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May 2, 2012 Manchester named in the UK’s top ten destinations
TripAdvisor travellers honour the world’s, Europe’s and the UK’s best destinations in the Travellers’ Choice Destinations awards.
June 8, 2011 MIDAS Exceeds Annual Targets with over 3,000 Jobs Created by Projects in 2010-11
Manchester’s inward investment agency, MIDAS, has today released its end-of-year figures, which show the agency has once again exceeded targets - supporting the creation of 3,182 new jobs across Greater Manchester in 2010-11.
October 21, 2010 Business tourism generates £573 million for Manchester
Conferences and business tourism generated £573 million for Manchester’s economy during 2009 according to a latest study.
October 5, 2010 Manchester rises in ranks as UK’s second city
According to this year’s Cushman & Wakefield European City Monitor survey, Manchester has moved up four places from last year’s ranking to 12th position as the most favourable city in Europe to do business and remains the most familiar UK city outside London.
July 13, 2010 MMU offers £1,000 to businesses taking on a graduate intern
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is offering £1,000 of funding to businesses that take on a graduate for a short-term placement. Businesses can benefit from a bright graduate mind to give their projects a fresh perspective, and an enthusiastic new member of staff.
February 18, 2010 Hotel planned for Manchester’s Boddingtons brewery site
The former Boddington’s brewery site has been earmarked for a 200-bed Travelodge hotel.
January 25, 2010 Manchester unveils new 12 months free office space offer for business investors
Manchester is rolling out the red carpet to new investors with a ‘soft landing’ scheme offering free office space in serviced offices for 12 months, across the city region.
January 20, 2010 Manchester ranked 15th in world for inward investment
Global Location Trend Report forms springboard for MIDAS investment strategy for the future.
December 14, 2009 Taste of success for food and drink businesses
An innovative programme to support the Northwest food and drink sector through closer links with tourism businesses will be developed following funding approval from the NWDA.
November 3, 2009 Hotel deal signed at MediaCityUK
A new deal has been signed between Peel Leisure and the InterContinental Hotels Group to build a new hotel on the MediaCityUK site in Manchester.