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Government announces new digital hub for Manchester

Workplace Insight

Manchester is poised to become a major player in the digital government landscape following a significant land deal announced this week. The state-of-the-art campus will serve as a central hub for approximately 7,000 civil servants, consolidating various digital government departments under one roof. Public domain.

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From Vacant to Vibrant: Activating Office Space at The Ground Plane

All Work

Across the country, local governments are seeking ways to activate space that is suffering from a decline in daytime population. When the street level is empty, property owners, local governments, and nearby communities suffer. Retail environments have suffered from overbuilding/oversupply and competition from ecommerce.

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Projects from Portugal, Belgium and France winners of the 2023 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence   

Workplace Insight

The awards set out to recognise outstanding built environment projects in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, celebrating excellence in land use practice across the entire development process, from planning and construction to economics, management, sustainability and resiliency, community impact, and architecture and design.

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Crown estate announces details of latest London commercial property developments

Workplace Insight

According to The Crown Estate , the first three projects, which have a Gross Development Value of over £430 million, will deliver 250,000 sq ft of office, leisure and retail space in the heart of the Capital, which it claims will help to stimulate the renewal of the West End, attract global investment and contribute to the wider success of London.

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The greatest gift you can give employees this holiday season: Time and worker protections

Work Life

My mom shouldered the burden of raising kids and household work, while also working in retail, warehouses, and odd-jobs, which has taken a toll on her, too. Workers are often treated as disposable—becoming martyrs in the pursuit of profit, growth, deregulation, and government austerity. My parents worked hard.

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History’s 5 Best Leaders + More Great Leaders from Business

John Mattone

Jeff Bezos, for example, has disrupted the retail industry with his long-term view and innovative strategies at Amazon. Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, transformed a simple online bookstore into the largest online retailer in the world. Use this feedback constructively.

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The business case for the retrofit of existing buildings keeps getting stronger

Workplace Insight

In June of 2022, the government called in the plans that had previously been approved by Westminster City Council to look at a wider range of factors including the case for a sustainable retrofit of the existing building. But it wasn’t all about identity and heritage. authorised by a council that had declared a climate emergency.