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'Birmingham Day' to make most of city firms
Economic Development
Region to highlight its best firms
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Local enterprise partnerships join forces for £125 million access to finance programme
Banking & Finance
The Regional Investment Fund will provide a range of programmes to support growing businesses in the Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Greater Birmingham & Solihull, Marches, Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire and Worcestershire local enterprise partnership (LEP) areas.
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Next Birmingham Day at Parliament announced - Wednesday, March 5
Economic Development
Birmingham Day will be held in a Commons committee room, where stands will inform visitors about the work of successful businesses in the region
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£15 million funding boost for Birmingham's city centre enterprise zone
Local Enterprise Partnership
The Enterprise Zone Site Development and Access Fund will provide loans and grants to developers who have been unable to secure finance for their projects
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Exploring the realities of manufacturing in Birmingham
Opinion
The fact that manufacturing is beginning to recover is undoubtedly good.
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Manufacturer creates jobs at new engineering centre
Manufacturing
RDM Group aims to hit £25 million in sales on the back of a £400,000 investment in an additional 20,000 sq ft facility on the Bilton Industrial Estate, Coventry
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Time to say hello to regional mayor and cash control?
Opinion
Big cities should be allowed to put up council tax, keep a share of VAT and elect regional mayors and assemblies in a similar way to London, according to Birmingham City Council.
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LEP chief pledges to deliver for 'Greater Birmingham'
Economic Development
Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP boss Andy Street said his focus will now be on creating jobs from HS2 and a major M42 corridor development as well as bridging the region’s skills gap.
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New hotel plan for National Motorcycle Museum to create 200 jobs
Economic Development
Plans for a new hotel near the flourishing M42 corridor have been submitted as part of a wider investment in the National Motorcycle Museum.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: Tightening the focus on our entrepreneurs
Economic Development
Our tighter geographical focus means we are concentrating on the area covered by our three local enterprise partnerships.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.6 - Sir Peter Rigby (£550m)
Economic Development
Healthy profits, growth and diversity resulted in Sir Peter Rigby’s Rigby Group picking up the 2013 Family Business of the Year award in the PwC-sponsored Private Business Awards.
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Top men at city's LEP commit for three years
Economic Development
The GBSLEP board has approved the extension of Andy Street’s spell as chair and Steve Hollis’s tenure as deputy chair, both for a further three years
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Ones to watch 2014: 10 movers and shakers in the business world
Economic Development
Graeme Brown looks at 10 movers and shakers in the business world.
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Government’s City Deal unveiled for the Black Country
Economic Development
The scheme is also predicted to regenerate brownfield sites, create 1,500 apprenticeships in manufacturing and provide support to help 2,800 unemployed people get back into work
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Application made for £35 million Digital Plaza at Birmingham Science Park Aston
Commercial Property
A planning application is being prepared for the first building in Birmingham’s £35 million Digital Plaza development.
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Birmingham's Arena Central to echo the urban style of New York and Paris
Commercial Property
Work has restarted at a stalled £400 million Birmingham city centre scheme designed to echo the urban styles of New York and Paris.
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Green light for urban village plan at Kettleworks building in the Jewellery Quarter
Commercial Property
Proposals for the first phase of a £160 million mixed use development in the Jewellery Quarter have been given the green light.
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Developer's plans to revitalise ‘bomb site’ as offices, shops and car parking
Commercial Property
James Howarth, of developer Sterling Property Ventures, said he had been considering Great Charles Street for many years
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Black Country LEP City Deal expected to create more than 5,000 jobs
Economic Development
City Deal status indludes a new Black Country Investment Fund to help develop key industrial sites
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Coventry and Warwickshire LEP clinches City Deal status from Government
Economic Development
City Deal is designed to put cities and business areas in control of the economic opportunities and challenges they face.
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"It's local government Jim, but not as we know it"
Opinion
David Cameron, at the CBI Annual Conference, said he would score the Local Enterprise Partnerships as a success since their launch following the last election.
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John Lewis MD Andy Street opens new school building in Birmingham
Economic Development
Mr Street, who is also chair of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, opened the new building at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
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Watchdog slams Government's regional economic growth policies as Chancellor delivers statement
Economic Development
The National Audit Office has criticised the Government's regional growth plans as Chancellor George Osborne announced measures to back high streets and cut youth unemployment
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Anita Bhalla named new chair of Birmingham Town Hall Symphony Hall
Birmingham Symphony Hall
Former BBC executive and BCU governor takes over from Roger Burman
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