Mayor’s outward-looking remit can put Birmingham on global map
With 100 days gone, and around 1,000 days remaining, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has a lot in his in-tray, but his economic ambitions will be partly dependent on what he is able to bring into the arrivals halls.
His 2020 aims include making everyone's commute to work quicker, have wages rising faster in the West Midlands than in any other British city region, and to build 25,000 homes. His momentum will also be helped, or hampered, by the decisions made on the locations of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the home of broadcaster... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
