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High street retailer The Works has grown sales by almost 8 per cent over the past year, Insider can reveal. Despite what the Sutton Coldfield-based company described as an "undoubtedly challenging" period, turnover grew to £114.4m over the 53 weeks to 1 May 2011. The Works, which sells books, stationery and art materials, said it plans to operate a "controlled expansion programme" over the coming months. READ MORE...
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Perfect Pizza, the Wolverhampton-based takeaway chain, has been bought after calling in administrators. Read More...
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Online loan provider Funding Circle has lent 30 Midlands businesses a total of more than £1m over the last year, it said. Read More...
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Plans to invest £175m in its Edgbaston campus have been unveiled by the University of Birmingham. Proposals include the construction of an Olympic-sized swimming pool and new library. Read More...
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Private client law firm Meridian Private Client has relocated to Warwickshire as part of its long-term expansion plans. Read More...
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A £1m redevelopment is underway at the Talisman shopping centre in Kenilworth. Read More...
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Property and building services business Integrated M&C Services has taken a 1,300 sq ft office building at The Oaks Business Park in Redditch. Read More...
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Businesses across the West Midlands are waking up to the aftermath of a second night of rioting across the city. Read More...
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Boosting the number of female engineers could help solve a growing skills shortage in manufacturing. That's according to Simon Griffiths, chief executive of the Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands (MAS-WM). Read More...
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Locations in the West Midlands are among the 65 towns and cities chosen by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt as potential bases for local TV stations. Read More...
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