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 Midlands Business Insider is today officially launching its 42 Under 42 awards, where we uncover the region's young raw talent, entrepreneurs and business leaders - and we need your help in finding them. Who will be running the Midlands tomorrow? Help Insider find out. READ MORE...
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Travis Perkins' £24m acquisition of 70 per cent of Toolstation is to be reviewed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Read More...
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Northampton-based Sight and Sound Technology has acquired The Force Ten Company (Forcetenco) for an undisclosed sum. Read More...
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One of Derby's best-known development sites has been put up for sale. Read More...
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Two development sites in Leicester and Northampton, as well as a car showroom, have been sold on behalf of Volkswagen Group UK by Colliers International's automotive and roadside team. Read More...
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East Midlands companies have secured five places on The Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 league table. Read More...
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Silentbloc UK has increased turnover by more than 50 per cent in the past five years at its manufacturing site in Burton-on-Trent as its international client list has grown. Read More...
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PwC has appointed Helen Nixseaman as the new head of its risk assurance practice in the Midlands. Read More...
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A sideways look at the week's weird, wacky and occasionally wonderful stories from across the region. This week: Back in black; Fancy a brew?; and Life begins at 52 Read More...
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The economy is heading for recession in the first half of the year, according to a think tank. Read More...
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