The Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership and the city’s Growth Company have pledged to provide support and advice to local businesses as the UK announced its Brexit deal with the European Union today.
Cashflow issues stemming from a contract dispute at the end of 2019, compounded by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, resulted in the Manchester-based construction firm appointing FRP Advisory as administrators last month.
Who would want to predict what might happen in 2021? Fortunately, property professionals are a hardy breed, and Place North West asked those at the sharp end how conditions in commercial real estate are likely to evolve over the next 12 months.
The under-construction Manchester arts venue has received £21m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England, intended to help offset a string of challenges that have led to mounting costs and project delays.
Investment in science, research and technology will fuel Manchester’s post-Covid revival and cement its position as “the UK’s premier growth city”, said Louise Wyman, development director at the council, as it prepares to launch a detailed economic recovery plan.
The £1.5bn ID Manchester innovation district, the St Michael’s mixed-use scheme and Salboy’s 40-storey Viadux tower are among projects earmarked to receive investment to help buoy the city.
The Manchester-based construction firm, founded in 2014 and part of the Goodwin Group, has appointed FRP Advisory as administrator, leaving 30 staff redundant.
A roadmap to position Greater Manchester for economic growth in the years ahead is to be unveiled by the local enterprise partnership on Wednesday.
Manchester’s Exchange Square is being lined up to host an 80-metre-high viewing platform as the city seeks to fill the gap left by the cancellation of its Christmas markets.
The Australian fund manager has exchanged contracts with London-based investor Long Harbour in a deal to acquire the 19-storey Skyline apartment building on the edge of Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
