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Article: AGENDA: Second best not good enough for go-ahead West Midlands; With Gordon Brown and his Cabinet due in Birmingham today, Advantage West Midlands' chief executive Mick Laverty praises the region's can-do attitude and outlines economic plans for its future.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2008
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Byline: Mick Laverty
It is a terrific honour for Birmingham and the West Midlands region to host the Government's first Cabinet meeting outside of London in 87 years. I have no doubt that ministers will be given many opportunities today to experience a region that is as dynamic as it is diverse.
A competitive region of people and businesses with a real "can-do" attitude.
It is a region that is facing up well to a tough global economic climate. The core strengths of the West Midlands economy should enable us to handle the twin economic impacts of ...