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#IEDConf2025: In conversation with…Pegasus Group

12 Nov 2025 |

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Ahead of our Annual Conference & Awards Dinner on 25th November, we sat down with Bind...

Pride in place, yes, but what are people taking pride in?

11 Nov 2025 |

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#IEDConf2025: The mobilisation mindset – A new blueprint for place-based economic renewal

10 Nov 2025 |

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Help us establish an APPG on Economic Development for Regional Growth

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#IEDConf2025: In conversation with…AMION Consulting

20 Oct 2025 |

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#IEDConf2025: In conversation with…Recurve

13 Oct 2025 |

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In the lead up to our Annual Conference & Awards Dinner on 25th November, we caught up...

Reflections on my first year in economic development

29 Sep 2025 |

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A year ago, I was sitting in a community hall in Bassetlaw, surrounded by local employers,...

Reviving town centres and high streets: A dispatch from the Liberal Democrat Conference

24 Sep 2025 |

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Contenders announced for iED Annual Awards 2025 showcase

11 Sep 2025 |

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The shortlist for the iED Annual Awards 2025, which recognise achievers in the public and ...

Identifying Pathways to Developing an Effective Regional Development Strategy on the island of Ireland

28 Aug 2025 |

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iED CPD Online: Finance and funding in economic development

19 Nov 2025

iED Webinar: How Universities Can Help Drive Local and Regional Economies

25 Nov 2025

iED Annual Conference and Awards Dinner 2025

28 Nov 2025

iED CPD Online: Business Support and the Industrial Strategy Sector Plans

03 Dec 2025

iED CPD Online: R&D led growth

08 Dec 2025

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