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Thursday 15 July 2021

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Job-creating Gigafactory plans lodged

Plans have been lodged for a Gigafactory at Coventry Airport which is expected to create 6,000 jobs and add £434m in GVA to the regional economy.
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Business Matters: Research reveals huge performance gaps between organisations with different levels of resilience

Andy Davies, HR Expert at MHR, says we may be approaching the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the global economy is still months, if not years, away from being back to the state it was in early 2020. Most businesses all over the world have been forced to adjust to significantly reduced revenue levels as well as lower employee productivity and morale.
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Deals

Springboard Corporate Finance advises on software deal

Birmingham-headquartered Springboard Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of a learning and engagement app to SHE Software.
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Catering disposables firm becomes employee-owned

A 600-strong national supplier of catering disposables and equipment has become employee-owned.
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Float under consideration as PureGym eyes capital raise

PureGym Group has said it is in the early stages of considering options for possibly raising equity, including potentially in the public markets.
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Roundtable: Buy and Build

Insider’s roundtable found out why companies were entering into build and buy strategies, where the opportunities were, how businesses were being priced and why successfully completing an acquisition is often more than just about money.
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Business

Staffordshire projects bid for UK-wide fund

A range of projects to boost businesses, skills, job creation and regeneration in Staffordshire have been put forward for a share of a UK-wide fund.
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CBI merges East and West Midlands operations

The CBI has merged its East and West Midlands bodies into a single entity as part of a strategic review of the organisation's internal structure.
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Senior Midlands appointment at Barclays

Barclays has strengthened its Midlands team with the appointment of a new head of SME for the Central England region.
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Proposals put 1,000 John Lewis Partnership jobs at risk

About 1,000 jobs are at risk at the John Lewis Partnership after the retail business unveiled plans to simplify its management structures in Waitrose and John Lewis.
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Importers and exporters confident of growth - HSBC

British importers and exporters are more optimistic of growth in the next year than their domestically focused counterparts, according to research from HSBC UK.
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Property

City living developers are more focused on community – architect

City living developers are more focused on comfort, convenience and community in the wake of the pandemic, a prominent architect has said.
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Major mixed-use plans near green light

Plans for the development of 550 homes and almost 20 acres of employment land have been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting next week.
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Plans in for hundreds of Birmingham apartments

Plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of a site in Birmingham to provide hundreds of apartments and new commercial space.
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Boutique Workplace Company awarded Colmore Row contract

The Boutique Workplace Company has been awarded a contract with property developer Cervidae for new serviced office space on Colmore Row in Birmingham.
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Office building fully let following Go Train deal

An office building in West Bromwich is now fully let after commercial agent Bond Wolfe secured a deal with training provider Go Train.
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Connells Group to recruit 135 apprentices

Estate agency giant Connells Group is seeking out 135 apprentices to join its nationwide branch network in England as part of its ongoing recruitment drive.
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Manufacturing

Portmeirion reports sales boost

Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered listed homewares maker Portmeirion has boosted sales during the first half of its financial year, according to a new trading update.
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Urban Intelligence awarded council contract

Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract to Urban Intelligence to undertake a city-wide review of land for homes using artificial intelligence.
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Graduate appointments at FHP

Property consultancy FHP has hired a pair of graduates as part of an ongoing relationship with Birmingham City University.
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