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Monday 22 February 2021

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Ministry of Housing HQ to bring hundreds of jobs to Wolverhampton

The leader of City of Wolverhampton Council has hailed the announcement that a new Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government headquarters will be established in the city as a "huge vote of confidence". The move is set to bring hundreds of jobs to the West Midlands.
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Business Matters: The significance of origin

Over the past six weeks as our understanding of the "Free Trade Agreement" has evolved, it has become increasingly apparent that one of the most significant issues facing businesses is that of origin, according to Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains
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Deals

Planet X secures Santander UK funding facilities

Bicycle manufacturer and retailer Planet X has secured new funding facilities from Santander UK to support international growth plans.
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Cultural companies secure grant funding

Coventry-based companies involved in the arts have secured support for their core costs under a programme of grants designed to build the city’s capacity for the UK City of Culture.
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Business Matters: What Brexit and Covid-19 can teach us about crisis management

Dr Alessandro Merendino is a researcher within Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), specialising in how leaders’ actions can directly affect the performance of a business. Here, he looks at how they can survive crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit by ensuring they are resilient.
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Business

Pizza Hut Delivery to expand operations with new partnership

Pizza Hut Delivery is expanding its operations through a new franchising partnership with Starboard Dining.
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Johnson to outline England’s lockdown exit plan

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to outline the government's roadmap out of lockdown later today.
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J S Wright secures housing scheme contract

Birmingham building services specialist J S Wright has secured a contract to equip the first phase of a new housing development.
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BCC reacts to delay for business rates review

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has reacted to the government's announcement that the final report for the review of business rates has been delayed until autumn.
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Business Matters: Ensuring your business stays healthy and robust

"If I can help business owners and their directors to act now so their future is more secure, I’m also helping to protect jobs, suppliers, buyers and our local economy," says Andy McGill, restructuring partner at Smith & Williamson LLP. Advising business owners and directors in the Midlands, Andy has developed a tried and tested approach which highlights actions they ought to consider to help them stay healthy and robust in tough market conditions.
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Property

Approval for job-creating industrial scheme

The approval has been given to a major industrial scheme in Birmingham which is expected to create more than 300 jobs.
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Go-ahead for Birmingham apartment plans

Plans to transform the site of a number of listed buildings in Birmingham to provide more than 80 new apartments have received the go-ahead.
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Freeths refreshes office portfolio after remote working success

Freeths has refreshed its office portfolio on the back of the move to agile working being hailed as a "great success".
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£19m housing project completes

A £19m housing project to build 140 homes across two estates in Tamworth has been completed.
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Plans lodged for new scheme at established business park

Detailed plans have been submitted to develop new commercial space at an established business park in Birmingham.
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Independent cinemas awarded £5m grant funding

More than 30 independent cinemas across England have secured £5m of grant funding as part of the government's Culture Recovery Fund.
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Roundtable: The Digital Citizen

The public sector’s relationship with the citizen is undergoing a revolution.
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Manufacturing

Start-ups developing green tech as part of accelerator programme

Ten start-ups are developing new green technologies with support from 5PRING and its Green Innovation Challenge programme.
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New non-executive director for i-nexus Global

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Prep school brought to market by Savills

A Staffordshire education facility, which has been occupied as a prep school since 1938, has been brought to market by Savills.
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