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 Birmingham's politicians are nervous about the prospect of an elected mayor, according to the strategic director of development at Birmingham City Council. Speaking to Insider, Mark Barrow said: "We need to know whether any elected mayor will be given the tools to make difference – with them we could potentially do so much more." READ MORE...
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Coventry-based Envisage Group has acquired the manufacturing division of CPP Global Holdings, rescuing about 120 jobs. Read More...
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Cannock estate agency Marwood Independent Property Services has been bought by a West Midlands lettings agency. Read More...
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Effective links with Europe's mainland train network will be key to the success of the green-lighted HS2 scheme, according to Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP chairman Andy Street. Read More...
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Onyx Group hopes to establish a presence in every "major metropolitan area" in the UK with an acquisition drive backed by ISIS Equity Partners. Chief executive Neil Stephenson told Insider the partnership with ISIS, which has large operations in Birmingham, was a "marriage made in heaven". Read More...
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More than 100 West Midlands jobs have been saved at troubled retailer La Senza after a Kuwait company agreed to purchase certain assets of the company. But ten stores in the region are pencilled in for closure. Read More...
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Dechra Pharmaceuticals, based in Stoke-on-Trent, has hailed a "robust" six months' trading after revenue from its US operation grew by more than 40 per cent. Read More...
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The West Midlands is missing out on more than £245m of government funding every year, new research has claimed. Read More...
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Newcastle-under-Lyme-based film company Junction 15 has been hired to film marathon races for an Asian satellite TV network. Read More...
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