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TOP STORY Stalled scheme at landmark site to restart after deal Plans to convert a former motorcycle factory in Wolverhampton can restart following the site's sale to Paragon Living Space for £7.5m. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Business Matters: Young people and the post-lockdown workplace It's been widely suggested that hybrid working or working from home is the way of the future. But what are the implications, particularly for younger workers? Jeanette Wheeler, HR director at MHR International, offers her advice. Read More

DEALS Bamford launches £1bn hydrogen investment fund Entrepreneur and Wrightbus boss Jo Bamford has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch a hydrogen investment fund which has set its sights on raising £1bn. Read More Clearwater International advises LDC on software firm investment Clearwater International has advised LDC on its investment in a data-led software and automated fulfilment company. Read More Buckingham Group becomes employee owned Construction company Buckingham Group has transferred to an employee ownership trust. Read More PSP Investments and Amber agree to acquire additional stake in Angel Trains AMP Capital has agreed to sell a 51 per cent stake in Angel Trains - a major rolling stock company in the UK - to a consortium comprising the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and funds advised and managed by Amber Infrastructure Group. Read More

PROPERTY Green light for hotel-led project Plans for the redevelopment of a site in Birmingham's Digbeth area to create a hotel-led scheme have been green lit. It is forecasted that the project will create hundreds of jobs and provide an estimated £38.5m in construction investment to contribute to the regeneration of the area. Read More Up to 200 homes secure council backing The proposed development of up to 200 homes on former green belt land in Coventry has been backed by the council. Read More Raft of deals completed at Coventry industrial site Commercial property specialist Bromwich Hardy has secured deals for more than 150,000 sq ft of space at a Coventry industrial site. Read More Approval for 125-home scheme An application proposing the construction of 125 homes on council-owned land in Coventry has been approved. Read More Vistry secures Homes England partner status Vistry Partnerships has secured strategic partnership status with Homes England. Read More Momentum maintained at Watkin Jones Property group Watkin Jones has said the strong momentum in the business has continued into the second half and its development pipeline has been enhanced. Read More

BUSINESS HSBC UK’s sustainable finance head to speak at Insider event The senior manager at banking giant HSBC charged with providing funding to help fuel the UK's green revolution will be a speaker at Insider's Sustainable Business Conference. Read More Sigma Connected wins renewable energy supplier contract Outsourcing specialist Sigma Connected has won a contract to support a 100 per cent renewable energy supplier to manage its most vulnerable or financially challenged customers Read More Starbucks creates jobs with new site A new Starbucks drive-thru and café has opened in Brierley Hill, creating 20 jobs in the process. Read More Plans unveiled for Asda On the Move roll-out Asda is expanding in the convenience market by partnering with EG Group to launch 28 new Asda On the Move stores this year, up to 200 sites next year and the ambition to roll out further stores in 2023. Read More

MANUFACTURING BITO ramps up operations in response to demand surge Nuneaton-based BITO Storage Systems has taken on additional staff and developed new services in response to an increase in demand. Read More

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MEMBER NEWS Trade park nears full occupancy following deal A West Midlands trade park is nearing full occupancy following the letting of a unit to a bathroom products specialist. Read More Christie & Co completes nursery sales Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of two Peepo Day Nursery settings in Solihull and Birmingham. Read More

UPCOMING EVENTS 7 Sep Sustainable Business Conference 2021 14 Sep Nottingham: Creating a Sustainable City Online Forum 23 Sep East Midlands Property Dinner 2021 28 Sep Wolverhampton: The Next Investment Destination Breakfast 29 Sep Insider East Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2021

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