Kier awarded £1bn framework deal

Building and civil engineering company Kier has been named as the sole contractor for Nottingham-based Scape's £1bn national minor works framework. Under the four-year deal, it is estimated Kier will carry out more than 2,850 projects.   READ MORE...

Insider's September Deal of the Month

Sam Metcalf, assistant editor at Midlands Business Insider, discusses the implications of the recent management buyout at Nottingham-based CPMG Architects as this month's top deal.   Read More...

Businesses secure iNet cash injection

The Sustainable Construction iNet (iNet) said it has awarded more than £120,000 in funding to companies in the East Midlands since April 2011.   Read More...

Housing market boost can 'change the game' - Cridland

Boosting the housing market would be a "game-changer" for growth, according to the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.   Read More...

Acquisition boosts RPC turnover

Plastic packaging supplier RPC Group said that revenues in the first half of 2011 will be "significantly higher" than last year's results.   Read More...

Rolls-Royce boosted with Environship order

Derby manufacturer Rolls-Royce has received its first order for two vessels based on its Environship model.   Read More...

XMA joins Microsoft in recruitment drive

Nottinghamshire ICT supplier XMA is joining forces with Microsoft to help a bid to get 500,000 unemployed workers into jobs within the next three years.   Read More...

Profit tumbles at Humdinger

Profit has almost halved at snack food business Humdinger, which makes products under licence for brands including Reggae Reggae, Vimto and Sun-Pat. The company has an operation in Sleaford.   Read More...

BCC tells the MPC to be more radical

The Monetary Policy Committee must increase quantitative easing and use more radical methods, the British Chambers of Commerce has said.   Read More...

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