Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth, sets out how the Partnership is building People Power through jobs, skills and education. Glasgow City Region is one of the largest regions in the UK. We have a population of 1.8 million people – roughly one third of Scotland. And our workforce…
A £21million construction contract has been approved to create the connections underpinning a major innovation district being developed in Renfrewshire. The Glasgow Airport Investment Area project is jointly funded by the UK and Scottish Governments through the £1.13billion Glasgow City Region City Deal and will see new roads, bridges, cycleways…
East End based artists Bespoke Atelier, have taken inspiration from creative pupils at a Calton primary school when designing decorative plaques set to be laid beneath each of the recently refurbished The Barras signs. The celebrated steel arches are looking resplendent, having undergone a programme of repairs and repainting as…
Glasgow City Region is emerging as a new European City Region of Innovation. Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth, outlines our three Innovation Districts and explains how they have been centred around City Deal investment. Last month saw the official opening of the first of three Innovation Districts to…
Ambitious start-ups with aspirations to scale up, had the chance to discuss their growth plans today with Kate Forbes MSP, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy as she paid a visit to Tontine, the City Deal business accelerator based in Glasgow’s Merchant City. The Minister was keen to hear…
A key partnership between Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Business School came to fruition this week, as ambitious enterprises nurtured by the Glasgow City Deal business accelerator Tontine, completed iGAP@Tontine – a specially created programme designed to help companies with aspirations to scale-up. Drawing on their experience of the Growth…
Scotland’s first Innovation District was officially launched at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on Friday 1st February. Glasgow City Innovation District is transforming the way academia, business and industry collaborate to bring competitive advantage to Scotland. The model – which is recognised for improving productivity, creating jobs and attracting inward…
Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth, outlines progress being made and how the City Deal is stimulating further growth and investment. Glasgow City Region is one of the largest in the UK, with a population of 1.8 million living within 45 minutes of Glasgow city centre. Our economy generates…
Partners working to deliver a new transport link to Glasgow Airport are developing plans for a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) scheme, as a potential alternative to a tram train. PRT – which operates at a number of other airports, including Heathrow – was identified as one of two options for…
The Scottish Government funded Community Links programme has awarded the council £300,000 for junction improvements in the Barras area, as part of a City Deal project to create a unique, vibrant destination immediately to the east of Glasgow Cross. Delivered in partnership with Sustrans Scotland; the Community Links programme funds…
