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Friday 16 October 2020

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Go-ahead tipped for 35-storey tower and hotel plans

Proposals to construct a 35-storey apartment tower and a new hotel in Birmingham city centre have been recommended for approval.
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Business Matters: What to do when furlough ends

The government’s furlough scheme has been keeping many businesses afloat, but with new restrictions and amid a second wave, will the new Jobs Support Scheme be enough to save jobs? What else can businesses do to keep cash flowing?
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Deals

Bank supports plant hire business

Solihull-headquartered Paragon Bank is providing funding to three sisters to establish their plant hire business.
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Leumi ABL backs Tuffnells with £17m facility

Leumi ABL has provided a £17m facility to Tuffnells Parcels Express following the company's acquisition earlier this year.
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Fiduciam ‘expecting £200m more CBILS requests’

Short-term lender Fiduciam expects to receive further Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) requests worth £200m before the end of November 2020.
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Business

Freeports: East Midlands Airport bid backed by LEP

A Freeport at East Midlands Airport would help rebuild the region's economy, grow jobs, drive international trade and investment as well as improve infrastructure, according to a local enterprise partnership.
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Revenue jumps to almost £200m at Roadchef

Revenue jumped to almost £200m at Staffordshie-headquartered motorway service station company Roadchef during its latest financial year. The company added that its sales for 2020 are expected to dip by 15 per cent due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Boots sales drop as Covid-19 bites

Sales at historic pharmacy giant Boots fell by 16.7 per cent in the three months to 31 August 2020, new figures have revealed.
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Birmingham 2022 awards major IT contract

The organisers of Birmingham 2022 have awarded a major contract to deliver the IT services for the Commonwealth Games.
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Palletforce welcomes new members

Burton-upon-Trent-headquartered distribution giant Palletforce has welcomed four new members.
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Property

Approval set for latest Advanced Manufacturing Hub phase

Plans to create a major employment base at the Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Birmingham look set to be backed next week.
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Student scheme voted through

A new development of student accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent has been approved.
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Hundreds of flats approved

More than 200 built-to-rent apartments are to be constructed in Stoke-on-Trent after the plans were given the green light.
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Industrial estate snapped up

A Walsall industrial estate has been acquired from the Mid Counties Co-op for an undisclosed sum.
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Developer named for planned 335-home scheme

A preferred development partner has been named for a planned 335-home scheme in Shropshire.
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Homes developer names new Midlands MD

A homes developer has named a new managing director of its Midlands region.
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League One club extend kit partnership

A League One football club have extended their partnership with their kit manufacturer for two more seasons.
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Warriors renew deal with gym group

Worcester Warriors have renewed their commercial partnership with a nearby gym.
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