Updated 7:58pm 23 May 2013

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Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

£7m investment boost for Queens Square in West Bromwich

The Queens Square Shopping Centre in West Bromwich is to receive a near £7 million facelift in a bold move to transform the complex.Read

Birmingham JJB store on the market after collapse of sportswear firm

One of Birmingham’s landmark shopping sites is back on the market following the demise of troubled sports leisurewear retailer JJB Sports.Read

Birmingham Airport staff 'bullied by bosses' ahead of strike ballot claims union

Unions claim ‘‘bullied’’ workers at Birmingham Airport are ‘‘fearful for their jobs’’ amid a ballot for strike action over a pay claim.Read

Family loses 3-year battle to save home against Edgbaston cricket ground plans

The last residents standing in the way of a £120 million redevelopment scheme in the shadow of Edgbaston cricket ground have lost their three-year battle to save their home.Read

More strife for Birmingham City FC's parent company BIHL

The accounts for Birmingham City’s stricken parent group have been delayed indefinitely – and its auditors have resigned.Read

Internet storm over HP sauce lauding UK credentials

HP Sauce, once famously linked to Birmingham, is at the centre of an internet storm after owners Heinz boasted of its UK origins – five years after closing its Aston factory.Read

Lobby group calls for London Midland to be stripped of rail franchise

Furious rail passengers have called for under-fire London Midland to be stripped of its franchise after dozens of cancellations left local travellers fuming.Read

Banned Greenfield International financier Gary Hexley charged

Midland financier Gary Hexley, whose collapsed firm left creditors out of pocket to the tune of more than £2 million, has been charged with six offences related to unauthorised investment advice.Read

Jaguar Land Rover staff vote in favour of wage rise

Workers at Jaguar Land Rover have voted by an overwhelming 78.5 per cent in favour of a two-year pay deal which will ensure up to 9.8 per cent extra in wage packets.Read

Land Rover Defender stars in new James Bond film Skyfall

The Land Rover Defender has a new starring role after more than 60 years – in the latest James Bond epic.Read

Two-thirds of Midlands firms expect to grow, with Birmingham leading the way - report

Nearly two-thirds of businesses in the Midlands expect to grow in the next two years – and Birmingham has been identified as a ‘super-city’ geared for economic development.Read

JLR, Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover lands £80m grant from Regional Growth Fund

The Jaguar Land Rover success story has received another major boost - with extra Government funding of £80 million.Read

Alan (grandad), Chris and Martin (dad) Brown

Three generations of same family work at Longbridge for seven decades

Three generations of the same family have clocked up seven decades of service at Longbridge.Read

The Waterloo, in Smethwick

Smethwick pub The Waterloo makes top 10 at risk list

Landmark pub The Waterloo – which fell derelict after decades serving the business community – has been listed as one of the ten most endangered buildings in England and Wales.Read

Birmingham Post

Friends of the Earth campaign for green jobs in Birmingham

Green campaigners donned hard hats to take to the streets of Birmingham – and called on the Government to help create 1,300 new solar energy jobs in the city.Read

Cadbury, Bournville

Jobs under threat as Cadbury closes Bournville design services operation

Cadbury owners Kraft are axing the Design Services team at its Bournville factory – hitting up to 40 jobs. Read

Daw Mill colliery

Daw Mill Colliery survival hopes remain despite job losses

Daw Mill Colliery could survive against the odds – despite the last miners in the West Midlands facing the pit’s first compulsory job losses in over 50 years.Read

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover staff in line for 9.8% pay rise

Jaguar Land Rover workers are in line for an industry-leading wage deal which would boost pay packets by nearly ten per cent over two years.Read

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover staff in line for 9.8% pay rise

Jaguar Land Rover workers are in line for an industry-leading wage deal which would boost pay packets by nearly ten per cent over two years.Read

The former Pitmaston building in Moor Green Lane

Church of Scientology pledges to invest £6m in Moseley mansion

The Church of Scientology has broken years of silence over its future plans for a listed mansion in Moseley – with a pledge to spend £6 million on a major restoration.Read

Author Profile

Jon Griffin has been Business Editor of the Birmingham Mail since 1998. He began his career at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in 1975 then worked from 1978-79 for the Birmingham Evening Mail. He later joined the Coventry Evening Telegraph as a trainee sub-editor then the Wolverhampton Express and Star from 1980 before rejoining the Mail in April 1996.