I welcome the Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update and wholly concur with the statement that we will not be defined by this crisis but rather by our response to it.
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Midlands Engine convenes series of virtual discussions on ‘Enabling the Midlands PPE Supply Chain.’
Midlands Engine has today begun a series of virtual discussions on ‘Enabling the Midlands PPE Supply Chain’.
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Observatory publishes 6th Edition of Covid-19 Economic Impact Monitor
The Midlands Engine Observatory has published its latest Covid-19 Economic Impact Monitor (6th Edition), providing an overview of both national data and Midlands level data.
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Midlands Engine convenes Covid-19 response meeting of regional MPs with Secretary of State, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
Midlands Engine Chairman, Sir John Peace, has convened a virtual roundtable discussion with MHCLG Secretary of State and Midlands Engine Champion, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, bringing together 40 cross-party Midlands MPs, businesses and leading academics, including from the Midlands Engine Observatory.
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Lack of support for workers mental health “cuts firm productivity by a quarter”
A new report funded through the Midlands Engine Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP) finds that firms impacted by mental health sickness absence suffered a 25% hit to their productivity.
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Supporting R+D and Advanced Ceramics
Midlands Engine Chairman Sir John Peace, recently met with the Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group, a consortium of businesses and academic partners who aim to make the Midlands the go-to destination for the global R&D and production of advanced ceramics.
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Raising the profile of our region
In recent weeks we met with Kate Griffiths, MP for Burton, and Claudia Webbe, MP for Leicester East. Further important virtual meetings are planned over the next month.
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D2N2 awards £3.8m funding towards Chesterfield Station Masterplan
D2N2 has awarded a £3.8m grant towards the construction of the Hollis Lane Link Road in Chesterfield. This £7.42m project will form a critical part of the Chesterfield Station Masterplan, leading to wholesale regeneration in the form of new commercial development and improved connectivity, and supporting sustainable economic growth in the centre of Chesterfield.
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Midlands innovation in the fight on coronavirus
Organisations from the Midlands Innovation partnership are taking part in a series of ventures to help in the fight against COVID-19.
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Upskilling workers and businesses to rise to new challenges
Midlands Enterprise Universities have upskilled thousands of workers during the coronavirus pandemic to help fill the acute staff shortages in the NHS and also help businesses adapt to new ways of working.
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