Leicester is still aiming to attract that elusive big inward investor that would enhance the development work going on throughout the city in a market in which few big moves are happening and competition from other cities is intense.
But confidence locally is high. Leicester is undergoing a cultural transformation and the Highcross shopping centre has received plaudits.
Here, Insider speaks to Leicester’s movers and shakers, finds out who the big inward investment targets are and looks at the sectors which are driving the local economy at present. In the wider county we look at the development picture and search for examples of firms in Leicestershire that are succeeding in a difficult climate and try to find out how they are doing it.
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Editorial deadline Friday 30th September 2011