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 Midlands businesses are strongly in favour of introducing government measures to positively discriminate in favour of high-end growth sectors. According to responses to an Insider poll, leading business figures from the Midlands agree with the idea of favouring sectors including manufacturing as a way of boosting the UK's recovery. READ MORE...
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Edgbaston Priory Club has been granted a £6.4m loan from the Birmingham office of Handelsbanken. Read More...
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Birmingham's Nitenite Hotel is on the market after the business entered administration. Property agent Colliers International has been appointed to sell the property. Read More...
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An increase in confidence in the Midlands has been the catalyst for an 80 per cent growth in its investment levels, said venture capital fund manager Midven. Read More...
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Private equity firm Riverside is looking to invest in companies in the Midlands. UK regional director Lars Eriksson spoke to Insider as the firm prepares to launch its first office in the country. Read More...
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Black taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), based in Coventry, has agreed a joint venture with Geely International. Read More...
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The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP has described its failure to secure an enterprise zone as "a bittersweet moment", as its neighbouring LEP's i54 business park submission was green-lighted. Read More...
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Discount retailer TJ Hughes is set to close its Coventry store with the loss of 55 jobs, it has been confirmed. The company, which entered administration in June, said it will close 12 of its UK stores. Read More...
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West Midlands business leaders have reacted to a small decline in unemployment figures by telling government that support for enterprise is vital to the economic success of the region. Read More...
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There is still time to book your place at Insider’s International Trade Breakfast event, to be held at the Park Plaza hotel in Nottingham on Thursday 1 September. Read More...
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