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Friday 15 January 2021

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Third vote set for £275m landmark scheme

A third vote is set to be held on plans to build more than 1,000 homes and two landmark towers in Birmingham after more objections were raised.
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Business Matters: Never let a good crisis go to waste

These words are attributed to Winston Churchill as he shaped the post-war international system. In the aftermath of the greatest crisis since then, now is the time to reform a tax system that is unsuited to the demands of a 21st century economy, says Iain Wright, a partner at Claritas Tax.
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Deals

Digital firm passes crowdfunding target

A Stourbridge company aiming to be a connected digital toolkit for creating more effective charity fundraising challenges has passed its crowdfunding target.
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Shareholders back Future’s proposed GoCo acquisition

Shareholders of both parties have voted in favour of media business Future plc's planned acquisition of GoGo Group in a deal which values the operator of price comparison website GoCompare.com at almost £600m.
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Forensic Access buys IntaForensics

Forensic Access has completed the acquisition of IntaForensics.
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Business

Wealth management firm’s CEO leaves Wasps role

The chief executive of a wealth management firm has stepped down as a director of Coventry-based Premiership rugby club Wasps.
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Partner promotion at regional accountancy and business advisory firm

A regional accountancy and business advisory firm has appointed a new partner at its Coventry office.
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Championship rugby club braced for further cutbacks

The managing director of Championship rugby club Coventry has warned they will have to make further cutbacks so that they can "survive the immediate future".
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Commercial property solicitor joins Beswicks Legal

A commercial property solicitor has taken up a position with Beswicks Legal in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Gym Group “ready to emerge” from pandemic

The Gym Group ended 2020 "with manageable levels of debt and significant liquidity", according to chief executive Richard Darwin, who added that the business is "ready to emerge from the pandemic and take advantage of the many opportunities available".
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Property

Green light tipped for mixed-use plans

Plans to create almost 40 apartments as well as three retail units at a site in Birmingham have been recommended for approval.
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Proposals for new Aldi voted through

Proposals to construct an Aldi supermarket in Staffordshire have been approved.
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Logistics space surge for West Midlands

Take-up of logistics space in the West Midlands jumped 70 per cent in 2020, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
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Landmark office building’s £1.2m transformation completes

A £1.2m refurbishment of a landmark office building in Dudley has reached practical completion.
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Manufacturing

Meggitt “well placed” for recovery after pandemic hit

International aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt has said it is "well placed" to recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic after its 2020 results were hit by the crisis.
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Stable results for Queen’s Award winner

A Queen's Award-winning manufacturer has reported a stable set of results for its latest financial year.
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Record new car market share for Toyota

Toyota achieved a record new car market share in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
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Pre-tax profits set to pass expectations at Eurocell

Pre-tax profits are set to be ahead of market expectations at Eurocell, the manufacturer of PVC window, roof and door products, for its latest financial year.
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Principle to manage historic Jewellery Quarter building

An early Victorian building that has since been converted into apartments in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is to be managed by Principle Estate Management.
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Best financial year for content marketing agency

A Birmingham-based content marketing agency is set to celebrate its best financial year after securing £1m worth of new business and welcoming seven new team members. 
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