Chinese premier's Birmingham visit sparks trade bonanza

More than £1bn in trade deals between China and Britain are expected to be announced after Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao flew into Birmingham to meet UK ministers. He visited the Longbridge MG car plant yesterday (26 June) where he launched the European version of the MG6 Magnette.   READ MORE...

Hyatt Hotel in administration

A buyer is being sought for Birmingham's Hyatt Regency hotel after it fell into administration.   Read More...

Alstom buys into wave energy

Alstom, which has 5,000 employees in the Midlands, has taken a 40 per cent equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy.   Read More...

West Mids dozen in Sunday Times list

Twelve West Midlands companies feature in the latest Sunday Times Deloitte Top Track 100 league table, which was published at the weekend.   Read More...

Clearwater adds to Birmingham team

Birmingham-based Clearwater Corporate Finance has recruited Olivia Prew to its team. Prew joins from The Co-operative Corporate Bank in the city.   Read More...

Tongue untwisted with law firm change

West Midlands law firm Harris Cooper Brownings is changing its name to avoid it becoming a "tongue twister".   Read More...

Co-op sector is booming, report claims

The co-operative sector is "significantly outperforming" the rest of the economy, according to a survey by trade body Co-operatives UK.   Read More...

Fee income up at top law firms

The UK's top 100 law firms have achieved relatively strong fee income growth of 3.9 per cent in the year ended 30 April 2011, according to a report by Deloitte.   Read More...

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Hotel to be unveiled at theme park

A new hotel is opening at Drayton Manor Theme Park near Tamworth on 15 August, it has been confirmed.   Read More...

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