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Economic Tendency Indicator falls for a second month

5/24/2013 3:15 AM EST  -   Konjunkturinstitutet
The Economic Tendency Indicator dropped almost two points from 93.8 in April to 91.9 in May and indicates that growth in the Swedish economy is much weaker than normal. The decrease was due primarily to falls in the confidence indicators for manufacturing and consumers. The indicators for the retail trade and the private service sector did not change notably in May, and there was a rise in the indicator for the...
Officers from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) have visited the University of Lincoln's School of Engineering as part of trip organised by the Greater Lin
 

LEP Urges County Businesses to Export

5/23/2013 10:05 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

23rd May 2013
An organisation tasked with boosting the local economy is sending out the simple message that Exporting is GREAT in support of a national campaign to increase overseas trade.

The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership is backing the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) campaign, which runs throughout May, in a bid to encourage small and...

Mexico City's Secretary of Economic Development Visits Chicago to Strengthen Rel...

5/9/2013 12:11 PM EST  -   The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
May 9, 2013 CHICAGO - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to bring Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, secretary of economic development for Mexico City and Mexico’s former minister of health, to Chicago the week of May 13 to 17. He will meet with Chicago’s civic, business and government leaders to strengthen relations with Mexico.

The Chicago Council is honoring Chertorivski with its 2013 Gus Hart...

Protecting hospitals from ‘new’ terrorist threats

5/2/2013 10:14 AM EST  -   Taylor & Francis
Health care facilities play a vital role in the UK’s terrorism contingency plans, but a new study by researchers at the Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University, provides a timely warning to managers, regulatory bodies and government that crucial services such as hospitals are also potential targets for malevolent actions.
Most academic studies of terrorism threats concentrate on how health care services...
Pictured are the winners from the Lincolnshire Rutland Skills Awards celebrating their success.
 

Hard Work Honoured at Awards Ceremony

4/29/2013 10:46 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

29th April 2013
The success of apprentices, training providers and employers has been celebrated at the Lincolnshire & Rutland Skills Awards.

The fourth annual Skills Awards, organised by the Lincolnshire & Rutland Employment and Skills Board, celebrate vocational work-based learning and are organised with the support of a range of different organisations and...

Employer of the Year Award for Compass Point

4/26/2013 5:40 AM EST  -   Compass Point Business Services East Coast Ltd
Compass Point, the shared services company owned by East Lindsey and South Holland District Councils has won the Lincolnshire & Rutland Skills Award 2013 Employer of the Year Award.
The award was announced last night, Thursday 25 April, at the prize giving ceremony in Lincoln. The awards recognise employers that demonstrate commitment to excellence in skills development through high quality training support to...

Consumers increasingly optimistic but industry more downbeat

4/26/2013 3:15 AM EST  -   Konjunkturinstitutet
The Economic Tendency Indicator fell 1.3 points from 95.4 in March to 94.1 in April. It is now slightly less than six points below the historic average, and indicates that growth in the Swedish economy is weaker than normal. The decrease is due to falls in the confidence indicators for the retail trade and the private service sector, while the indicators for manufacturing and construction rose somewhat. The Consumer...
Pictured is Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Ursula Lidbetter, who is calling for better rail links between Lincoln and London.
 

LEP Lobbies for Better Rail Connections for Lincoln

4/18/2013 9:43 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

18th April 2013
Poor rail services between Lincoln and London are hampering the county’s economic growth, according to the Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

Ursula Lidbetter has personally penned a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin MP setting out the case for better rail links and more frequent...
Pictured is Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Ursula Lidbetter
 

Investment Loans to Kick-start Stalled Projects

4/11/2013 6:45 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

11th April 2013
Projects which have stalled owing to a lack of funding can be revitalised thanks to the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

The organisation, which worries to improve infrastructure and the conditions for doing business in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire, has opened the third round of the £9 million Invest and Grow Fund for projects...
Vauxhall - the ACPO winner
 

Facewatch chosen as standard equipment in winning Police car

4/2/2013 4:44 AM EST  -   FACEWATCH
Vauxhall Cars wins ACPO future technology challenge

·  Astra Sports Tourer wins ACPO future technology challenge
·  Equipment including Facewatch and forensic and face-recognition software wows judges
·  British-built and converted in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and Millbrook, Bedfordshire
·  Police fleet dominance for Vauxhall with 70 per cent market share

A crime-busting Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer,...