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Promotion "would boost Swansea area"
The Swansea area will get a big economic and confidence boost if Swansea City win promotion to the Premier League on Monday, panelists at Insider’s Swansea and West Wales Economic Debate said. Professor Richard B Davies, vice chancellor of Swansea University, told the business audience at the Liberty Stadium: “The psychological boost to Swansea would be massive. Suddenly we will be playing in a whole different league, literally and metaphorically. It can’t be underestimated.”
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Deals
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Eversheds in Middle East merger
International law firm Eversheds, which has an office in Cardiff, has merged with Middle Eastern law consortium KSLG in a move the firm said will treble its size in the region.
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Supporters back in the mix for Wrexham deal
The Wrexham FC takeover saga has taken another twist and the club now hopes to conclude a deal with Wrexham Supporters Trust.
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Companies
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Gap targets Gloucestershire
Wrexham-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has identified Gloucestershire and the M5 corridor in England as its next big growth region.
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Jones Bros opens English base after £9m WRG win
Jones Bros Civil Engineering has established a regional office in Oxfordshire after securing a £9m waste management contract.
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Property and construction
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Shortlists revealed for Property Awards
The most impressive construction projects, property deals and related firms are on the final shortlists for Insider’s Wales Property Awards for 2011. Judges have narrowed down the entries ahead of the awards dinner at Cardiff’s Holland House Hotel on 23 June.
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Queensberry ruled in as Newport developer
Newport Council has chosen Queensberry, the UK arm of international developer Multi Corporation, as the preferred bidder for its city centre development scheme.
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Eatonfield spirals after Trilandium deal falls through
The collapse of a deal to sell its Welsh land portfolio to Trilandium Celtic has led to shares in AIM-listed property developer Eatonfield losing almost half their value.
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People
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Leighton joins Peacocks
Peacocks, the Cardiff-based clothing retailer, has recruited former Asda chief executive and former Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton to be its chairman.
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