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Manchester has the AI and cyber talent the banking sector

Digital, cyber & AI, Financial, professional, business services

Andrew Toolan is Head of Financial & Professional Services at Invest Manchester, responsible for attracting companies to Manchester across banking,…

Stockport MDC marks major milestone as Weir Mill completes

Place, Real Estate

The completion of Capital&Centric's Weir Mill - a £60m restoration of one of Stockport's most recognisable heritage buildings - marks…

Spanish tech pioneer Virtualware acquires local company Virtalis

Digital, cyber & AI, Security & Defence

Invest Manchester today welcomed Euronext-listed technology company Virtualware (EPA: ALVIR) to Greater Manchester after it acquired Virtalis, where the company…

Greater Manchester climbs investment rankings

Advanced materials & manufacturing, Creative & media, Digital, cyber & AI, Financial, professional, business services, Life sciences & healthcare innovation, Low carbon, Place, Real Estate, Security & Defence

Greater Manchester has been named the UK's third most attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to new research…

Salford named UK’s most entrepreneurial city

Advanced materials & manufacturing, Creative & media, Digital, cyber & AI, Financial, professional, business services, Life sciences & healthcare innovation, Low carbon, Real Estate

Salford is officially the UK's most entrepreneurial city, with its concentration of small businesses increasing by 15.4% in the last…

Manchester’s Sister and Dublin’s Guinness Enterprise Centre Sign MoU Partnership

Creative & media, Digital, cyber & AI, Life sciences & healthcare innovation, Place

Sister, Manchester’s £1.7bn innovation district, and Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), a world-leading incubation space for startups based in Dublin, Ireland,…

Manchester to host world leaders at the 2027 G20 Summit

• World leaders will gather in Manchester from 27 to 28 November 2027.• G20 brings together the world’s largest economies…

New report highlights the BBC’s £450m contribution to Greater Manchester’s

Creative & media

Findings in The BBC’s Economic Impact in Greater Manchester report, include that in 2024/25, the BBC contributed £450 million in…

Greater Manchester’s Mission to India 2026: Deepening the Manchester–India Partnership

Manchester India Partnership, Mayoral Mission

Manchester India Partnership co-chair, Jo Ahmed MBE discusses the upcoming mission.