Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Plans to develop a £500m athletes' village for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been scrapped. Read More… |
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Ray Harris, MEIF principal at Foresight Group LLP, offers a helpful guide for management teams of SMEs looking for equity investment post pandemic. Read More… |
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A bid to make Coventry and Warwickshire the number one region for immersive technology has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation. Read More… |
More than 1.2 million businesses across the UK have now receive funding from lenders through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes. Read More… |
A West Midlands solicitors firm has been named as an adviser on a deal which saw a business agree to be acquired by K3 Capital Group. Read More… |
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A healthcare brand which was founded three years ago in Birmingham is forecast to quadruple its sales to the US in the next five years. Read More… |
NorthEdge Capital, which manages more than £650m of private equity funds aimed at the North and Midlands regions, has made two senior promotions in Birmingham. Read More… |
Debenhams has announced plans to slash 2,500 jobs to give the retailer "every chance of a viable future". Read More… |
A new corporate relationship director has joined Tamworth-based Crystal Specialist Finance. Read More… |
The UK’s used car market almost halved during the second quarter of 2020, new figures have confirmed. Read More… |
Turnover has grown to more than £850m at parcel delivery giant Hermes UK, which has recently agreed the sale of a majority stake to Advent International. Read More… |
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Plans to expand an already approved scheme for almost 100 apartments in a Warwickshire town have been recommended for approval. Read More… |
A widely respected architect behind one of the Birmingham’s best known landmarks has agreed to judge Insider’s West Midlands Property Awards. Read More… |
More than 30 homes could be built in Shrewsbury after the plans were recommended for approval. Read More… |
A project to build a new local retail centre in Worcestershire is to move forward after a £2m deal was signed. Read More… |
Housebuilder Bellway has reported a drop in completions of almost a third but said recent sales demand had been "encouraging". Read More… |
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A Black Country foam products maker has created almost 300 jobs after being awarded a government contract to supply protective face visors to frontline NHS staff. Read More… |
Revenue surged by almost 50 per cent at iconic shoe brand Dr Martens during its latest financial year, while its profits more than doubled. Read More… |
The family-owned business behind a pet food brand that can trace its roots back to the 1930s and is sold all over the world has said its outlook is "very promising" after reporting the results of its latest financial year. Read More… |
The price of lead contributed to a fall in revenue at a manufacturing giant during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A London PR agency has been retained by Redditch-headquartered historic engineering giant GKN Automotive. Read More… |
A Birmingham residential estate agent has made the move into the city with help from commercial agents Siddall Jones. Read More… |
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