The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, announced the approval of twenty four local enterprise partnership proposals earlier today. Those approved included the following from the West Midlands:
- Birmingham & Solihull with E. Staffordshire, Lichfield &Tamworth
- Coventry & Warwickshire
- Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire
- The Marches
Those not approved at this stage included:
- The Black Country
- Worcestershire
- The West Midlands overarching proposal
Read more on the Birmingham Post website
A map of approved local enterprise partnerships is available from geocommons.com
Filed under: Economy & Labour Force, West Midlands | Tagged: Birmingham Solihull, BIS, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Eric Pickles, LEPs, local enterprise partnerships, Stoke and Staffordshire, The Marches, Vince Cable, Worcestershire |
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