Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Listed lifestyle brand Joules, which is headquartered in Leicestershire, is expected to report a pre-tax loss of up to £3m for its latest financial year because of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A very interesting question has arisen in light of the Covid-19 crisis: is now the time to abandon Intellectual Property (IP) protection for the national good? Brian More, director of IP Commercialisation at Coventry University, offers his advice.
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A major shareholder in Leicestershire-based x-ray company Image Scan Holdings has upped his stake.
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The amount of money the University of Nottingham has raised through selling shares in a in a cancer detection company recently as been confirmed.
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Alternative finance provider Growth Street has revealed plans to phase out its peer-to-peer investment structure and seek institutional debt funding.
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Tasmin Raynor, head of apprenticeships at De Montfort University, looks at how to deliver apprenticeships during lockdown.
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A Lincoln-based property insurance specialist, which is backed by a US private equity firm, has reported a "solid" set of results for the company's latest financial year.
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About 2,500 jobs are set to be cut at historic builders' merchants Travis Perkins, it has been revealed, with in the region of 165 branches also earmarked for closure.
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Discount retailer Poundstretcher has set out proposals for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as part of a turnaround plan for the business.
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Resubmitted plans for up to 176 homes in Leicestershire have been recommended for approval.
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The thumbs up could be given to a proposal for more than 100 new homes.
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Work is starting this week on a 300,000 sq ft extension to a Derbyshire industrial scheme.
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Approval is expected to be given to a proposal for up to 55 new homes at a Leicestershire site later today.
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has generated a £422m pre-tax loss for its latest financial year due to the impact of Covid-19. The automotive giant also confirmed that it has "taken the difficult decision" to reduce the number of contract-agency employees in its manufacturing plants over the coming months.
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BAE Systems is moving forward with plans to recruit a record number of apprentices, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Member Exclusive News | Octavian UK, the Nottingham-based multi-services facilities management and security provider, has made a new appointment.
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