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JT Dove workers toast £3,000 bonus as Newcastle company builds profits
Construction
The Newcastle builders merchant has made the profit payments to staff since the firm was placed into an Employee Benefit Trust in the 1950s
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Bid made to transform Plymouth waterfront with spectacular buildings
Engineering
Consortium of entrepreneurs wants to build cliff-side events building and put a domed room on art deco lido
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Plymouth makes business case for £10m of 'shovel ready' projects
South West
Four major schemes are in line for support under the Government's Getting Building Fund
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More grim retail news as WH Smith says 1,500 jobs at risk
Economy
Its airport and railway station stores have been particularly badly affected by the lockdown
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Hotel run by Dragon's Den star's family closes with 60 jobs lost
Employment
Plymouth's Moorland Garden Hotel has closed and the building has been sold but new owners have another use in mind
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How Leicester pubs, restaurants and hairdressers are coping with life after local lockdown
Coronavirus
Has it been worth the wait and how long exactly will it take for money to start rolling in again?
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Swift move into Covid-19 safety products helps Derbyshire manufacturer survive lockdown
Engineering
Boss reports ‘positive’ outlook and order book for the second half of the year
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Four shovel-ready schemes in Leicester and Leicestershire get £20m of post-Covid funding
Economy
Back in June Boris Johnson launched a “new deal” for post-Covid economic recovery worth £900m
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Summer Statement schemes not enough to avert job losses, business group says
Economy
British Chambers of Commerce says most businesses will not take up many of the measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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South West to get £50m for 19 'shovel ready' development projects
South West
Region receives share of the Government’s £900million Getting Building Fund to help bounce back from pandemic
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Plan to extend city centre office block upwards and outwards
South West
New plan for Plymouth's Moneycentre would see it become student flats with a roof garden on top
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Babcock scraps dividend after COVID-19 takes bite out of revenues
Engineering
Engineering giant says coronavirus pandemic is partly to blame for huge drop in income in final quarter of financial year
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Huge £300m high-tech food manufacturing campus to create up to 4,500 new jobs in Derby
Employment
SmartParc to develop and operate scheme on former Celanese site
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Cambridge and Counties appoints Tina Hayton-Banks as chief operating officer
Finance
Appointment comes as eight-year-old bank faced its most challenging year in 2019 – even before Covid-19 hit
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Thousands of South West restaurants join Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Food and Drink
Government's half-price meal initiative comes into force on August 3 with a huge number of businesses taking part
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IT firm set to move into £7.6m Oceansgate marine Enterprise Zone
Technology
ESL Group is involved in counter terrorism defence work and will expand into second phase of waterfront business hub
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New ‘civic agreement’ to help Nottingham create 1,000 new jobs and support businesses
Economy
City’s two universities join forces with councils and hospitals to help economic recovery
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How BT wants to help 356,000 East Midlands SMEs beat Covid downturn and Brexit
Coronavirus
Offer includes paying 4,500 small suppliers promptly, subsidising ultrafast connections and free business mentoring
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North Wales company to provide ‘fill and finish’ services for Covid-19 vaccine
Deloitte
Wockhardt’s facility in Wrexham could start work on coronavirus vaccines as early as next month
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Work starts on multimillion-pound programme to upgrade Port of Sunderland
Economy
The £8m project aims to attract new companies to set up at the port
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Furniture firm creates jobs after workshop revamp triggers leap in demand
Employment
Jarrow's Funky Chunky Furniture has had three record months in lockdown and is now seeking more staff
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Blue Islands becomes latest airline to restart flights from Bristol
Transport
Channel Islands company follows easyJet, TUI, Ryanair and KLM by restarting operations at the South West's largest airport
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Welsh business needs to raise its game on innovation
Business Opinion
We need to ensure that we have a thriving innovation economy
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Study reveals how universities pump £320m into Plymouth economy
Education
As fears over student numbers intensify new research shows higher education is vital for supporting jobs and generating wealth
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