Birmingham Post - Tag - mike whitby

Ten per cent of UK's business improvement districts in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:30:00 GMT

Birmingham has ten per cent of all business improvement districts, or BIDs, in the UK it has been revealed.

Post Comment: Will it be a case of 'I like Mike'?

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

It worked for Dwight Eisenhower – who became President of the United States after supporters campaigned using the slogan “I like Ike”.

Mike Whitby gets Minister's backing to be Birmingham's elected mayor

Birmingham Post — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has emerged as a front-running Conservative candidate to become the city’s first directly elected mayor after receiving a ringing endorsement from Government minister for cities Greg Clark.

HS2 rail will bring huge benefits to Birmingham, says council leader Whitby

Birmingham Post — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:17:00 GMT

The historic decision to build a new national rail network with Birmingham at its heart will give the city the biggest economic boost it has enjoyed “for generations”, council leader Mike Whitby has declared.

Whitby hits out at BBC's 'appalling' treatment of Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:40:14 GMT

City council leader Mike Whitby has slammed the BBC for its “appalling” treatment of Birmingham.

Culture minister promises West Midlands a 'tourist revolution' thanks to Olympics

Birmingham Post — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:54:00 GMT

Sport and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised Birmingham ‘‘a revolution in domestic tourism’’ as the city bids to cash in on the 2012 Olympic Games.

Whitby hoping to see flights resume between Birmingham and Chicago

Birmingham Post — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:15:00 GMT

One of America’s most powerful politicians and a top US businesswoman have joined forces with the leader of Birmingham City Council in his quest to see direct flights resumed to Chicago.

Cadbury jobs on agenda as Whitby heads to Kraft HQ in Chicago

Birmingham Post — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:11:00 GMT

Safeguarding the jobs of Cadbury’s 2,000 workers in Birmingham and ensuring the city remains at the heart of Kraft’s plans for the chocolate-maker will be top of the agenda when Mike Whitby meets top officials at the company next week.

Mike Whitby reveals plans for local lottery for Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:35:00 GMT

Birmingham could get its own version of the National Lottery to help the city council escape from its financial woes.

Safer to lend money to Birmingham City Council than US, says Moody's

Birmingham Post — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:40:13 GMT

It is safer to lend money to Birmingham City Council than the United States government, according to a leading firm of financial analysts.