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Friday 30 October 2020

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Major student flats plans tipped for go-ahead

Plans for a major student accommodation development in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham have been recommended for approval.
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Business Matters: Set your businesses on the road to recovery following Covid-19

Dr Nihar Amoncar, Director of MBA programs and senior lecturer in strategic management at the University of Derby, offers small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) advice and guidance on how to move forwards on the road to recovery.
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Deals

Queen’s Award winner secures £2m boost

A Queen's Award-winning company in Leamington Spa, whose technology reduces harmful carbon dioxide emissions, has secured a £2m investment.
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Mercia invests in Covid-19 testing firm

Warwickshire-headquartered Mercia Asset Management has made a £900,000 direct investment in a Covid-19 diagnostic test company. The move is part of a wider $50m funding round.
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Digital media agency recieves £100k support

A Wolverhampton-based digital media agency has secured a £100,000 funding boost.
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London investment firm takes stake in Clinigen

A London-based investment firm has taken a stake in global pharmaceutical and services company Clinigen, which is headquartered in Burton-upon-Trent.
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MBO at healthcare staffing company

A healthcare staffing business has been acquired in a management buyout (MBO) backed by ABN Amro, providing an exit for private equity firm Key Capital Partners.
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Business

‘Challenging period’ for Shakespeare Martineau

Revenue and operating profit at law firm Shakespeare Martineau dipped during its latest financial year following a challenging period.
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Parent of renewable energy supplier enters administration

The Birmingham-headquartered parent company of a renewable energy supplier has entered administration.
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Pizza Express to cut a further 1,300 jobs

A further 1,300 jobs are to be cut by Pizza Express, on top of the 1,100 redundancies it announced in August.
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New date set for Wasps £35m bonds vote

A new meeting has been set for Coventry-based Premiership rugby club Wasps to ask bondholders to waive covenants on its £35m secure bonds to help them continue to get through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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LEP’s growth hub seeking new chairperson

A local enterprise partnership (LEP) is seeking a new chairperson for its growth hub.
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Five tech firms unite to create industry powerhouse

Five technology, networking and security providers have come together to create a company with a forward order book of more than £30m.
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Property

Apartments tipped for city centre office block

Plans to convert an office block in Birmingham city centre into more than 120 apartments have been tipped for the go-ahead.
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Work starts on £24m National Innovation Centre

Construction work has started the £24m Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley.
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Green light expected for MoD homes scheme

The green light has been recommended to transform land currently occupied by the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) property arm into 135 new homes.
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Homes planned for firm’s UK headquarters site

A high-performance scientific instruments company has submitted plans to knock down its headquarters in Coventry and build 120 new homes.
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Transformation earmarked for old Toys R Us building

Plans to transform a former Toys R Us store in Oldbury have been recommended for the go-ahead.
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Manufacturing

UK commercial vehicle production rises in September

UK commercial vehicle production increased in September, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Automotive business invests six-figure sum

A Warwick-based automotive business has invested a six-figure sum in state-of-the-art machinery and is set to create jobs.
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Wolves extend partnership with local business

Wolverhampton Wanderers have extended their partnership for a second season with a business based in the city.
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Birmingham City reveal mobile game developer deal

Birmingham City have announced a new partnership with a mobile game developer.
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