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A resurgence in sales of the Goodfella's pizza brand reflected growth across the food retailing empire of chicken magnate Ranjit Singh Boparan. Boparan Holdings upped first quarter revenue to £565m and said its recent acquisitions were bedding down well. READ MORE...
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Doing business in Wales - ICT
 Tom Kelly, chair, Welsh Government ICT Sector Panel, joins private and public sector experts to debate how the Welsh Government can work with businesses to develop and utilise emerging technolgies.
Featuring: Tom Kelly, chair, Welsh Government ICT Sector Panel; Luke Hodge, managing director, b2b IT Services; Matt Jukes, assistant chief constable, South Wales Police; Richard Baker, managing director, Sequence
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Oldbury-based BC Barton & Son has been bought out of administration with all 29 remaining jobs saved. Read More...
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Coventry-based Sanderson Group has sold its electronic point of sale (EPOS) arm to Torex Retail Holdings for £11.7m. Read More...
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Morgan Sindall, based in Warwickshire, has been recommended as a partner to work on more than £200m of public sector infrastructure projects. Read More...
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The former Polymer Latex factory in Bromsgrove has been sold by Yule Catto to One Property Group for £1.9m. Read More...
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Mining giant UK Coal has said it has introduced a "more intensive intervention" in managing its Daw Mill site to improve production. Read More...
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Russell Orme, office managing partner for DLA Piper in Birmingham, has died aged 49 following a battle with cancer. Read More...
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Wolverhampton-based Carillion has been appointed as preferred bidder for a number of academy schools, worth more than £100m. Read More...
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The chairman and chief executive of RSM Tenon are to step down after a "clearly disappointing" trading period. Read More...
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Wolverhampton pub group Marston's has appointed Nick Backhouse as non-executive director. Read More...
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The Midlands office of Energetics has been awarded a £1m contract by Network Rail to provide a new high-voltage energy supply to Birmingham New Street Station. Read More...
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Profit warnings for West Midlands businesses doubled in the final quarter of 2011, according to Ernst & Young. Read More...
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While regional development agencies have been abolished in England, over the border the Welsh Government is stepping up its pan-Wales economic development plan based on promoting and investing in key sectors. All this week Insider will be showcasing videos that will help you to understand the challenges and opportunities in the Welsh market. Read More...
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