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East Midlands gears up for MIPIM assault
Derby, Leicester and Nottingham are gearing up for a big inward investment push at the world’s largest property exhibition – and Insider will be there to report. From tomorrow to Friday, Cannes will play host to an international exhibition that attracts anywhere upward of 30,000 visitors per year as the global property industry comes together to do business.
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Deals
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Insider's February Deal of the Month revealed
Midlands Business Insider's assistant editor Sam Metcalf has chosen the work of the Derby advisers who completed Discovery Falls' buyout of Novelis for the February Deal of the Month award.
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RH Freight in Swiss takeover
RH Freight, headquartered in Nottingham, has been acquired by Switzerland-based air freight giant Kuehne + Nagel. The Swiss company said the purchase was in line with its growth strategy and would allow it to expand its European network.
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Sense Enterprise taken in £2m deal
Sense Enterprise Solutions, based in Linby, has been bought by listed Manchester software company K3 Business Technology. The deal is worth up to £2.45m.
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£775m research funding unveiled
A total of £775m is to be made available for research to help boost the NHS, the government has announced today (7 March 2011). The funding, to be made available over five years, aims to "secure the UK as a world leader in life sciences".
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Property
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Swandlicote package announced
A new package of improvements to Swadlincote has been unveiled by South Derbyshire District Council. It comes after funders and staff from the council met to mark the completion of the second phase of the 'Swadlincote Masterplan'.
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Start-ups to move into Sleaford rail offices
The eight-month project to convert part of the Sleaford Railway Station building into eight new office buildings has been completed. The units are now available for occupation by start-up enterprises in Lincolnshire.
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Business
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Hammond disappointed by number of transport bids
The number of bids submitted to the government’s £1.4bn regional growth fund (RGF) for transport projects has been “disappointing”, transport secretary Philip Hammond has told Insider.
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Brakes put on new car sales
New car sales dropped by 7.7 per cent in February to 63,424 vehicles, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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The Chinese economy is set to overtake the US as the world's largest within the next 15 years - but how can the UK compete? Sam Metcalf investigates.
