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The Cycle Show launches at the NEC
Economic Development
Cycling is enjoying a boost across Britain and Birmingham is gearing up to join the trend. As the Cycle Show launches at the NEC, Mary Griffin looks at the two-wheeled revolution.
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Review: Leonard Cohen, at the LG Arena, Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
At nearly 80 years old, the Canadian is still an artist of extraordinary talent, invention, verve and relevance.
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Sporting push welcomed as Birmingham lags behind in Olympic legacy
Economic Development
City council plans to bid for prestigious events, including the World Indoor Athletics Championships
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Birmingham City Council looks to sell NEC to pay debts
Economic Development
The NEC Group could be sold to help pay Birmingham City Council’s giant equal pay bill.
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The proposed sale of the NEC Group is hardly a secret
Opinion
The NEC needs investment to keep up with the modern exhibition market and that the council has not got the capital funds needed.
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Birmingham Airport bosses back Boris Johnson plan
Economic Development
Airport finds common ground with Mayor over opposition to Heathrow Airport expansion
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Councillors briefed on NEC sale
Economic Development
Sale mooted as cabinet agrees private report setting out future options for the NEC Group
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M42 business corridor could mean £19bn economic boost
Economic Development
A blueprint for º£½ÇÊÓƵ Central (º£½ÇÊÓƵC) – the area around the NEC and Birmingham Airport – claims it could boost the region’s economy by £19.5 billion by 2040
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Celebrating a year of safety at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Economic Development
More than 4,000 winners and their guests attended the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2013 held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole at Birmingham NEC.
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Tributes to NEC mastermind Frank Graves
Economic Development
Mr Graves, a chartered quantity surveyor whose practice Francis Graves grew into one of Birmingham’s best known companies, enjoyed a highly prominent career in the region over several decades
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Gardeners’ World Live boosts Birmingham’s grow-it yourself revolution
Retail & Consumer
This year’s Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC promises to be one of the summer’s best days out.
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Birmingham Airport reveals vision of new runway
Economic Development
The runway would form a crucial part of the airport’s vision to expand into a global hub capable of dealing with 70 million passengers each year – equal to Heathrow’s current throughput
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Birmingham Airport unveils vision for growth, a new business park and 250,000 jobs in the region
Economic Development
Airport's long-term vision endorsed by Midland business leaders including GBSLEP and Chamber of Commerce
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New rail line linking Warwickshire to HS2 unveiled
Economic Development
The £240 million project would see seven miles of new track laid on the route of the disused Victorian Stonebridge railway, incorporating Hampton-in-Arden and the Whitacre area of north Warwickshire.
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ's largest Christmas party venue to be launched at Birmingham NEC
Economic Development
The NEC has joined forces with Christmas party operator Vivid Experience to create a corporate celebration with a difference - offering everything from fairground rides and circus-style entertainment to gourmet food.
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HS2's Curzon Street Station to link Birmingham to the Continent
Economic Development
A new high speed rail station in Birmingham city centre will have a platform for trains to the Continent, it has been revealed.
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Russell Luckock: The º£½ÇÊÓƵ should not revolve around London
Economic Development
The Parliamentary Transport Committee has turned down the idea of building a new airport to the east of London, disappointing Boris Johnson, the mayor.
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International firm awarded £24m contract to refurbish Birmingham NIA
Economic Development
An international construction company has been awarded a £24 million contract to refurbish the National Indoor Arena after the project was put out to tender for the second time.
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Why Birmingham's football teams can't compete with Manchester's
Economic Development
With Manchester United winning the Premier League with games to spare and Aston Villa suffering the worst season in decades, the difference between the two conurbations’ footballing achievements has never been more stark.
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Successful March sees Birmingham's hotels leading the pack
Economic Development
Birmingham hotels enjoyed a strong March and outperformed the º£½ÇÊÓƵ as a whole in a boost to the leisure sector.
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Neil Elkes: What price the city jewels?
Economic Development
Former Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby set a few hares running some years back when he suggested that some of the city's assets could be sold to wealthy Arabs.
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Birmingham City Council’s equal pay claims bill rockets to £890m
Economic Development
The cost of equal pay claims has rocketed by £130 million – leaving Birmingham City Council facing a colossal £890 million bill.
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Spring Fair at the NEC, Birmingham
Economic Development
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Rich List 2013: No.49 - Ozzy Osbourne (£100m)
Economic Development
This time last year heavy metal fans were looking forward to legendary Brummie rocker Ozzy Osbourne teaming up with his former band-mates to reform the massively successful Black Sabbath.
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