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Tourism boom for Birmingham as city aims to cash in on 'Bolt effect'
Economic Development
Booming Birmingham pulled in almost 750,000 more visitors last year – and now business leaders are banking on the ‘Bolt effect’ to attract even more.
G4S to hire civilian investigators to help Warwickshire Police
Economic Development
The private firm at the centre of the Olympics security shambles is looking to hire former police officers as civilian investigators to work on sensitive, high-profile cases in the Midlands.
Plan to boost number of black civic leaders in Birmingham
Economic Development
Birmingham must do more to increase the numbers of black councillors and businessmen and women, the city council’s leader has admitted.
Birmingham's The Cube goes on the market
Economic Development
One of the city’s highest profile pieces of real estate could soon be in new hands after the current owners decided to put it on the market.
Roy Harper, Steeleye Span, Guillemots and Echo & The Bunnymen top bill at Moseley Folk Festival
Retail & Consumer
With much of the summer festival season being a washout the organisers of the annual Moseley Folk Festival will be hoping the gods shine on them yet again.
Record results for Coventry Building Society
Banking & Finance
Coventry Building Society has announced record profits of £52.8 million during the first six months of 2011.
Leamington court case shows that defamation law is for all
Professional Services
Pursuing a libel action is traditionally the preserve of A-list celebrities or those with very deep pockets.
First quarter profits at Jaguar Land Rover up 32 per cent to £333m
Economic Development
Jaguar Land Rover is on course for another successful year after posting pre-tax profits of £333 million during the first quarter of 2012 - a 32 per cent increase on the same period in 2011.
First quarter profits at JLR up 32 per cent to £333m
Economic Development
Jaguar Land Rover is on course for another successful year after posting pre-tax profits of £333 million during the first quarter of 2012 - a 32 per cent increase on the same period in 2011.
Glynn Purnell to bring taste of Paris to Birmingham
Economic Development
Acclaimed chef Glynn Purnell is to relaunch his city centre restaurant The Asquith as a Parisian-style bistro.
Post Office prepares for move on mortgage market
Economic Development
The Midlands is to pave the way as the Post Office steps up its mortgage operation as part of a drive to become one of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s top ten mortgage providers.
BXL Services staff win £60,000 tribunal payout
Economic Development
Twenty six employees who lost their jobs with a Birmingham charity have been awarded more than £60,000 by a tribunal.
Brindleyplace hosts first outdoor film festival
Economic Development
Brindleyplace is bringing the fun of the big screen to Birmingham as it hosts its first outdoor film festival
Post Office prepares for move on mortgage market
Economic Development
The Midlands is to pave the way as the Post Office steps up its mortgage operation as part of a drive to become one of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s top ten mortgage providers.
Purnell to bring taste of Paris to Birmingham
Economic Development
Acclaimed chef Glynn Purnell is to relaunch his city centre restaurant The Asquith as a Parisian-style bistro.
Brindleyplace hosts first outdoor film festival
Economic Development
Brindleyplace is bringing the fun of the big screen to Birmingham as it hosts its first outdoor film festival
BXL Services staff win £60,000 tribunal payout
Economic Development
Twenty six employees who lost their jobs with a Birmingham charity have been awarded more than £60,000 by a tribunal.
Jobs and investment boost in store for Black Country if RGF bids succeed
Economic Development
More than 5,500 jobs could be created in the Black Country if a host of bids to the third round of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund are successful.
Birmingham seminar urges alcohol industry to take social media seriously
Economic Development
Alcohol brands must take their social media marketing seriously and not be tempted to just dabble, or they could risk their reputations and a run-in with regulators.
Fracino tastes success with John Lewis deal
Economic Development
Its name might not reflect its Aston roots but Fracino continues to fly the flag as the only º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s manufacturer of cappuccino and espresso machines after landing a deal to supply retail giant John Lewis.
Staff boost for business crime investigators
Economic Development
A Warwickshire detective agency has boosted its staff numbers by almost 20 per cent in response to rising levels of business-related crime.
Evoque powers Land Rover sales surge
Economic Development
A sixty three per cent surge in sales for Land Rover has been attributed to continued high demand for its newest vehicle - the Range Rover Evoque.
Fracino tastes success with John Lewis deal
Economic Development
Its name might not reflect its Aston roots but Fracino continues to fly the flag as the only º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s manufacturer of cappuccino and espresso machines after landing a deal to supply retail giant John Lewis.
City seminar urges alcohol industry to take social media seriously
Economic Development
Alcohol brands must take their social media marketing seriously and not be tempted to just dabble, or they could risk their reputations and a run-in with regulators.