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Birmingham business leaders welcome fall in inflation
Economic Development
Birmingham business leaders have welcomed to a fall in inflation to 2.4 per cent.
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Phil Bennion: Hope and progress amid the violence and death in Pakistan's election
Economic Development
West Midlands MEP Phil Bennion was part of the EU team to observe the 2013 Pakistan elections.
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Birmingham charity appoints director to increase income from new sources
Economic Development
A Birmingham charity has appointed a social enterprise director in a bid to increase its income from new sources.
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Homeowners blighted by HS2 could face 12-year wait for compensation
Economic Development
HOMEOWNERS in the Midlands blighted by the proposed HS2 high speed rail line could face a compensation wait of up to 12 YEARS.
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Survey says HS2 will not deliver for small business
Economic Development
Small businesses in Birmingham do not back the HS2 rail link and do not believe it will be a boost to business, according to a new survey.
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Meriden gypsies launch new bid to return to site
Economic Development
Gypsies evicted from an illegal camp following a three-year battle have launched a bid to return to the green belt site 鈥 dealing residents a hammer blow.
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Birmingham Airport's plan to ease over-capacity
Economic Development
Birmingham airport bosses have drafted a five-point 鈥榞ame changing鈥 plan to encourage best-use of spare capacity in the 海角视频 and boost growth across the country.
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Birmingham workers pay 20 per cent less income tax 海角视频 average
Economic Development
Residents of Birmingham have one of the lowest average income tax bills in the 海角视频, paying an average of 拢3,520 per year.The average annual income tax contribution of workers in Birmingham is 20 per cent lower than the 海角视频 average of 拢4,398, according to city accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young.Malcolm Winston, partner at UHY Hacker Young, said: 鈥淏irmingham鈥檚 personal wealth and tax bills are much lower than those in places like London and the South East, a legacy of the huge changes the local economy has undergone thanks to the decline of traditional industries.聽鈥淚t has a lot of catching up to do, but there is a lot of potential in the city.
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Birmingham's Paragon Hotel to be transformed by Iraqi investor
Economic Development
Birmingham鈥檚 Paragon Hotel looks set to be transformed following its acquisition by an Iraqi investor.
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John Lewis appoints Birmingham flagship store boss
Economic Development
John Lewis has announced Kim Lowe, a native of the Midlands, will be the manager of its new flagship Birmingham store.
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Finance Birmingham Business Breakfast
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Birmingham After Tour party
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Advanced manufacturing and design key to fixing economy, according to JLR
Manufacturing
A commitment to advanced manufacturing and world class design are key to fixing Britain鈥檚 economy, according to the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover.
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Michelin-starred restaurant Turners marked down by hygiene inspectors
Economic Development
A Michelin-starred restaurant in Birmingham has been ordered to make 鈥渕ajor improvements鈥 to its hygiene standards.
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Steve Hackett at Birmingham Symphony Hall
Retail & Consumer
The Kinks once sang 鈥榞ive the people want they want鈥 鈥 and it鈥檚 clearly an adage that Steve Hackett believes in.
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Benedict Gorner: Reform is on the agenda
Economic Development
The reformist agenda of the coalition government took a major step forward last month with the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receiving Royal Assent.
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Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Two years to go...must do better, Dave
Economic Development
The next General Election is about two years away so what would a school report on the Government's performance to date say?
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Keith Gabriel: Don't blame the buses - blame the passengers
Economic Development
I was on a stag do in York last weekend. I fair enjoyed it, despite a disappointing lack of vomit, nudity or ritual humiliation.
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Adopted Brummie Leonard Lord and how he gave the world the Mini
Retail & Consumer
A new book is aiming to lift the lid on Leonard Lord, the man who ran Longbridge in the wake of Herbert Austin, but who remains an unsung hero of 20th century industry.
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Tamworth software firm Flydocs to open China office
Enterprise
A Midland software company is to open a new office in China after signing a contract with Hong Kong's international flag carrier.
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The Solihull building boss still going strong at 94 years old
Economic Development
Classic car fan Ken Smith is still firmly in the driving seat at Solihull's 拢100 million turnover builders merchants EH Smith - at the astonishing age of 94.
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Concerns for young as unemployment rises in West Midlands
Economic Development
Unemployment in the West Midlands rose by almost 16,000 in the three-month period to March, and a quarter of under 24s in the region are out of work, data released by the Government has revealed.
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Working class heroine Julia Varley to get blue plaque in Birmingham
Economic Development
A woman who fought tirelessly for workers who endured 80-hour weeks and appalling conditions is to be honoured for her campaigning.
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Enigmatic composer Carl Davis premieres new soundtrack at Symphony Hall
Retail & Consumer
Enigmatic composer and conductor Carl Davis prepares to premiere the new soundtrack to Harold Lloyd's famous film The Freshman at Symphony Hall tomorrow.
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