£20 billion schemes launched to attract investment across West Midlands

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By Peter MadeleyWalsallPoliticsPublished: May 25, 2023Last Updated: May 25, 2023Comments

Investors and developers have been presented with £20 billion worth of schemes to regenerate areas across the West Midlands.

A view over the huge new WMCA-backed development The Junction, off Fountain Lane, Oldbury

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street today launched the region's latest investment prospectus, which has been developed alongside local councils in a bid to level up cities and towns over the next two decades.

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