Economy
Browse news, stories and analysis about the local economy in Oxford and Oxfordshire, including business investments, employment and job market coverage.
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Oxford named the UK’s highest-performing city in PwC’s annual Good Growth for Cities Index
Economic measures, such as income, employment rates and life expectancy, helped the city maintain first place, while other South East cities also ranked highly.
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Oxfordshire’s councils respond to Oxford-Cambridge Arc consultation
The councillors welcome the government’s commitment to engage with and consult local communities on its thinking around the future for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
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Digital consultation launched to shape future of Oxford-Cambridge Arc
This public consultation is the first of three that enable people who live, work, and have an interest in the area to make their voices heard on the long-term development of the area.
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Oxford expected to see fast post-COVID-19 economic growth in 2021
The latest UK Powerhouse report reveals that Oxford had 3.0% employment growth in Q4 2020 – the fastest employment growth out of the UK Powerhouse cities.
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Government plan to transform Oxford-Cambridge Arc into UK’s fastest growing economic region
The spatial framework plan will help to create thousands of jobs, drive investment, protect and enhance the environment, and provide the infrastructure and beautiful new places needed to make the area.
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West Oxfordshire businesses apply for council-run Government grant scheme
Hundreds of local businesses in West Oxfordshire affected by the national lockdown have applied for financial help from a Government grant scheme run by the council.
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OxLEP welcomes first Oxford to Cambridge Arc prospectus
LEPs, universities and local government leaders have unveiled a bold and ambitious vision in a new economic prospectus submitted to Government.
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Are unelected bodies deciding Oxfordshire’s future?
Independent group publishes a report highlighting concerns about influential role unelected bodies have in proposals for future development in Oxfordshire.
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Oxford-Cambridge Arc has potential to create 1.1m new jobs according to Savills
The ‘Oxford-Cambridge Arc’ has the potential to create up to 1.1 million new jobs by 2050 if the required new infrastructure is delivered, according to new research from Savills.
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Oxfordshire County Council will not support plans for Oxford-Cambridge Expressway
Oxfordshire County Council will not support plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway over concerns it conflicts with a commitment to tackle the climate change emergency.
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Call for Olympics-style delivery body for Oxford-Cambridge Arc development
Property chiefs are calling for the creation of an Olympics-style body to deliver the homes and infrastructure needed to create the Oxford-Cambridge Arc