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 A Bahrain delegation led by Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa has met with West Midlands businesses to forge trade links. Shaikh Mohammed told Insider the delegation had secured some "strong leads" and hoped to create jobs across the region by entering trade agreements. READ MORE...
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Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has advised the trustees of EMAP Flexiplan pension scheme on its buy-out by Standard Life and its ultimate wind-up. Read More...
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A Coventry-based company which measures the microbial content of fluids has won several overseas orders after receiving funding worth £230,000. Read More...
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Plans have gone in for an extension to Wolverhampton Wanderers' training academy and a new housing complex in the north-west of the city worth a total of £50m. Read More...
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Wolverhampton-based Carillion has won a £60m contract to build the One St Peter's Square mixed-use development in Manchester. Read More...
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IM Properties has relocated to join the wider IM Group team in Coleshill, North Warwickshire. Read More...
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The West Midlands still has the second lowest level of employment in the UK, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More...
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Birmingham has been named as one of the top 20 European destinations to do business but was ranked below Manchester and London. Read More...
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Worcestershire pharmaceutical wholesaler Lexon had a "significantly improved" performance in the year to April 2011, according to its financial documents. Read More...
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