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Thursday 22 August 2019

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HS2 “must go ahead in full” - Midlands Connect

Midlands Connect has said HS2 "must go ahead in full" and "scrapping it or de-scoping it would be a disaster" for the region after the government announced an independent review into whether and how the infrastructure project should proceed. A director at the organisation also stressed that it is "vital" the East Midlands is not "ignored".
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Business Matters: Have you moved your phone system to the cloud?

Amelia Ebdon, marketing manager at Network Telecom, discusses what phrases such as ‘the end of ISDN’, ‘network updates in your area’ and ‘moving to the cloud’ really mean, and why these buzz words are leading companies across the UK to move to internet-based phone systems.
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Deals

Active summer for Cooper Parry Corporate Finance

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance has completed four deals in the last two months, including the first transaction out of its new London office in Moorgate.
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Further acquisition for PE-backed infrastructure services business

A specialist provider of infrastructure and property assurance service has completed its second acquisition since securing private equity investment last year.
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Tech firm wins cash for drug scanning system

A technology business has secured a funding package to develop a scanning system to detect drugs in international mail in a bid to help tackle narcotics distribution in the US.
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Business Matters: The cornerstone to family business success

Lucy Obrey, partner and head of private client at Higgs & Sons, explains how effective planning is a cornerstone for family, personal and business success.
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Business

Ports to benefit from £9m boost

Major ports across the UK are set to benefit from a £9m funding boost in a bid to help them prepare for Brexit.
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Property

Barwood secures major AF Blakemore pre-let

Investment and development specialist Barwood Capital has pre-let 164,850 sq ft at a Bedford logistics scheme to AF Blakemore & Son in a move which is set to create more than 200 jobs.
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Melton homes scheme set to move forward

Plans to build 70 homes on the banks of the River Wreake in Melton – outline permission for which was granted on appeal in May 2018 – is set to take a further step forward.
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Work completes on £7m primary schoool

Work has completed on the first £7m primary school at the New Lubbesthorpe development.
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Operating profit up 10 per cent at housebuilder

Operating profit has increased by 10 per cent in the half-year results for housebuilder Miller Homes.
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Shropshire quarry supplies Silverstone

A Shropshire quarry has supplied the materials for the new track at Silverstone, which has been laid ahead of the MotoGP Bank Holiday.
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