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The shortlists for the 13 categories in Insider’s Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2011 have been released ahead of tonight's event at Birmingham's Hilton Metropole hotel at the NEC. There, the winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner compered by rugby legend Austin Healey. READ MORE...
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Hereford plumbing products manufacturer Opella has been bought in a multimillion-pound deal by California-based Fluidmaster. Read More...
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FW Thorpe is in "advanced" negotiations to sell Walsall-based Mackwell Electronics to management, the company revealed this morning. Read More...
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Solihull-based personal finance business S&U is eyeing deals after reporting a rise in revenue and profit for the six months to 31 July 2011. Read More...
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The number of M&As involving British targets is on track for a dramatic drop with volumes for the third quarter at its lowest since the nineties, according to a new report. Read More...
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The high-profile judging panel for Insider's Made in the Midlands awards has now been revealed with the deadline for entries fast approaching. The judges, who will select the very best manufacturing businesses throughout the region, are all heavyweights in their respective fields. Read More...
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Leamington Spa-based Mercury Alliance has won a £28m contract with Somerset County Council. Read More...
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Transport operator National Express has revealed plans to create 150 jobs across the West Midlands. Read More...
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Bank of England policymakers voted unanimously to keep rates unchanged at its latest monthly meeting, but moved closer to increasing its quantitative easing programme. Read More...
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West Midlands recruitment agency First4Staff has opened a new office in Telford to target the Shropshire market. Read More...
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