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Business Profile: Lowry Maclean

John Cranage speaks to the Wesleyan's non executive chairman Lowry Maclean.Read

Business Profile: Automotive specialist Eric Wallbank

Cars, says Eric Wallbank, can get into your blood.Read

Lowry Maclean to retire as Wesleyan progresses

Lowry Maclean, the 70-year-old doyen of Birmingham’s financial services sector, is to retire from the Wesleyan after more than 20 years with the country’s leading mutual life office.Read

Mark Nicholls named as new chairman of West Bromwich Building Society

John Cranage looks into the latest appointment to the West Bromwich Building Society boardRead

Boeing's hope takes off

The delayed first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was a moment of celebration for Midland companies which have contributed to the US plane-maker’s most technologically advanced and eco-friendly aircraft.Read

Business Profile: William McGrath, chief executive of Aga Rangemaster

Investment bankers with a passion for manufacturing are rare.Read

GKN to cut jobs at Birmingham plant

The Redditch-based group has made 19 people redundant at its Aerospace Transparency Systems plant in Kings Norton.Read

Mandelson tells foreigners: respect our heritage

Business reporter John Cranage spoke to Business Secretary Peter Mandelson about the threat posed to Midland firms from foreign bidders.Read

Manufacturing a recovery, will be tough says West Midlands CBI

John Russell, new chairman of the West Midlands CBI, warns that emerging from recession will not be easy for the region.Read

Dentist deal shows Lloyds TSB's teeth

Private equity providers are proving there is life in the Midland management buy-out market with one of the biggest deals of the year so far.Read

Darling urged to put jobs first in pre-Budget report

Action to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to grow and create jobs is top of a wide-ranging pre-Budget report “wish list” drawn up by business leaders in the West Midlands.Read

Firms draw up pre-budget report wish list

Action to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to grow and create jobs is top of a wide-ranging pre-Budget report “wish list” drawn up by business leaders in the West Midlands.Read

Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies in merger talks

The Yorkshire and Chelsea Building Societies, two of the country’s biggest mutuals, have confirmed they are in talks over a possible merger.Read

West Bromwich Building Society recovering with a cut in losses

The battered West Bromwich Building Society is staging a financial recovery after cutting its losses at the half-year stage.Read

Mitchells & Butlers profits fall 24 per cent despite rise in revenues

Profits at Birmingham pub operator Mitchells & Butlers last year were hit by soaring costs.Read

Aerospace group Hampson Industries optimistic despite fall in revenue

Signs are emerging of an upturn in the global aerospace industry, according to Hampson Industries, the Black Country engineering group whose tools are helping build aircraft such as the Boeing Dreamliner and the Lockheed F-35 strike fighter.Read

Dutch supercar maker Spyker to move production to Coventry

A Dutch carmaker is reversing the global trend by shifting production to the West Midlands.Read

Hippodrome chief says stage is set to help lift Birmingham's spirits

It’s the busiest, most popular, theatre in the country and one of the top five paid-for attractions in the West ­Midlands.Read

MP Hemming happy with hedge funds boosting Cadbury

According to Birmingham MP John Hemming, stock market speculation over the future of takeover target Cadbury could help keep the company independent.Read

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