AN EXHIBITION dedicated to science, tech, engineering and innovation in business is due to go ahead this year being held up by the coronavirus crisis. Preparations for the Business Innovation South Expo are under way, with the Hilton Ageas Bowl lined ups the venue for the new date of Wednesday, September 15. Organiser Lara Bull said: “The expo is aimed at providing an affordable showcase for companies in STEM and innovation and their aligned service providers across the south and for our visitors the aim is to create a forum for decision makers and procurement execs to see the latest technology, products and services available to help drive their business forward.
AN EXHIBITION dedicated to science, tech, engineering and innovation in business is due to go ahead this year being held up by the coronavirus crisis. Preparations for the Business Innovation South Expo are under way, with the Hilton Ageas Bowl lined ups the venue for the new date of Wednesday, September 15. Organiser Lara Bull said: “The expo is aimed at providing an affordable showcase for companies in STEM and innovation and their aligned service providers across the south and for our visitors the aim is to create a forum for decision makers and procurement execs to see the latest technology, products and services available to help drive their business forward.
SINCE the start of the pandemic last year, Winchester City Council has prioritised the economic recovery of the district. As lockdowns and national restrictions impacted, the council diverted resources to ensure that businesses could access vital funds as quickly as possible. To date £34.6 million in business grants and £27.8 million in Business Rates Relief has been distributed to local businesses. Specific sectors needed help in understanding what each set of new guidance meant for them, and the council created information packs and bulletins which clarified legislation, signposted the latest information and even provided handy resources to print off and display. The net results has been to strengthen the channels of communication between district businesses and their council – subscriptions to the council’s free bulletins have increased by over 40% since the virus hit the district’s economy.
From February 6 to March 7 Southampton Airport will open only Monday to Friday. The news comes as airport bosses said the number of passengers dropped following the collapse of Flybe and the pandemic. Steve Szalay, the airport’s operations director, said the decision “demonstrates the extremely difficult conditions we are currently operating in”. But county leaders have called on local communities to support the airport. It comes as a public consultation over plans to expand the runway by 164m was launched at the end of last week. As reported, airport bosses previously said the future of the airport will be hanging in the balance if the plans are rejected.
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