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Anna Blackaby

Birmingham Science Park scheme e4f launches third phase

Birmingham Science Park Aston has launched the third phase of its Entrepreneurs for the Future programme, boosting the number of start-up businesses that it can accommodate to 50 per year.Read

Modec electric van know-how sold to US firm Navistar

The worst fears of automotive experts were confirmed after administrators said the technical know-how of electric van pioneer Modec would be leaving the country.Read

Marketing Birmingham takes over West Midlands Regional Observatory

Marketing Birmingham has taken over Advantage West Midlands’ research arm the West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO). Read

John Lewis MD named as chairman of Birmingham & Solihull LEP

The managing director of employee-owned retailer John Lewis has been revealed as chairman of the new body set up to boost the economy of Birmingham and Solihull. Read

Midlands stock exchange Investbx bought by former directors

Two former directors of West Midlands stock exchange Investbx have closed a deal to take over the finance body.Read

National Express stands up to hedge funds over boardroom demands

Birmingham-based National Express has squared up to its second biggest shareholder in a row over demands for a boardroom shake-up at the transport giant.Read

National Express stands up to hedge funds over boardroom demands

Birmingham-based National Express has squared up to its second biggest shareholder in a row over demands for a boardroom shake-up at the transport giant.Read

Former directors buy Investbx stock exchange

Two former directors of West Midlands stock exchange Investbx have closed a deal to take over the finance body.Read

Erlson clashes with Hampson Industries in High Court over sale of subsidiary

Hampson Industries and an investor consortium led by industrialist David Grove have started their High Court clash over the sale of an ailing engineering firm last year.Read

Midland winners revealed in multibillion-pound jobs scheme

Pertemps, Serco and a college in Newcastle are among those selected in the West Midlands to deliver the Government’s new multibillion-pound scheme to help people find jobs.Read

John Lewis Solihull sees weekly sales drop 10.8 per cent

John Lewis, which is planning to open a new store in Birmingham, reported a 10.8 per cent fall in sales for its Solihull store last week, raising fears over faltering consumer spending.Read

Hotel and conference centre plan for Digbeth's Harrison Drape building

The developer behind the collapsed Connaught Square scheme in Digbeth is confident it can find finance to build two hotels and a conference centre near the site of its original abandoned project.Read

The Sutton Coldfield man reviving the success of the milk round

Some might assume the milk round is a dying trade – but not Sutton Coldfield businessman Phil Mitchell. Anna Blackaby finds out why he believes there is plenty of life in the doorstep delivery yet Read

'Australian connection' could hold clue to missing Michelin windows

The hunt for Michelin’s missing stained glass windows has taken an Antipodean twist following tip-offs the Michelin Man glassware could have been shipped down under.Read

Cobbetts advises diamond firm on £6.2m fundraising

The public markets team at Birmingham-based law firm Cobbetts has advised AIM-quoted mining and exploration company Stellar Diamonds on its recent £6.2 million fundraising.Read

'Australian connection' could hold clue to missing Michelin windows

The hunt for Michelin’s missing stained glass windows has taken an Antipodean twist following tip-offs the Michelin Man glassware could have been shipped down under.Read

Cobbetts advises diamond firm on £6.2m fundraising

The public markets team at Birmingham-based law firm Cobbetts has advised AIM-quoted mining and exploration company Stellar Diamonds on its recent £6.2 million fundraising.Read

Administrators unable to rescue electric vehicle firm Modec

The administrators of collapsed electric van pioneer Modec have not been able to sell the firm as a going concern, meaning a further 25 people have been made redundantRead

£2.75m fuel research centre launched by Birmingham and Warwick universities

The universities of Birmingham and Warwick will today launch a new £2.75 million facility to help scientists investigate the fuels of the future.Read

Clearwater advises on £165m petfood deal

The Birmingham office of Clearwater Corporate Finance has advised the management team at Provimi Pet Food on the £165 million management buyout by global private equity firm Advent International.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.