Invest in Nottingham are preparing for the next PR assault on investors in the UK – as a follow up to MIPIM 2010 and the Invest in Nottingham Day – held in London last month.

I went to the ‘arrangements’ meeting yesterday.

The object is simply to promote investment in the City. But this is not just in property; it is at all levels. The city are looking for the next end users. The growth of Nottingham companies is key.

It is suggested that investor confidence is re-emerging so the time is right to be starting an aggressive campaign. Nottingham is on the radar of many companies and in recent years the conversion rate has been good. Nottingham needs to keep ahead of the game.

News will be given about the future of Broad Marsh. This is an important development for Nottingham – we are slipping down the retail ranks

The meeting was held at Antennae, part of Confetti studios. This is a digital media hub and regarded as a huge success.

It has also emerged that the Boots site will start to come on stream- as they consolidate operations. An interesting fact – the Boots site in Beeston Nottingham is the same size Monaco!

Details of the days events in Nottingham can be found here. It will be held on 27th May.

The day should be good; sadly we can’t guarantee Cote D’Azur weather!