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West Midlands unemployment plummets despite º£½ÇÊÓƵ-wide rise
Economy
The region’s fall in joblessness, which brought the unemployment rate down to 5.7 per cent, came as the country-wide figures rose by 10,000
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Car-makers unite for Frankfurt Motor Show send-off
Jaguar Land Rover
The gathering in Greenwich saw senior executives joined by Business Secretary Sajid Javid alongside a line-up ten British-built cars
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Midland manufacturing remains strong in face of economic uncertainty
EEF
The º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing growth forecast for the third quarter of 2015 has been halved in the light of economic uncertainty
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Whirlpool in last minute bid to take over Aga
Engineering
US domestic applician giant keen on scuppering £129m deal with rival Middleby to buy out renowned º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturer of high-end ovens
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ car output up - and down
Economy
Professor David Bailey from Aston Business School examines the fall in the latest set of manufacturing figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
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1,200 sign petition opposing closure of Goodyear plant in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Signatories from as far afield as the US, Nigeria and Mexico have added their names to a protest against proposals which would see 330 jobs axed
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Manufacturing's firm foundations need greater investment for greater success
Engineering
Beverley Nielsen, director of Birmingham City University think tank IDEA Birmingham, discusses challenges around redesigning manufacturing and driving regional economic growth
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Recruitment drive as HydraForce moves into new Birmingham plant
Engineering
The firm now plans to almost double its workforce to 500 in the next three years after relocating to the 120,000 sq ft purpose-built facility
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Midland manufacturers are most confident in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
EEF
The annual report provides a longer-term picture of the state of º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing
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'March of the Makers' goes into reverse
Opinion
Professor David Bailey asks what happened to the much-heralded plan to rebalance the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy and use manufacturing to underpin its growth
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Replay: George Osborne delivers his summer Budget
The Budget
The first Conservative-only Budget for 20 years, as it happened.
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Historic end of the road for Goodyear tyre manufacturing in the region
Dunlop
Goodyear has eyed a move away from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ for a while despite more recent battles with China and sterling, argues David Bailey
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Greater Birmingham leads the way for foreign investment
Local Enterprise Partnership
More than 6,000 jobs created or safeguarded in the region on the back of 73 investment from overseas firms
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Dunlop Motorsport plant to be demolished - ending 125 years of manufacturing history
Dunlop
The old plant and technical centre is set to be razed to the ground by the end of July following an application to Birmingham City Council
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Interactive graphic: Is the West Midlands ready for a combined authority?
Economy
We have created an interactive graphic to show how this region measures up with others in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ in workforce, the economy, quality of living and housing
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World's biggest automotive supply chain trade show comes to Birmingham
Economic Development
Automechanika Birmingham will see hundreds of automotive supply and aftermarket companies mingle with buyers from all over the world at the NEC from June 7-9 2016
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Jaguar Land Rover breaks new profits records with £2.6bn announcement
Economic Development
Manufacturer says record profits mark fifth successive year of ‘solid growth, robust financial results and continuous investment in its future'
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Austerity hasn't worked
Opinion
If the polls are to be believed, the General Election is heading for pretty much a dead heat, with days if not weeks of wrangling ahead before a workable coalition – or even minority – government is in place.
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Reithian values at odds with BBC Midlands output
Economic Development
It was an own goal by the presenter of Radio 4's flagship current affairs programme, says Jon Griffin
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BBC broadcast branded 'ill-informed' for Birmingham manufacturing comments
Economic Development
Remarks by Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys on Today show cause backlash after he said manufacturing was moving in wrong direction
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Historian speaks at Institute of Directors' dinner
Economic Development
Professor Carl Chinn MBE gave a talk at the Institute of Directors' Black Country Dinner at Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle.
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Getting an inside track with Chinese investment
Manufacturing
Chinese investment and its support for º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing is as important now as ever, says Mike Loftus
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Driverless cars an 'opportunity to be grasped' by Midlands automotive sector
Economic Development
In a report commissioned by the Society of Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) automotive experts at KPMG have predicted driverless or ‘connected’ cars will have a massive impact on º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing and society as a whole
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Reshoring deal sees turnover soar for One-LUX
Economic Development
One-LUX, which designs, assembles and supplies LED lighting control solutions, is set to break the £5 million turnover barrier for the first time this year
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