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The government should look to the West Midlands first after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg unveiled plans to plough ahead with infrastructure spending. That's according to regional business leaders who said such projects would provide a "timely intervention" to tackle the West Midlands' growing unemployment problems. It comes as a 9.1 per cent unemployment rate for the region was revealed for the period from May to July 2011. READ MORE...
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Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has said he could alter his £941m bid for Birmingham pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and that it is not a "final bid". Read More...
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Straffordshire League Two football club Port Vale have clinched an investment deal worth up to £8m with American sports construction company Blue Sky International. Read More...
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A £4.4m care home refurbishment and extension have been completed in Worfield, Shropshire. Read More...
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Property agent and auctioneer CP Bigwood has taken over the management of more than 500 properties on Birmingham's Park Central complex. Read More...
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Pochin Developments has completed two land sales at the former Dairy Crest creamery site at Ellesmere Wharf in Shropshire and announced the start of the second phase of infrastructure works on site. Read More...
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Businesses in the West Midlands remain unconvinced that bank reforms will prevent another financial crisis, the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group has said. Read More...
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Four West Midlands companies have been recognised on a national league table ranking Britain's top 100 privately-owned technology, media and telecoms (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales. Read More...
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Cities will be able to make their case for new powers from central government to drive faster growth after amendments to the Localism Bill achieved cross party support in the House of Lords. Read More...
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