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Leeds City Council and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership have welcomed the news that Leeds has been chosen as the location for the bank.

Chair of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to business, economy and the community.

New investment in the creative sector set to drive opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses.

This month we interviewed Dr Liz Mear, Managing Director of Leeds Academic Health Partnership, about the region's new Healthtech Catalyst.

Expanding into international markets can help businesses of all sizes to reach new customers, generate additional revenue and mitigate market risks. According to Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) research, businesses in West Yorkshire export around £6 billion of goods to over 100 markets worldwide, with approximately 57 per cent going to EU markets.

In the lead up to the LEP’s annual meeting (AM) this year we are giving members of the public the option to ask us questions which will be answered in a ‘Question Time’ section of the meeting on 9 June 2021.

We are inviting business leaders to help shape our vision for action on productivity and resilience in the Leeds City Region.

In March, we saw the inaugural collaborative innovation festival, an opportunity to celebrate just a small snapshot of innovation activity in the region. Chair of the Business, Innovation & Growth Panel, Andrew Wright, comments on what's next.

“The election of the first Mayor of West Yorkshire takes us another step further in realising our vision for an economically thriving West Yorkshire."