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As it happened: Birmingham Day at the Houses of Parliament
Economic Development
Birmingham was on display as civic and business leaders headed to the Palace of Westminster to showcase the city
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JLR could be a blueprint for rest of º£½ÇÊÓƵ
Opinion
Labour can learn from Jaguar Land Rover as they develop the economic policies for the next General Election.
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The reality of social mobility
Opinion
Those of us who grew up in the 1970s are now parents and we constantly worry about what the future will be like for us in older age, an increasingly unappealing prospect, and for our children.
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Top surveyor says business rates are being distorted
Economic Development
Head of rating at Birmingham surveyor Johnson Fellows David Cureton says the government to use the Consumer Price Index instead of Retail Price Index
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£4m expansion at Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
Manufacturing
Investment in production machine will further improve efficiency and increase capacity at firm's plant
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Bringing manufacturing back?
Opinion
While two thirds of firms surveyed said that reshoring simply wasn't relevant for them, of the third that did see it as relevant, over a half were either doing it or actively considering it.
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George Osborne wasn't right on Plan A
Opinion
While the austerity cheerleaders argue that it wasn't austerity that led to the poor economic performance, it's clear to many analysts that austerity has in fact slowed growth.
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Money from abroad boosting property sector
Commercial Property
Domestic demand spurred by improving conditions in the economy
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Earnings flat at insurance firm HomeServe
Banking & Finance
Firm at centre of a mis-selling scandal claimed customer retention rates were increasing
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Fall in insolvencies in West Midlands
Economic Development
Index reveals fewer firms are going bust - the 12th month in a row of improvement
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Manufacturing can revitalise our economy
Opinion
" Why is manufacturing significant? " asked Professor Susan Christopherson, City & Regional Planning, Cornell University, speaking on Tuesday 24th September at the University of Birmingham's Barber Institute.
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Equity boost for Birmingham home-owners
Economic Development
A report from Shipways estate agents reveals that Birmingham outperformed the rest of the region in August, with prices rising to an average of £148,375.
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Drive to develop green car technology set to create 250 jobs
Economic Development
The project aims to help the º£½ÇÊÓƵ car industry supply base develop low-carbon vehicle technologies and test their viability in production, while driving down research and prototype costs.
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Business optimism surges according to new R3 research
Economic Development
More than half of º£½ÇÊÓƵ businesses are now more positive about the health of the economy
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JLR chief to spearhead supply chain initiative
Manufacturing
The JLR executive will produce a comprehensive review of Britain’s manufacturing supply chains to help transform the fortunes of the sector in the long term.
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BMW bid to encourage more women engineers
Manufacturing
Students are being given the chance to visit three of BMW Group’s º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing facilities as part of the annual government-industry initiative ‘See Inside Manufacturing’,
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Former General Motors chief joins Grant Thornton
Banking & Finance
Bill Parfitt, CBE, is joining Birmingham-based automotive manufacturing specialist Neil Barrell and his team
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Why crash of 2008 may have a silver lining
Opinion
Back in autumn 2008, the financial world tilted wildly on its axis as the banking bailouts disembowelled the economy, and the inevitable recession plunged the key wealth-creating manufacturing sector into a crisis of confidence.
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Hints that all austerity may be working
Opinion
The theory is that time and several notches of belt tightening are all that is required to initially slow the pace of deficit increase before starting to reduce it altogether.
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IoD says we need to promote our Midlands manufacturing heartlands
Opinion
The recent survey from Ernst & Young emphasising the importance to the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy of the 'Made in Britain' stamp in promoting our goods is to be applauded.
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Plans to break electric car barriers
Manufacturing
Proposals to create a high volume manufacturing facility which can produce electric vehicle battery packs for half the current cost
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Jaguar Land Rover sets out to inspire women engineers
Manufacturing
The Midlands’ biggest manufacturer is offering female students insight into engineering, technology and manufacturing
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Farmland prices hit record in West Midlands
Commercial Property
Investors seeking a safe haven from commercial gloom turning to farmland
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Forresters specialist warns over government high-speed patents plan
Economic Development
Intellectual property specialists issues patents warning
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