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Wimborne-headquartered aerospace and defence group Cobham has agreed to acquire Trivec-Avant Corporation (Trivec) for $126m (£80m). READ MORE...
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Bristol leader Barbara Janke has called on the government to back the city's bid to host a planned £3bn Green Investment Bank. Read More...
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Colin Skellett, chair of the West of England LEP, has expressed delight that the government has identified the electrification of the Great Western railway line as a priority capital project. Read More...
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Bristol-based Mitie has won a contract worth up to £95m with premium drinks company Diageo. Read More...
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Flybe, which is based in Exeter, has sold two Bombardier Q400 aircraft to Rand Merchant Bank of Johannesburg in South Africa, which will lease them to South African Express. Read More...
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The government is being called on to cut red tape and help the private sector to create more jobs after unemployment levels rose by 2,000 in the South West. Read More...
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Companies in the region have been named in the 11th annual Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100. The league table ranks Britain’s fastest growing privately-owned technology, media and telecoms (TMT) companies. Read More...
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Kingfisher, which owns DIY chain B&Q, has unveiled plans to expand its Yeovil-based trade supply arm Screwfix. It plans to open 40 new stores by January 2012, creating more than 1,200 jobs. Read More...
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Bournemouth-based retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone has bought a plot of land at a former creamery site in Shropshire. Read More...
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Architect firm Barton Willmore has submitted a planning application to build a new office in Portishead for Churngold Construction, which will occupy part of the building. Read More...
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