Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has bowed to pressure and agreed to start work earlier than planned on a new store in the village where the firm's chief executive Justin King grew up.Read
Plans to divert billions of pounds from central government to the regions could be piloted in Birmingham and the surrounding area if the city’s business and civic leaders get heir way.Read
Entrepreneurs across the West Midlands are poised to help kick-start an economic upturn despite the slow pace of recovery from the depths of recession, says the Queen’s Bank.Read
A relaunched Midland charity is pushing to create the sort of business philanthropy espoused by the prime minister in his ‘Big Society’. Enda Mullen reportsRead
A Birmingham firm which restores historic locomotives and runs steam trains on the UK rail network is aiming for further growth after securing a grant to expand its facilities.Read
Foreign investment in Birmingham has soared by 52 per cent in the last year – with more than 2,200 jobs created as a result – as the city continues to buck a UK-wide fall.Read
Birmingham has emerged as a hotspot for converting offices into residential accommodation – as a drive to provide over 11,000 new UK homes gathers pace.Read
Retailer Midlands Co-operative Society has posted “strong” results months after revealing hundreds of jobs were being axed because of store closures.Read
The University of Warwick is spearheading a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies in a bid to reduce UK energy needs.Read
