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Northern Powerhouse Launches Programme Of Events For MIPIM 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

£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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Successful Skills Conference

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

Growing Skills to Grow our Economy

We’re holding our Skills Update event today, to get together with our partners, celebrate our areas achievements and evaluate the future of skills.

Vacancy: York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Enterprise Partnership Chair

The LEP is looking for a new Chair to lead the development of new opportunities as the UK exits the EU, position the region to secure new investment and deliver private sector led growth and jobs.

Business Leaders Being Called Upon to Back Youth Trust Appeal

The Archbishop of York’s Youth Trust are calling upon business leaders to back its fundraising appeal to raise £375,000 towards extending its leadership courses for young people.

Boosting Productivity with Fully Funded Training for Employees [Case Study]

Yorkshire Heart have used fully funded training from Skills Support for the Workforce to boost productivity and up-skill their staff.

LEP Secures £50,000 BEIS Grant to Develop Our Energy Strategy in the North

YORK, North Yorkshire & East Riding Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has secured a £50,000 grant from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to develop the evidence base for informing our areas energy strategy

Help Us Collect Evidence for Improving the A64

It is our collective task to maintain the pressure on Government to get the A64 improvements that we need. We’re looking for your case studies to build an evidence base.

Business in Our Area is one of the first to Receive a Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Grant

A York based company is one of the first to receive a grant from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).