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Thursday 22 July 2021

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Consortium to create jobs after securing funding

A Midlands manufacturing consortium has secured £18.27m in government funding which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs in the region.
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Business Matters: Partner with universities to deliver gold standard apprenticeships

With businesses currently able to claim financial incentives of up to £3,000 from the government to take on apprentices, Aidan Friend, associate pro-vice chancellor at Coventry University with a focus on strategic developments and apprenticeships, looks at how partnering with universities can deliver a high-quality workforce now and in the future.
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Deals

Animal bedding firm relocates after securing funding

An equine and animal bedding business is relocating to Prees in Shropshire after securing a £180,000 funding package.
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Wren Sterling secures investment for MBO

Wren Sterling has secured a majority investment from funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital to complete a management buyout (MBO) from Palatine Private Equity and shareholders.
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AstraZeneca completes $39bn Alexion Pharmaceuticals takeover

Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has completed its $39bn takeover of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, with the deal marking the "beginning of a new chapter".
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Software coding firm eyes AIM flotation

An independent provider of training programmes for software coding, which is looking to expand into Birmingham, has outlined plans to float on AIM in a move that would give it a market cap of £12.5m.
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Business Matters: Funding post-pandemic business opportunities with MEIF

Ken Cooper, managing director, Venture Solutions at the British Business Bank, looks at funding post-pandemic business opportunities with MEIF.
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Business

Businesses failing to use their tech to drive digital transformation - expert

Too many businesses are failing to embrace the possibilities of digital – even though they often have the tech and data already to hand to make major changes in their operations, according to experts on an Insider forum.
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Eighth year of growth at Bevan Brittan

The head of Bevan Brittan’s Birmingham office has hailed his team aftrer the wider firm reported results showing an eighth consecutive year of growth.
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IoD partners with Birmingham hotel

The IoD has teamed up with a Birmingham hotel to create a business hub for members across the Midlands.
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Martec launches recruitment drive

Training provider Martec has launched a recruitment drive following a year of growth.
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Property

Green light secured for student accommodation plans

An application for the redevelopment of a site in Leamington Spa to provide new purpose-built student accommodation has been approved.
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Job-creating care home proposed in Stoke-on-Trent

A developer has submitted plans for a new job-creating care home in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Hat-trick of deals at Hartlebury Trading Estate

A hat-trick of deals have been completed at Hartlebury Trading Estate following the completion of a refurbishment project.
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Damascena expands with fifth branch

Independent coffee house Damascena is due to expand with the opening of its fifth branch in Birmingham next year.
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Audiology business creates jobs with new site

An audiology business has expanded into a third site in the Midlands less than two years after being established.
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Spitfire Homes welcomes new land director

Spitfire Homes, the housebuilding division of IM Properties, has welcomed a new land director as part of a strategy to build more than 1,000 homes in the region.
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Manufacturing

Pair of appointments at SMART Balustrades

SMART Balustrades has expanded its team with a pair of appointments as it eyes further growth.
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Black Country property set for transformation

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£45m deal agreed for industrial portfolio

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