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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.
November 30, 2010 Mangalam Information Technologies says ‘Hello’ to Manchester
‘Hello Northwest’, the soft landing service offering free office space for new investors into Manchester and the Northwest, continues to be popular with overseas companies. This week the sixteenth success was notched-up for the scheme as India based Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Company – Mangalam Information Technologies, has set up its UK office in Manchester and the company plan to employ around 30 people over the next three years.
November 24, 2010 Recruitment and training is underway at Trafford’s Census 2011 processing centre
The Manchester site that will process millions of completed census forms from England and Wales amid tight security next March is now fully equipped and ready to take in the first of its 1,300 staff for training.
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 3, 2010 Census brings 1,300 jobs to Manchester
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the 2011 Census operations site will be based in Trafford, creating 1,300 jobs at what will be Europe’s largest data scanning centre.
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 1, 2009 John Lewis confirms new contact centre for Didsbury
Following recent announcements that John Lewis plans to open two new contact centres next year (2010), it has now been confirmed that Didsbury will be the location for the contact centre in the north of England.
November 18, 2009 Manchester Business School launches study into environmental responsibility in outsourcing
An outsourcing expert from the Manchester University Business School is looking for partners to input into a groundbreaking research project focusing on green issues within global outsourcing.