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The global spotlight is set to shine on the West Midlands with the landmark Commonwealth Games and UK City of Culture events scheduled for the next couple of years. With HS2 - and the benefits that will bring to the region - also receiving the government's backing Insider looks at what this means in terms of opportunities for firms, both regionally and nationally, and how the Midlands is set to benefit from the exposure and a growing sense that "it's our time".
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Commonwealth Games 2022 and UK City of Culture | The Perry Barr area of Birmingham is being transformed ahead of the city hosting the Commonwealth Games in two years' time. A range of infrastructure projects have been lined up ahead of 2022.
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Midland businesses are set to benefit from a minimum £300m boost in staging the Commonwealth Games.
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The skyline of Coventry city centre is changing forever in the countdown to UK City of Culture 2021.
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One of the chief legacies of the Commonwealth Games must be to rekindle a sense of civic pride in the Midlands, says the chairman of Birmingham 2022.
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A contractor has been named for the £72m transformation of Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Coventry City of Culture is changing its plans to support creative businesses during the coronavirus crisis.
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Construction has resumed on the site of the Sandwell Aquatics Centre following a 24-hour pause.
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Michael Luckman from Gowling WLG, says in the summer of 2022, Birmingham will open its arms to the rest of the world as the home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and it is fantastic that Gowling WLG will be a part of such a momentous event.
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