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Imagine you had a billion to invest

23/02/2018 Think Piece

Our Head of Business visits a growing knowledge economy in Maastricht

Help us build a better region

06/02/2018 News

We are recruiting new Board Members to shape and champion our work

Have your say on transport across the North

05/02/2018 News

Two upcoming consultation events from Transport for the North

Help following Eggborough Power Station closure

02/02/2018 News

We will work with Eggborough Power and Selby District Council to ensure the funding for retraining is utilised.

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst on Brexit

29/01/2018 Think Piece

Labour markets and Brexit is the subject of our latest think piece this time by Diarmid Campbell-Jack at Ecorys UK research and consultancy.

Collaborating for a better future

25/01/2018 News

As part of our collaboration to develop our Local Industrial Strategy we are establishing three task and finish groups: People, place and productivity.

Business Growth Hub Reaching Out to Businesses Following Carillion’s Liquidation

24/01/2018 News

OUR growth Hub, How’s Business, is reaching out to the area’s businesses following the liquidation of Carillion.

New Chair To Target Rural Growth and SMEs

24/01/2018 News

Our previous deputy chair David A Kerfoot MBE DL an entrepreneur, who grew his business from a back bedroom into a global business, is stepping up to replace Barry Dodd CBE LL, stepping down after six successful years.

There’s a Change of Energy in the Air and We’re Well Placed to Take Advantage

21/12/2017 Archived

Peter Emery, our Board member and CEO of Electricity North West, talks about the changing energy landscape and how our area could take advantage, as part of our economic strategy refresh.

LEPs Leading Cross Regionally to Buck National Trend in Apprenticeships

20/12/2017 Archived

Major employers, colleges, universities and training providers were at a cross regional event held recently to encourage more partnership working to meet employers demand for apprenticeships.

Illuminating the Yorkshire Coast to Inspire Economic Growth

20/12/2017 Archived

Richard Shaw, Board Member at the LEP and Chair of the constellations bid, talks about our area's Northern Cultural fund entry.

Industrial Collaboration for a More Sustainable Future

19/12/2017 Archived

Professor Peter Ball, Director of Business and Community Engagement at the University of York, talks about how viral industrial change could lead to greater sustainability in businesses

'I'd love to live there...' Culture Makes Places Great

19/12/2017 Archived

Chris Bailey, Clerk of the Guild of Media Arts talks about the benefits of and opportunities for growing the creative industries in our area

If We Want an Inclusive Society, Let's Stop Defining People by What They Don't Have

18/12/2017 Archived

Sam Alexander of Your Consortium talks about social inclusion and the need to stop defining people by what they don't have if we want to be more productive

Funding Awarded for Community Development, Growth and Enterprise on the Coast

15/12/2017 Archived

Funding has been awarded to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for over £6.5 million to support community development, business growth and enterprise along the Yorkshire Coast, with the majority of this money being targeted at Bridlington and Scarborough.

Solutions Being Assessed to Relieve A64 Hopgrove Bottleneck

14/12/2017 Archived

The latest progress on proposals to create a new section of dual carriageway to relieve congestion at the notorious A64 Hopgrove bottleneck has been outlined to the A64 Growth Partnership

What do you want to be when you grow up?

08/12/2017 Archived

Karleen Dowden of the Careers and Enterprise Company considers what influences young people’s career choices and whether they are really taking the right things into account.

The Industrial Strategy: Commitment to Growth Hubs and Productivity

08/12/2017 Archived

WE welcome the publication of the government's Industrial Strategy White Paper

Do we have the Emotional Intelligence to Work with Artificial Intelligence?

05/12/2017 Archived

Dr Ruth Smith considers the skills and emotional challenges facing robotics and artificial intelligence and the need for authentic, ethical leaders.

Government Publishes Its Industrial Strategy

27/11/2017 Archived

TODAY we welcome the publication of the government's Industrial Strategy which we anticipated with the refresh of our economic strategy #YNYERFutures launched last week.

How Trends Like Flexitarianism Are Increasing Product Demand #YNYERFutures

27/11/2017 Archived

IN the second of our think pieces about productivity, Kevin Brennan, CEO of Quorn Foods explores how sustainability isn't just a nice to have anymore, it's a real consumer demand.

£1.5m Funding Approved for Scarborough Bridge Improvement

23/11/2017 Archived

£1.5M in funding has been approved by the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership to put towards improving Scarborough Bridge in York.

Collaborating to Strengthen Our Area's Future Investment #YNYERFutures

20/11/2017 Archived

ASKING better questions to get better answers is driving our thinking behind the scenes as we update our economic strategy.

How Robotics May Affect Our Nine to Five

20/11/2017 Archived

FROM pizza delivery robots, digital house assistants and self driving cars, there is a lot of technological innovation in our economy right now and we want to know more. For example, have you taken time to consider how innovation like robotics may affect productivity, and how our area might take advantage of the economic opportunities?

LEP Statement Welcomes Department for Transport's Investment

20/10/2017 Archived

WE welcome the recent announcement (19 October) from the Department for Transport regarding successful schemes from the National Productivity Investment Fund.

Plan Launched to Increase Education and Skills on North Yorkshire Coast

18/10/2017 Archived

The North Yorkshire Coast is set to benefit from a partnership of education, business and communities working together to improve the aspirations of its young people.

Key Employers Pledge Support for Scarborough Schools

18/10/2017 Archived

Employers and schools are getting together to inspire young people about the careers available to them in the local labour market.

The Mechatronics Centre is Training Engineers of the Future

18/10/2017 Archived

East Riding College's Mechatronics Centre has opened providing students with highly specialised training to meet the demands of this high growth sector.

Progress underway at our Scarborough TEC investment

17/10/2017 Archived

The LEP took a visit to Scarborough TEC's new campus to see how they're getting on.

Successful Skills Conference

13/10/2017 Archived

A GREAT turnout of around 100 of our partners gathered together earlier this week for our Growing Skills Growing Our Economy event.