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Our final newsletter for 2025 is now out and available to download!

https://t.co/R6SeQGL0z2.

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @East_Riding.

"It is fantastic that the Social Value Engine has been recognised for its outstanding impact in delivering benefits to the community."

https://t.co/VgccwVDy6n.

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @DataCapitalEd, @EdinburghUni & @HeriotWattUni.

“This award is fantastic recognition of the impact of the DDI programme."

https://t.co/2mYSw1pNci.

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @CornwallCouncil.

"This is fantastic recognition for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on the national stage and I am delighted that the Good Growth Programme has been acknowledged in this way."

https://t.co/GyBygCo6V7.

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @SellafieldLtd and @cumbriacf.

"Our collaborative approach has ensured that Transforming West Cumbria has remained responsive to community’s needs, whilst bringing about real and lasting change."

https://t.co/V5y8IXy2Z7.

[AMION Consulting @AMION_tweets]

Congrats Barnsley - you should be very proud. Also nice to see AMION's Simon Dancer presenting the award on behalf of iED.

[Ayo Aribidara @tradelawyerNG]

What’s the biggest barrier to effective inward investment at the subnational level - skills, coordination, or strategy alignment? I explore this question in my latest @theIED article and give suggestions for the @biztradegovuk's OFI.

https://t.co/00ML1PA5FH

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: Nathan Shoesmith, Consultant, @growthcouk.

"It is an enormous pleasure and honour to receive the prestigious Institute of Economic Development Rising Star of the Year Award for 2025."

https://t.co/jdsLtpNEZT.

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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @BarnsleyCouncil Economic Development Team.

"We are incredibly proud and honoured to receive this award. I am so pleased the team have got the recognition their efforts deserve."

https://t.co/3Eh5SOHvRD.

[Strategic Minerals PLC @StrategicMnrls]

The @CIOSGoodGrowth Programme was named Most Innovative Project of the Year at the @theIED Awards, with our subsidiary @CornwallRes used as an exemplary case study having deployed grant funding to advance the Redmoor Project 🏆

#UKSPF #CIOSGOODGROWTH
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iED Annual Awards 2025 winners' stories: @JoVStevens, MD, @oxinnovation.

"This recognition reinforces the importance of purposeful leadership and the collective impact we can make when we collaborate to build thriving, innovative communities.”

https://t.co/VWwlU9D1z8.

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Institute of Economic Development announces 2025 Annual Awards winners at Manchester celebration.

Read our press release on last night's awards! https://t.co/TjVxiS2Gqn.

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That’s a wrap for tonight! Check out our website and social feeds for more post-conference and awards follow-up tomorrow and in the coming days.

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The winners of our 2025 iED Annual Awards!

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OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

We are privileged to honour...the late Sir Howard Bernstein

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Our special final award of the evening recognises an individual who has made a sustained outstanding contribution to the field of economic development, and has been chosen by the iED...this will be presented by our Chair @tomstannard…

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OUTSTANDING IMPACT

Our winner is… @East_Riding

This award is sponsored by @pegasusgroup.

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Our seventh award recognises projects delivered and concluded in the last five years, which demonstrate benchmarked evidence against other similar initiatives. Impacts could include environmental, social, business support, rural development and regeneration...

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