Tonights speaker Wolverhampton business man Henry Carver has made quite an impact in the City over the last year.
Frustrated by the failure of the Summer Row development Mr Carver called on local businesses to join together to fight back against what he saw as obstructive Council policies and red tape which he believed to be blighting the City.
Over 300 people attended the first meeting with Mr Carver called in February leading to the formation of the Wolverhampton Business Group which aims to develop pro-business, pro-job policies and to encourage and support the City Council to enact those policies in order to create a more vibrant local economy in which there are more and better paid jobs.
Following lobbying by Wolverhampton Business Group and other interested parties they believe that there has been a "sea change" in the Planning Department following recognition by the Council of the urgent need to send out a "pro-business, pre-development message" but Mr Carver urged the business community in Wolverhampton to remain vigilant and to maintain consistent pressure on the Council to keep up the good work.
