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Retail giant Next has reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit for the first half of 2011 despite facing its first concerted rise in cost prices for nearly 20 years. The Leicestershire company said: "In a difficult year Next has proven resilient. In many ways 2011 has presented the perfect storm to the retail economy." READ MORE...
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MHA, a care services charity based in Derby, has obtained £30m of funding from Barclays Corporate. Read More...
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A Worksop-based engineering company has expanded with a new head office building after securing a six-figure business loan. Read More...
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A £45m deal has been agreed to fund the transfer of 839 properties from Home Group to East Midlands housing provider Derwent Living. Read More...
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Regent Street Developments has submitted a planning application for a mixed-use scheme in Mansfield. Read More...
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Barratt Developments has hailed a year of improvement, despite exceptional costs keeping it in the red. Read More...
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Nottingham-based Avingtrans has revealed that turnover surged by 27 per cent in the last financial year. The industrial machinery company said its performance was boosted by its aerospace division. Read More...
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Accountancy firm RSM Tenon has reported a 31 per cent growth in turnover for the year to 30 June. Profits were also up at the business, which said it will not be targeting any more acquisitions in the near future following recent deals. Read More...
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Pressure from heightened energy bills and a hike in the price of clothes is said to be behind August's rise in inflation to 4.5 per cent. Read More...
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