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Steve Pain

Steve Pain

£34 million Latitude is on budget and on time

An eight-storey apartment block in Birmingham has been topped out. Read

Investment is the key to tackle the skills shortage

Morgan Ashurst is giving graduate training a priority. Read

We need more clarification on CIL

Chris White, a director and head of the planning and regeneration team at the Birmingham office of property consultant CB Richard Ellis, talks about the Community Infrastructure Levy. Read

Acutec takes its place among UK's technology elite

Coleshill-based Acutec has become the first company in the UK to be awarded two segments of the Accredit UK Standard, which recognises the best technology suppliers in the country. Read

9K expands into new Nuneaton premises

A Midlands IT company is set to double its workforce after investing £1.5 million in a new Warwickshire headquarters. Read

Getting staff on board to help reduce bills

Experts at Envirowise are calling on bosses in the West Midlands to disclose gas, electricity, water and recycling bills to their employees. Read

MDTi licenses the NHS originals

Midlands ex-banker Martin Levermore saw the licensing of simple NHS-originated ideas as the best way to protect the NHS from risk – yet still provide valuable income from innovation. Read

CentralVision launches online TV service

A new business and community online television service has been launched in the West Midlands. Read

Stoford and Fusion team up to transform shopping centre

Fusion Building Consultancy and Stoford Retail have joined forces to update a Coventry shopping precinct. Read

Cannon House vindicates ambitious plans

Anyone working in Birmingham City Centre could not have failed to notice the metamorphosis that the landmark Cannon House office building has undergone. Read

Ethnic minorities 'lack online confidence'

Ethnic minority groups are at the forefront of digital communications in the UK, with high levels of mobile phone, internet and multichannel television take-up. Read

Documotive confident of growth after move to Birmingham

Documotive says moving its headquarters from Stockport to Birmingham heralds exciting times for the company. Read

Passenger numbers at Birmingham Airport reach new high

More than one million passengers flew out of Birmingham International Airport in August – its busiest month ever since it first opened its doors for business way back in 1939. Read

Blow for business as Air India halts flights from Birmingham

Vital economic links between Birmingham and India have been dealt a blow after it emerged that Air India is to pull the plug on its service out of Birmingham Airport. Read

GVA Grimley optimistic over business park units

The business park market in the UK remains buoyant despite the economic downturn, according to a report from GVA Grimley. Read

Construction simulation training centre for Coventry

The foundations are being laid for the UK’s first construction management simulation training centre in the West Midlands. Read

Medical service keeps Hugo Technology growing

Innovative Worcestershire-based company Hugo Technology is thriving despite the downturn. Read

Cash ready developers advised to make a move

Developers and property owners who have the funds should take advantage of a drop in tender prices and build now, according to experts. Read

Revolvo ready for move into Yorks Park

International niche engineering specialist Revolvo Precision Products has chosen Mucklow’s Yorks Park development in Dudley as its new flagship manufacturing base. Read

Former winners urge entries to the ICT Excellence Awards

Two winners from the 2007 ICT Excellence Awards – logistics firm DPS and virtual worlds agency Daden – are urging local technology companies to enter this year's competition. Read

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Steve Pain is The Birmingham Post's deputy business editor and editor of Business & Property Review.

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