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Plans for the government's £32bn high-speed rail (HS2) project have been backed by the House of Commons' Transport Committee following an inquiry. MPs said there was a "good case" for the network, adding that further consideration should be given to connecting HS2 with a Birmingham-Derby line. READ MORE...
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Banking giant Santander said it has selected a group of Midlands-based businesses it will target through its new £200m lending scheme. Read More...
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The Birmingham office of Clearwater Corporate Finance has completed eight deals in the past six months. Read More...
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Business leaders have welcomed the news that the West Midlands' LEPs will share £50m to fund building projects in the region. Greater Birmingham and Solihull's organisation was handed the region's largest share of £14.9m. Read More...
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Halfords Autocentres has announced it will relocate its head office to the group site in Redditch. Read More...
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More than 40 per cent of subsidiary companies registered in the West Midlands are dormant, costing the region £88m per year. That's according to research from Deloitte. Read More...
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Jobs are under threat in Dudley after Carphone Warehouse announced it would axe its UK Best Buy stores. Read More...
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Composite materials supplier Umeco has said revenues increased to £105.7m over the last six months after it opened a joint venture in China. Read More...
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More than 65 per cent of environmental technology businesses in the Marches have experienced growth in the last year, new research has revealed. Read More...
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Talking Point: Speed 'fundamental' to RGF success
The government must ensure money from the Regional Growth Fund is efficiently distributed if the scheme is to be a success, writes John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce.
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