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The Institute of Place Management is seeking to appoint a membership coordinator to support the management and development of its growing membership community.

The Baker Street Quarter Partnership has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Security and Environment Manager to join a thriving and ambitious team.

Prof. Cathy Parker reviews the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee report on 'Supporting high streets during COVID-19', providing a summary for place managers in England.

The BID Foundation, along with over 100 UK destinations, has written to the Prime Minster to urge government to provide a ‘Business Booster’ of support measures amidst concern about further restrictions and as many businesses struggle to survive.

The move will see BIDs formally represented on a new IPM Membership Council which will guide the work of the Institute and its mission to professional place management. This is a significant development and demonstrates the commitment over 80 UK Business Improvement Districts have to leading the evolution of their industry and raising standards.

Following last night’s announcement of ‘Plan B’ in England and new measures to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant, The BID Foundation is working to support our Members and their levy payers as we enter another challenging period for towns, cities and their businesses.

We'll be hosting our first in-person seminar in 2 years! This hybrid event will follow the traditional research seminar format and will be hosted in Manchester.

After 20 months of delivering our postgraduate courses solely online, students were finally able to return to campus at Manchester Metropolitan University for a face to face residential.

In this 'long read', Professor Cathy Parker takes a look at what levelling up and other place-based policy might mean for those leading towns and cities in the UK.

Reflecting on the budget and the long-awaited annual spending review, Christian Spence, Head of Economic Analytics at the Future Economies Research Centre and Cathy Parker, Co-Chair of the Institute of Place Management share their thoughts.