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Anna Blackaby

Jobs on horizon as MIRA gets green light for plans

A vehicle testing facility in Warwickshire has taken a crucial step towards creating thousands of hi-tech jobs.Read

Key Capital Partners opens office in London

Private equity firm Key Capital Partners has launched an office in London.Read

Aeroplane boarding ramp takes off for Telford firm

A Telford firm is on the verge of creating up to 100 jobs thanks to its pioneering aircraft ramp which allows disabled flyers to board at the same time as other passengers.Read

Solihull separate to Greater Birmingham as LEP is named

Who puts the great into Birmingham? It turns out that it’s Bromsgrove, East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Tamworth – but not Solihull, if the name of the region’s new local enterprise partnerships is anything to go by.Read

Region's LEP named - but Solihull not part of Greater Birmingham

Who puts the great into Birmingham? It turns out that it’s Bromsgrove, East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Tamworth – but not Solihull, if the name of the region’s new local enterprise partnerships is anything to go by.Read

Descendant of Cadbury founder renews call for change in takeover laws

A descendant of the founding father of Cadbury has renewed calls for takeover laws to be changed, one year after the chocolate firm’s fate was sealed in its sale to Kraft.Read

One year after the sale of Cadbury, a new call to change takeover laws

A descendant of the founding father of Cadbury has renewed calls for takeover laws to be changed, one year after the chocolate firm’s fate was sealed in its sale to Kraft.Read

University of Warwick spins out hi-tech video firm

A video company which can help camera crews following a football from sunshine to shadow has been spun out of the University of Warwick.Read

University of Warwick spins out hi-tech video firm

A video company which can help camera crews following a football from sunshine to shadow has been spun out of the University of Warwick.Read

Birmingham finance firm goes into liquidation

Birmingham finance consultancy Straight Finance has gone into liquidation, leaving its licensees facing an uncertain future.Read

Staffordshire businesses get on board with new LEP

Two hundred and fifty business leaders have come together to shape the role of the new local enterprise partnership in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.Read

Staffordshire businesses get on board with new LEP

Two hundred and fifty business leaders have come together to shape the role of the new local enterprise partnership in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.Read

Herencia tip sees Alan Aldridge claim Birmingham Post Shares League title

It was a fight to the bitter end between two colleagues at stockbrokers WH Ireland in another rollercoaster year for the Birmingham Post 2010 Share Tips competition.Read

KPMG partner joins Birmingham Press Club board

KPMG partner Ian Greaves has joined the board of Birmingham Press Club.Read

Investors to gather in Birmingham for Dragon's Den-style event

A gas-powered car company, a mod-themed musical with its sights on the West End and a developer of software for GPs are among firms vying to catch the eye of investors at a Birmingham event.Read

John Lewis toasts bumper figures in seasonal sales

Shoppers who received cash instead of Christmas gifts owing to December’s heavy snow helped John Lewis in Solihull achieve record figures in the seasonal sales.Read

Midlands sees 45 per cent drop in administrations

The region saw a rapid fall in administrations last year according to new research – but experts warn that companies are still walking a tight rope to survive.Read

Armoury Demolition calls in administrators

The West Midlands construction industry has been dealt another hammer blow after one of the region’s best-known demolition firms collapsed into administration.Read

Linpac sells non-core firms in Midland-advised deal

Solihull-based plastic packaging manufacturer Linpac Group has sold five non-core businesses to a private equity firm in a deal advised in the West Midlands.Read

Cashflow crisis sees auto suppliers turning down major orders

West Midlands automotive suppliers left waiting months – in some cases years – for payment are turning away multimillion pound contracts because they can’t borrow the cash to finance them.Read

Author Profile

Anna is the Finance Editor of the Mail's sister title, the Birmingham Post. For the Mail she reports on a wide range of business topics. She joined the business desk in May 2008 after a stint on a corporate finance magazine and freelancing. Before this she lived and worked in Italy as a teacher of English. On her return to the UK, she made use of her language skills to work as a translator and writer specialising in European business and green technology.