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Wednesday 17 June 2020

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Deal struck for £40m new Moog facility

A £40m aerospace manufacturing and design facility for a global aerospace engine and flight controls systems specialist is set to be developed in Gloucestershire in a deal struck by Barberry Industrial.
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Bringing people back to together

Bristol’s YTL Arena is set to bring £1.5bn into the visitor economy of the city over the next 25 years once it opens its doors in 2023. David Clensy talks to managing director Andrew Billingham about his vision for the scheme and asks how the industry is set to bounce back after Covid-19.
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Deals

Deal secures future for Oak Furnitureland

Jobs have been safeguarded after a deal was agreed to secure the future of furniture retailer Oak Furnitureland.
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Receipt Bank snaps up Bristol firm

A Bristol-based data quality specialist has been snapped up by digital accounting platform Receipt Bank.
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£20m fund launched by Equilibrium

Equilibrium Financial Planning has launched a £20m global equity fund as its client base continues to deepen and diversify.
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Boohoo buys online businesses of fashion retail duo

The IP and online businesses of two well-known retailers have been bought by Boohoo.
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Business Matters: Artificial intelligence augmenting the pandemic fight

Will Robertson and Catherine Hammon from Osborne Clarke, say the focused power of artificial intelligence is being deployed in a myriad of ways in the fight back against the coronavirus pandemic – starting with the AI monitoring system believed to have picked up an unexplained pneumonia cluster in Wuhan in December.
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Business

Tributes paid to Optimum Finance chief executive

Tributes have been paid to Richard Pepler, the founding director and chief executive of Optimum Finance, who passed away on 5 June 2020.
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Platform laid for further growth at Wincanton

Third party logistics giant Wincanton has laid a financial foundation to unlock potential for growth after posting full-year results featuring year-on-year revenue growth and increased profits.
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Five promotions at Willans

Willans has made five promotions from across the Gloucestershire law firm.
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LEP invests in college facility upgrade projects

Dorset LEP is investing £712,800 into three facility upgrade projects at Bournemouth & Poole College.
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CBI elects first BAME president

A new president of the CBI has been elected to succeed the out-going John Allan. He is the first person from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background to take the role in the organisation’s history.
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Property

Tourist attraction operator secures loan boost

The operator of a Cornwall tourist destination has secured a funding package from HSBC UK to ensure it can reopen once restrictions are lifted and it is safe to welcome visitors once again.
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Member Exclusive News

Cheshire plans to move forward for McCarthy & Stone

McCarthy & Stone's revised plans to build a retirement living development in Cheshire look set to secure approval.
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National Trust acquires gateway to Lorna Doone’s Exmoor

The National Trust has acquired after the Lorna Doone Farm and nearby Cloud Farm Campsite on the Exmoor coastal landscape which inspired the book by RD Blackmore.
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