Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Plans for a major student accommodation development in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham have been recommended for approval. Read More… |
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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. Read More… |
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A Queen's Award-winning company in Leamington Spa, whose technology reduces harmful carbon dioxide emissions, has secured a £2m investment. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
A Wolverhampton-based digital media agency has secured a £100,000 funding boost. Read More… |
A London-based investment firm has taken a stake in global pharmaceutical and services company Clinigen, which is headquartered in Burton-upon-Trent. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
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Revenue and operating profit at law firm Shakespeare Martineau dipped during its latest financial year following a challenging period. Read More… |
The Birmingham-headquartered parent company of a renewable energy supplier has entered administration. Read More… |
A further 1,300 jobs are to be cut by Pizza Express, on top of the 1,100 redundancies it announced in August. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
A local enterprise partnership (LEP) is seeking a new chairperson for its growth hub. Read More… |
Five technology, networking and security providers have come together to create a company with a forward order book of more than £30m. Read More… |
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Plans to convert an office block in Birmingham city centre into more than 120 apartments have been tipped for the go-ahead. Read More… |
Construction work has started the £24m Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley. Read More… |
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. Read More… |
A high-performance scientific instruments company has submitted plans to knock down its headquarters in Coventry and build 120 new homes. Read More… |
Plans to transform a former Toys R Us store in Oldbury have been recommended for the go-ahead. Read More… |
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UK commercial vehicle production increased in September, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Read More… |
A Warwick-based automotive business has invested a six-figure sum in state-of-the-art machinery and is set to create jobs. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Wolverhampton Wanderers have extended their partnership for a second season with a business based in the city. Read More… |
Birmingham City have announced a new partnership with a mobile game developer. Read More… |
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