Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Exceptional costs forced Holland & Barrett to make a pre-tax loss of almost £26m after posting profits of more than £80m in the prior 12 months, new documents have revealed. However, revenues passed the £700m-mark.
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Is there potential to exceed benchmarks if companies focus on digital transformation, healthcare innovation and sustainability? Suhas Sainath, senior banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank discusses the megatrends sweeping the globe.
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An investment firm has lowered its stake in Bromsgrove-headquartered wealth management firm AFH Financial Group.
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Outdoor adventure company Go Ape will reopen with the support of funding from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) through Clydesdale Bank.
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Johnson Controls has expanded through a trio of acquisitions.
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A host of new lenders have been accredited for the UK Government's three main coronavirus loan initiatives.
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Turnover at an employee-owned packaging company jumped past the £90m mark during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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The UK's economy suffered the largest fall since records began during the UK's first full month of lockdown in April.
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The start and finish dates for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been pushed back because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A total of 413,000 jobs have been secured by the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in the West Midlands since they were launched, it has been revealed.
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Sutton Coldfield-headquartered The Works is aiming to re-open 465 of its stores next week.
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Plans for a West Midlands National Park have been formally adopted by the combined authority as part of its post-Covid green economic recovery strategy.
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Lidl's plans to build a new store in Sutton Coldfield have been recommended for approval.
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Offices in Birmingham could be transformed into a hostel if the go-ahead is given next week.
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Approval is expected for more than 50 new homes in Birmingham across two schemes.
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A Birmingham-based multidisciplinary engineering company has appointed a new managing director for its specialist electrical division.
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Member Exclusive News | A Warwickshire-based property firm has appointed a new finance director.
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The site of a former school in Coventry is set to be re-developed as affordable housing after planning permission was granted for 39 homes.
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