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UK Shared Prosperity Fund: “major winners and losers but at least the landscape is being tidied up after years of confusion”
13 May 2022
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Save the Date: Annual IED Conference 2022
25 Apr 2022
2021-22 member survey: key findings and our response
07 Mar 2022
Join us for Levelling Up White Paper event
09 Feb 2022
Levelling Up White Paper: statement from the Institute of Economic Development
02 Feb 2022
Levelling Up: “Community confidence building within disadvantaged places is the foundation for success”
Levelling Up: “A more holistic approach to economic development is required”
Levelling Up: “The perfect storm facing seaside towns warrants dedicated attention”
01 Feb 2022
Levelling Up: “Each town is different and so a place-based approach is needed”
Levelling Up: “Much work required to create more inclusive city economies”
31 Jan 2022
Levelling Up: “To be effective as a policy framework it needs far greater definition”
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority economic development lead elected to IED Board
28 Jan 2022
Rural business and economic development champion takes up position on IED Board
27 Jan 2022
Pegasus Group economics director joins Institute of Economic Development Board
19 Jan 2022
AECOM’s Head of Economic Development for UK and Ireland appointed to IED Board of Directors
18 Jan 2022
Levelling Up: pre-White Paper perspectives from economic development professionals published
17 Jan 2022
New research on strategies for town centres renaissance unveiled by IED and Lichfields
06 Jan 2022
Local government, land use planning and net zero: a systems approach to meeting the climate challenges
15 Dec 2021
Overcoming negative connotations around growth to drive innovation
06 Dec 2021
The future of Local Enterprise Partnerships
29 Nov 2021
A radical plan for regeneration in Rochdale
The power of business to achieve net zero
18 Nov 2021
Watch a recording of our recent COP26 webinar
15 Nov 2021
“Confetti but not clarity”: reaction to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review
29 Oct 2021
COP26 member blog: It’s now about pace, scale and full society engagement
18 Oct 2021
COP26 member blog: Supporting purpose in a net zero economy
12 Oct 2021
IED Webinar - Economic Development: How can we reconcile growth ambitions with net zero?
11 Oct 2021
Guest blog: The case for place in RD&I
13 Sep 2021
COP26 member blog: Boosting skills training in sustainable industries
09 Sep 2021
COP26 member blog: how can we tackle “seemingly conflicted priorities” on public infrastructure development?
25 Aug 2021
Six ‘must haves’ for Boris’ levelling up vision
20 Jul 2021
Future placemaking: it’s time for a shared story
30 Jun 2021
Join us and AECOM for a free webinar on social value delivery through the North London Heat and Power Project
Missed our online conference? Get access to the recordings now
18 Jun 2021
Free Webinar 22 June: Our High Streets and Town Centres: What’s the story?
Levelling up for the long-term – creating a Towns Fund legacy
24 May 2021
IED Online Conference preview: in conversation with Towns Fund Delivery Partner
IED Online Conference preview: in conversation with Emsi UK
20 May 2021
Language differences must not undermine real strategic partnership with higher education
13 May 2021
Shared Prosperity Fund: a “devolution” perspective from North of the Border
11 May 2021
The outlook for supporting economic growth and regeneration across the UK
09 May 2021
IED Online Conference preview: in conversation with Pegasus Group
04 May 2021
IED Online Conference preview: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive, New Economics Foundation
27 Apr 2021
Introducing The Economic Development Graduate Experience (EDGE)
20 Apr 2021
The post-pandemic civic university: how can HE become genuinely place-informed?
29 Mar 2021
IED Online Conference: Understanding Building Back Better 25th - 26th May 2021
26 Mar 2021
The case for new approaches to local economic renewal
11 Mar 2021
Rural economy policy inputs: Revitalising Rural campaign launch and Defra roundtable contribution
08 Mar 2021
Watch again - a deal is done, now what?
05 Mar 2021
A question of leadership and influence
01 Mar 2021
Why economic growth models must underpin effective HE collaboration
25 Feb 2021
How can we build purposeful and productive partnerships for inclusive growth?
24 Feb 2021
The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP appointed Patron of Institute of Economic Development
23 Feb 2021
Watch again - how econ dev professionals and HE institutions can work together to drive growth?
18 Feb 2021
A ‘bottom up’ response to Brexit
20 Jan 2021
Member blog: Mitigating risk and maximising opportunities from Brexit
15 Jan 2021
Member blog: Assessing Brexit through infrastructure lens
13 Jan 2021
Musings on a post-Brexit economy: where do we go next?
11 Jan 2021
Member Insight: new report published on attitudes to economic development
22 Dec 2020
The new Green Book: how will schemes need to adapt to support ‘levelling up’?
07 Dec 2020
“Engagement is one of the best ways to ensure that economic development serves its communities”
30 Nov 2020
Sign up for our Brexit webinar “Brexit: how are economic development professionals preparing for life post-31st December 2020?”
26 Nov 2020
Cheshire West and Chester Council Director of Economy and Housing joins Institute of Economic Development board
“Economic development is front and centre of all our thinking”, says LEP Network CEO upon joining IED board
25 Nov 2020
Kettering Borough Council Principal Regeneration Officer takes place on Institute of Economic Development board
23 Nov 2020
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service senior leader appointed to Institute of Economic Development board
“Going forward the focus should be on how we are going to approach recovery in terms of it being place, not organisation-led”
19 Nov 2020
IED joins campaign calling for urgent clarity on UK Shared Prosperity Fund
18 Nov 2020
“Local government is fundamental for supporting sustainable long-term economic growth and meeting the ‘levelling up’ agenda”
“There is a big issue for us on how the funding of economic development and growth is moving”
17 Nov 2020
“I do wonder if we are going to see economic development and the structures of local government funded appropriately again”
16 Nov 2020
New Rural Economy Toolkit to support “missed opportunity” around rural relevance to UK productivity and prosperity
09 Nov 2020
Sign up for our next IED webinar on what the most appropriate mechanisms are for economic recovery
21 Oct 2020
Should Government reconsider how it assesses the value of public sector investment in our towns and cities?
19 Oct 2020
Local Community Regeneration Conference: An Interview with the Chairs
16 Oct 2020
LEPs Pitch £30bn Recovery and Rebuild Deal to Government
13 Oct 2020
IED becomes official supporter of UK Green Building Council social value programme
09 Oct 2020
The impacts of planning reform on employment land
07 Oct 2020
10 free places for IED members for community regeneration conference
06 Oct 2020
IED member discount for Supporting Local Economic Recovery and Growth Online Conference
25 Sep 2020
Register for our latest webinar on priorities for Covid-19 recovery
07 Sep 2020
IED Chair Bev Hurley talks about inequality and how to address it in The Planner
Taxes to save our towns
04 Sep 2020
Inward investment: is it time to prioritise effective action or suspend?
27 Jul 2020
Member Blog - Recovery and Reset: how can we create a confident and collaborative place?
15 Jul 2020
Watch a launch recording of “From the Ground Up - Improving the delivery of Social Value in Construction”
08 Jul 2020
How agile, data-driven strategies will drive high street recovery
02 Jul 2020
Construction spend must deliver more “tangible social impact” and outcomes for disadvantaged and left-behind communities post Covid-19
30 Jun 2020
Watch our webinar: Economic renewal: How can we support devastated economies in their post-Coronavirus recovery?
19 Jun 2020
COVID-19: “Can UK places not just recover, but reset and repurpose?”
15 Jun 2020
BizVision Network interview with IED Executive Director
12 Jun 2020
COVID-19: “A realignment of thinking about reliance on retail-led regeneration”
10 Jun 2020
Join the online launch of our major research: From the Ground Up - Improving the delivery of Social Value in Construction
04 Jun 2020
COVID-19: “I am of the view that measuring and highlighting the social impact of growth plans, Local Industrial Strategies and new developments is going to become even more important post-lockdown”
03 Jun 2020
IED Webinar 9 June: Economic renewal: How can we support devastated economies in their post-Coronavirus recovery?
29 May 2020
Partner Event - Creating a Confident and Collaborative Place: Recovery and Reset after Coronavirus
By analysing the effects on the labour market using short, medium and long-term data-driven approaches, LEPs and local authorities can be much better prepared for what may be around the corner
27 May 2020
IED launches online CPD: Understanding and supporting business
14 May 2020
COVID-19: “Thinking about possible scenarios can be a useful tool to help consider the options in terms of response and recovery strategy”
13 May 2020
