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Economic Development

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Danielle Hicks

12:33, 4 OCT 2013

Reyahn King, Heritage Lottery Fund; Ian Grosvenor, Heritage Lottery Fund.1 of 6
Roxana Silbert, Artistic Director, The REP; Mark Williams, Actor.2 of 6
Doctor Jagit Tanque, Barbara Harwood, Mrs Satinder Tanque OBE.3 of 6
Francine Houben, Mecanoo; Graham Winteringham, architect of The REP.4 of 6
Nadim Yousaf, IKEA Birmingham, Nuzhad Chagan, IKEA Birmingham; Sue Lloyd, Development Manager, The REP.5 of 6
Stuart Rogers, Executive Director, The REP; Helen Monk, Actor; Lord Whitby of Harborne.6 of 6

Economic Development Wales lags behind English regions on new economic competitiveness index A new measure of economic competitiveness across Wales and England has been devised by Professors Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson

Economic Development North East business leader Edward Twiddy among appointments to Treasury Rachel Reeves said Mr Twiddy is one of three who will oversee the department's work and help in its decision making

Plans for 'pride of Cumbria' sporting village move forward

Complex to include hub for business and community alongside new stadium

Masterplan call for city's key shopping centre as mayor says ‘There's a huge opportunity here’

Salford Shopping Centre attracts 6.5m visits a year - now Paul Dennett says council and landowners should work together on its future

Sports club says housing plan should be revived to 'transform' area's fortunes

Divisive proposal included sports facilities as well as dozens of homes

Global Centre of Rail Excellence unlikely to happen without more Welsh Government backing

Economic Development

The Welsh Government owned company behind the scheme said it is remains positive on a funding solution for the £40om projectg

By City AM Dishoom sold to firm backed by LVMH in mega deal for popular ��Ƶ restaurant chain Dishoom has agreed a deal for an undisclosed sum with US-based L Catterton in a move which will see founders Shamil Thakrar and Kavi Thakrar dilute their stakes

PwC ramps up office attendance monitoring with new traffic light system

The Big Four firm has implemented a new monitoring system to ensure staff are adhering to its in-office requirements

Fit-out firms agrees deal for new Birmingham office

Intex Projects will relocate just a short distance to a new home in city's Colmore Row

��Ƶ construction firms in financial distress amid struggle to build 1.5m homes

The number of construction firms in critical distress has risen despite heavy pressure on the sector to deliver more homes - and experts warn the ��Ƶ is still struggling to build 1.5million homes

Wales lags behind English regions on new economic competitiveness index

Economic Development

A new measure of economic competitiveness across Wales and England has been devised by Professors Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson

Retail & High Street Claire's Accessories set to appoint administrators, putting 2,150 jobs at risk The US parent firm for the high street retailer said it has filed a formal notice to administrators from advisory firm Interpath

Fit-out firms agrees deal for new Birmingham office

Intex Projects will relocate just a short distance to a new home in city's Colmore Row

North East business leader Edward Twiddy among appointments to Treasury

Economic Development

Rachel Reeves said Mr Twiddy is one of three who will oversee the department's work and help in its decision making

Irish group Activ8 Energies buys solar panel installer Low Carbon Energy as it looks to expand across the ��Ƶ

Lancashire's LCE recently completed £3m project at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Warrington council statement on 'possible disposal' of Birchwood Park

Commercial Property

Council earlier this year approved funding for marketing exercise

Huge dividends from KFC and Pizza Hut help owner more than triple its profit

KFC and Pizza Hut helped their owner Yum! Brands more than triple its profit last year, new figures show

FTSE-100 firm Spirax Group reports fall in profits amid 'challenging' environment

Company Results

The Gloucestershire-headquartered company said trading was in line with expectations

Law firm says 'record' results due to investment in people and tech

Company Results

Bristol-headquartered TLT employs 1,800 staff across a number of offices including Manchester, Birmingham and London

Entertainer toy shop founder to hand control to 1,900 staff in tax-free bonus deal

Gary Grant, who opened his first store in 1981, has transferred 100 per cent of his ownership in Teal Group Holdings alongside wife Catherine to an employee ownership trust

S4 Capital in merger talks with MSQ Partners after approach to Sorrell's agency group

The digital advertising group said the talks were 'at a very preliminary stage' and stressed there was 'no certainty that a transaction will be forthcoming'

Rolls-Royce seals £4.3bn deal as it offloads ��Ƶ pension scheme

Rolls-Royce has agreed a £4.3bn deal with insurance specialist Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) to offload its ��Ƶ pension scheme

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta's debt burden hit £54k last year - but organisers positive about future

The annual event returns to Bristol this weekend and is expected to attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators

Netflix ��Ƶ's profits soar as Brits opt to pay extra for ad-free viewing

The streaming service's ��Ƶ arm reported pre-tax profits of £63m for 2024, up from the £60.6m it achieved in 2023 - the previous record

Bellway completes more homes but calls on Government to help first-time buyers

The developer said demand had tailed off in the final quarter and that it is still seeing planning delays

Royal London reports robust profit growth and successful BPA market entry in first half of 2025

The insurance company recorded a 15 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £166m, compared to £144m in 2024, crediting its higher business sales and bulk purchase annuity buy ins.

Flutter raises profit guidance after record quarter driven by US boom

The world's largest online sports betting operator saw revenues rise 16 per cent to $4.2bn (£3.12bn) in the three months to June 30, and earnings jumped 25 per cent to $919m

Mayor says ‘compulsory purchase’ could be used in Old Trafford land impasse

Commercial Property

Reports of a stand-off over the value of land vital to stadium plans