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Loughborough University to set up Centre for Enterprise Education
Loughborough University is in the process of setting up a Centre for Enterprise Education, Insider can exclusively reveal. The university is now in talks with local businesses about setting up the centre, according to Angus Laing, the dean of the School of Business and Economics at the university.
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Deals
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Catalyst to continue Midlands investment in 2011
Corporate finance adviser Catalyst said it had its “best ever year” in 2010, having completed more than 20 deals worth a total in excess of £750m. The firm advised on Midlands-based transactions such as the buyouts of Synseal and AIM Aviation over the past year.
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Property
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Bowmer and Kirkland wins Ocado mega shed contract
Bowmer & Kirkland, the Heage-based construction company, has won the contract to build Ocado’s second huge distribution hub at Dordon, North Warwickshire, in a move that will bring 2,200 jobs to the area.
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Selecta Tyre expands on Waterside Park
Selecta Tyre has taken an extra 5,000 sq ft at Cedar House Investments’ Waterside Park in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, after the launch of a new MOT test centre and servicing facility.
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Evans wins Dunelm HQ job
Evans Concrete has been awarded the £500,000 contract to provide concrete cladding to the new Dunelm headquarters at Watermead Park in Leicestershire.
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Business
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Enterprising scheme creates 60 new businesses
Enterprise Coaching, a project aimed at encouraging people from disadvantaged areas to become self-employed, has said it helped set up 60 new businesses in Derby over the past year.
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The Money Shop signs up as Chamber patron
Instant cash provider The Money Shop has become the latest company to join the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce as a patron. The Nottingham-based company will be the chamber’s first and only patron operating in the financial services sector.
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The Business of Education up for debate
Universities and businesses working together in an economic downturn is the topic of discussion at Insider’s forthcoming Business of Education event.
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Interest rates held despite inflation fears
Interest rates have been kept on hold at its record low rate by the Bank of England at 0.5 per cent despite worries over rising inflation. The Bank also unveiled no new quantitative easing measures.
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