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The LEP launches a campaign to attract sponsors for its most significant presence to date at international tech conference, Smart City Expo World Congress 2019, held in Barcelona

At its board meeting on 19 July, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) will discuss actions it and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority are taking to put inclusive growth at the heart of its activities, in order to create and develop an environment where all communities have access to economic opportunities and prosperity.

The old Polestar Petty printworks on Whitehall road has been identified as the location for a new world class TV and Film studio in Leeds.

A family-run manufacturer has invested £9 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which will future-proof its operation and enable the production of Springbond, a new eco-engineered carpet underlay made from upcycled plastic bottles.

Key players from across Leeds City Region came together this week to throw their support behind the LEP and the launch of the Leeds City Region at MIPIM 2020 sponsorship opportunities.

Leeds City Region is to become a UK centre for rail engineering.

Leeds City Region is committed to becoming a net zero carbon city region – by 2038 at the latest with significant progress by 2030

Roger Marsh OBE, chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Convention of the North and NP11 Summit will bring business and civic leaders together to speak with one voice for the North, sending a clear message to the new Prime Minister and Government about the North’s role in driving national prosperity after Brexit