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The future of Local Enterprise Partnerships
29 Nov 2021
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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
COVID-19: “We are looking beyond our campus to explore ways we can use our expertise and insights to help our civic partners refocus and regroup”
11 May 2020
COVID-19: “Each Scottish region, and locality, is faced with a varying set of specific challenges as we provide support to businesses large and small”
07 May 2020
Watch our webinar: Resilience in crisis: How are economic development and regeneration professionals responding to coronavirus?
COVID-19: “Social value needs to gain more relevance as a key policy objective that underpins future economic recovery”
06 May 2020
COVID-19: “Our people, clients and partners are counting on us like never before – through innovation and resilience we will all come out of this stronger”
04 May 2020
COVID-19: “40 days into lockdown: professional and personal reflections”
01 May 2020
Commission for Economic Renewal launched by Institute of Economic Development
30 Apr 2020
COVID-19: “We must seek to use the current crisis as an opportunity to encourage the move towards better travel choices”
29 Apr 2020
COVID-19: “It is the non-statutory services that are demonstrating the most added value to community cohesion at this time”
27 Apr 2020
COVID-19: “At a time like this it is important to share ideas, thoughts and practices as ultimately we are all in this together”
24 Apr 2020
COVID-19: “Snapshot of our economic development community may support understanding of the national picture”
22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: “Effective business engagement can play a hugely valuable role in helping to build resilience in the economy – and planning needs to start now”
20 Apr 2020
COVID-19 member blog: “How does one even begin to address what we are experiencing?”
15 Apr 2020
IED WEBINAR announced - Resilience in crisis: How are economic development and regeneration professionals responding to coronavirus?
COVID-19: “Many town centre businesses are now probably terminally damaged – and genuine change will be essential”
08 Apr 2020
COVID-19 member blog – “Zoning”: preparing for new approaches to planning post-pandemic
03 Apr 2020
COVID-19: support for our members
01 Apr 2020
COVID-19: A route map of current business support (UPDATED 30 March)
COVID-19: “We are looking for any opportunities we can to support what might be a bounce back and recovery”
31 Mar 2020
