important contribution to the visitor economy

Turkish Airlines, a leading player in the aviation industry with its sustainability-focused initiatives, has been awarded the title of "Most Sustainable Flag Carrier Airline" by World Finance, a respected organisation in the international finance world. This is the second consecutive year that the flag carrier brand has received this award.

Leading engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has moved to a new larger office in Birmingham having more than doubled its staff over the last five years to reach 550 people, with the office having space for up 700 people. With continued growth forecasted, the move cements the consultancy’s commitment to clients and projects across the West Midlands.  

DLA Piper’s Birmingham office has entered into a partnership with the renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). 

Arup, the global employee-owned sustainability and engineering consultancy, has won a prestigious award for its approach to public-private partnerships in Birmingham.

Built environment leader Arup has teamed up with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) as an official host for this year’s Engineering Open House Week in Birmingham.

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed Tom Rank as a new partner to bolster the Tax and Private Capital team in Birmingham.

• West Midlands is UK’s leading regional location for FDI, seeing its highest performance on record and more projects than Scotland and Wales combined

• Region sees greatest growth in FDI projects in UK, surpassing London and outstripping country’s average by fivefold

• Region bucks national trend, with FDI employment rising by 48% vs a UK decline

• UK regions exceed South East’s FDI performance for the first time

• West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) records best-ever FDI results for projects and jobs.