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Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Chair to address House of Lords Select Committee
Bradford-based Regal Foods targets growth with LEP investment
LEP sets sights on an inclusive recovery from COVID-19
Leeds City Region's top 100 digital tech adopters announced
Free legal clinic launches to support businesses with EU Exit issues
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Save the Date: West Yorkshire Innovation Festival 2021
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UK Centre of Excellence to be delivered in Leeds City Region
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Peer Networks programme supports 60 small local businesses
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Tracy Brabin elected first Mayor of West Yorkshire
Keeping focus on the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival
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LEP Question Time 2021
Global expansion: the key to success for businesses in West Yorkshire
The Leeds City Region (LCR) Supply Chain Programme announces its 200th project
A brighter future for creative businesses in West Yorkshire
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Business survey counts cost of Covid impact
It starts with a conversation: tailored innovation support
Major new report shows the strengths of devolution
Utterberry chooses Leeds City Region as the location from which to develop and deploy their world-renowned smart technology
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New support hub set to boost the region’s small businesses
The LEP launches Indielab West Yorks: The Creative Catalyst Accelerator
Four benefits of collaborating for your innovation project
Economic data shows West Yorkshire recovery gaining momentum
Businesses set to return to in-person conferences at Go Digital Live
Sir Roger Marsh OBE DL: Channel 4's Leeds HQ at risk if station is privatised
A view from the members of the West Yorkshire Innovation Network
West Yorkshire Innovation Network launch
How West Yorkshire’s manufacturing sector is being transformed
Circular Economy: save money, reduce waste, cut carbon emissions
LEP announced as sponsors of the Asian Business Growth Program
LEP supports students with special educational needs and disabilities through UK’s first SEND Alumni Network resource
£6m support package to help people across the region start a business
Support to help businesses prepare for a net zero future
New engagement launched for West Yorkshire businesses
Characteristics of an innovative business
Government levels playing field for SMEs on Small Business Saturday
Region’s business leaders criticise decision to scrap HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
Businesses encouraged to sign up for free support in 2022
Strategic Growth Survey report
Local entrepreneurs explore profitable business propositions
Manufacturing Task Force launched by Mayor of West Yorkshire
Carbon cutting business support scheme saves firms an average of £9,000 on their energy bills
Thinking about hiring an apprentice? Here’s 3 reasons why you should
Businesses contribute £2.4 million to support over 220 apprentices
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2018 Archive
Communities and businesses in the Colne and Calder Valleys to be protected from flooding with £1.3 million LEP funding
New Bolton Woods gears up for development of 145 new homes
Wakefield MP and Leader of Council formally open new Advanced Skills and Innovation Centre
New Science and Innovation audit champions medtech in Leeds City Region
Leeds City Region Building for Success at MIPIM
Burberry announces new Business Services centre in Leeds
How millennial digital wizards are powering the Leeds City Region's gaming industry
LEP expands team to deliver ambitious international trade and inward investment plans
Finest Brands championing growth with £1.35 million investment
West Yorkshire's latest rail station is set to welcome its first passengers
Legal & General set to create over 400 jobs in Leeds City Region
Kirkstall Forge on track for major regeneration with support from LEP
Digital Catapult Centre planned for Bradford
Development of Leeds iconic Tower Works site moves forward
2019 Archive
LEP Board welcomes new business leaders
Why Channel 4 and Gentleman Jack are turning Yorkshire into a creative powerhouse
Yorkshire business support programme provides over £1m in grant funding
Leeds Studios to open in May 2020
LEP and local employers commit to supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Roger Marsh OBE DL, Chair of the LEP, was awarded the Individual Award for Excellence
Putting all our energy into a greener planet
Elected and business leaders publish first ever Manifesto for the North ahead of UK General Election
Congratulations to Roger Marsh OBE, Chair of the LEP, on his appointment as Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire
LEP calls on local businesses to make the most of the apprenticeship levy and support their local communities
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Have your say on our ambitious plan for the future of the region’s economy
A lot can happen in a year!
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A thriving north must be the cornerstone of a successful post-Brexit Britain
Is your business ready for Brexit?
Roger Marsh OBE, Chair of the LEP, calls for a radical new approach to investment in the North
Keynote Announced for Convention of the North with NP11 event on 13 September
Region records highest ever employment rate
Broadcaster Steph McGovern confirmed to host Convention of the North and NP11 event as programme is announced
Creating a shared vision for the North
Businesses increasing investment in digital infrastructure, according to Leeds City Region Business Survey 2019
HS2 review is an opportunity
Skills drive can bridge productivity gap
Leeds to host major international MIT innovation programme
LEP calls for input to help shape Leeds City Region Local Industrial Strategy
Response to IPPR North's blueprint for how the North can lead the Northern Powerhouse agenda
NP11 Chair responds to confirmation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
Partnership grows with biggest Leeds City Region Skills Network conference to date
£9m manufacturing facility opens in Bradford
Leeds City Region Chair honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Institute of Directors
Response to the Public Accounts Committee’s Local Enterprise Partnerships: progress review
£13m Leeds College of Building new campus officially opened
LEP launches calls for evidence on Local Industrial Strategy
Combined Authority declares climate emergency
Leeds City Region’s ambitious agenda for climate change action
The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre helps protect historic UK buildings
Response to Channel 4 reports
Combined Authority and colleges join forces to drive change and ensure skills provision meets demand
New programme launched to help businesses get ready for investment
LEP business grants scheme to drive forward inclusive growth
NP11 Chair responds to new joint ministerial role for Northern Powerhouse Minister
NPIF investments in Leeds reach £20 million
Delivering growth for good
LEP Question Time invites questions from the public
Success for University of Huddersfield and 3M BIC at national technology awards
Local TV industry set for business support boost
The LEP backs calls for HS2 to be delivered in full
Businesses raise their profile amongst local workforce talent by backing digital skills
Leeds City Region businesses save enough energy to make 138 million cups of tea
AND Digital creates 100 jobs in Halifax
Roger Marsh OBE awarded for outstanding contribution to regional economy
Channel 4 announces composition of National HQ
NPIF supports £184million of investment across the North
Delegation takes off to promote Leeds City Region
Green light for plans to transform Bradford's former Odeon into world class music venue
Growth success for Samuel Grant Packaging
Potential of the Powerhouse is unlocked
Bradford attracts significant new investor
Employment Hub launched in Leeds City Region
Work underway on major element of flood protection and regeneration project in east Leeds
Demand for business support remains high in uncertain times
Boost for local TV and production sector
LEP announces plans to ensure more businesses benefit from recruiting an apprentice
Canadian tech firm launches in Leeds City Region
Leeds City Region showcases success at global conference
International consultancy locates in Leeds City Region
Derelict paper mill site transformed into sustainable housing development with LEP support
Leeds' Local Industrial Strategy on the agenda with Theresa May
Nature and people to benefit from a £2.6 million environmental project in West Yorkshire
Leeds City College showcases its new £60m campus
LEP puts in place support to help Leeds City Region businesses through Brexit
Channel 4 Board meets in Leeds for first time and launches new partnership with City Region
Survey highlights solid end to 2018 and need for Brexit clarity
Region celebrates investment and jobs
Private sector support places Leeds City Region on the international stage
2020 Archive
Roger Marsh OBE DL: 2021 can offer reasons for hope in the region
Information for businesses that trade with the EU
Creative Director of Wise Owl Films, Mark Robinson
In conversation part 2: innovation in Leeds City Region
Santander and the LEP announce £1 million partnership to support apprenticeships in Leeds City Region
Barnsley company moves into new premises as Covid provides clear view of future
6B sets its sights on success with £11,000 from the LEP’s #Grow grant
£1.3 million bootcamps launched to boost tech and digital skills
In conversation: innovation in Leeds City Region
The need for certainty in uncertain times
Combined Authority and the LEP launch new FutureGoals careers resources for parents and carers to support families during pandemic
Net Zero Carbon by 2038 for West Yorkshire
Nexus Business Barometer
Skills and training at centre of West Yorkshire agenda for COVID-19 recovery
£2m high-growth support programme launched to boost Leeds City Region businesses
Wakefield-based Global Doors benefits from Employment Hub service to hire skilled apprentices
SMEs within Leeds City Region to benefit from £100K cyber support
Free mentoring programme launched for female entrepreneurs
Wakefield automation specialist Sewtec welcomes VIP delegation to new £2m design and manufacturing facility
BLOG: An introduction to the Circular Economy
Roger Marsh OBE: Why the North has to be central to the UK’s recovery plan
London-based digital agency moves HQ to Leeds City Region
The main barriers to innovation
LEP Question Time 2020
Boost for Regional Indie TV and Film Production Companies
Leeds Digital Festival
Automation specialist Sewtec completes move to multi-million pound facility in Wakefield
Region can be at heart of a national recovery
LEP Question Time invites questions from the public and businesses
Free skills boost for newly redundant to upskill in digital, TV production and construction
£100,000 grant assists leading compressor distributor to expand in Bradford
Recovery has to put people first
New support for young people to navigate the COVID-19 job market
LEP works with European partners to support SMEs as region recovers from COVID-19
More buildings in Leeds City Centre now connected to waste-powered heat and hot water thanks to support from the LEP’s Energy Accelerator
Dahua UK to open northern office in partner city
Five years of the Business Support Service
Invest in skills to avoid a two-speed labour market
Five years since launch, the LEP’s “vital Business Support Service” meets the region’s Covid response head on
LEP Board reaffirms commitment to tackling the climate emergency as region recovers from COVID-19
How the LEP is supporting the region during the crisis and planning for recovery
Moving your small business from the physical to the digital
New Indie TV and Film Development Fund Launches
Leeds firm secures funding from the LEP to scale-up fight against the spread of germs
Manufacturers support Covid-19 response
LEP backing businesses to ramp up production and support the NHS during Covid-19
Bradford's Northern Max business programme goes virtual
Leeds manufacturer to supply emergency Excel hospital
LEP showcases success of Access Innovation programme with European partners
Roger Marsh OBE DL comments on the West Yorkshire devolution deal
Continued support available to help businesses lower their energy bills
FutureGoals launches Spotlight campaign
Leeds City Region supporting careers and development with skills
The LEP urges organisations to take advantage of support for low carbon projects
LEP welcomes new members to create its most diverse Board ever
Leeds business saves 55 per cent on electricity with support from the LEP
SEMH students in Bradford launch coast to coast cycle ride fundraiser to boost their digital skills
Northern business leaders call on Government for commitment to key investments to ‘level-up' UK economy
Creating the right environment for innovation and growth
Leeds City Region outlines vision for culture and heritage
Update on action to tackle climate emergency to be presented to the LEP Board
LEP creates £2 million recovery fund for flood hit businesses in Calderdale
LEP Chair welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement that HS2 will go ahead
Region’s first conference to boost career opportunities for young people with SEND
LEP grant boosts development on Enterprise Zone in Wakefield
Inspiring innovation on an international stage
LEP Chair named top of the Yorkshire Business Insider Power 100 list 2020
LEP puts health at the heart of Local Industrial Strategy after extensive consultation
SMARTY project launched to help European SMEs embrace the Industry 4.0 revolution
The North is the true solution
SMARTY, Smart SMEs for Industry 4.0
LEP Board “reluctantly” approves new governance arrangements to comply with Government requirements but stresses continued commitment to City Region partnership working
Leeds SME secures funding thanks to Nexus and LEP partnership
Leeds City Region Business Survey 2021
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