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Aston University vice chancellor joins Greater Birmingham LEP

The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed its third female board member - two years on from unveiling its original, all-male board.Read

New life for coffin works with new £200k grant

The city's famous coffin works is to get a new lease of life as a small business centre after receiving £200,000 of new funding.Read

Aston Martin hydrogen hybrid to enter 24-hour Nurburgring race

Luxury car firm Aston Martin is set to make motoring history at one of Europe’s top racing events – with a 190mph sports car powered by hydrogen gas.Read

Rocket Club ban for Broad Street manager Mike Olley as feud continues

Broad Street manager Mike Olley has been banned from contacting Birmingham lap-dancing boss Lawrence Reddy – or any other figures associated with the nightspot. Read

Hovis workers 'forced to sign compromise agreements'

Around 400 workers at the doomed Hovis bakery in Birmingham have been forced into compromise agreements signing away rights to legal action – or risk losing up to £20,000.Read

Birmingham business leaders call for tough action on higher than expected inflation

Birmingham business leaders have called for tough action to bring down inflation which grew to a higher than expected 2.8 per cent in March.Read

New roles created by Cello expansion

A VIP charter airline which “hit the ground running in the depths of the recession” has taken on new staff as part of its ambitious expansion plans.Read

Office fit-out firm moves Birmingham base due to expansion

An international office fit-out firm has outgrown its first Birmingham base after a year in the city.Read

Vacancies on the rise in the West Midlands

Unemployed people throughout the West Midlands have been given new hope with a jump in vacancies – but 19 jobseekers are chasing every available job.Read

JCB on rock solid foundations after sales rise

Staffordshire digger giant JCB has revealed the best annual figures in its 67-year history – with earnings up to £365 million.Read

New independent café for landmark Moseley building

A new independent coffee shop is to open in a landmark building in Moseley.Read

North Solihull college campus to double in size with £8.5m motor and construction centre

A Midland college is to double the size of its north Solihull campus with the opening of a new £8.5 million Motor Vehicle and Construction Centre in September.Read

West Midlands business output stagnated in March, according to PMI report

Private sector output stagnated in the West Midlands in March ending a three-month period of expansion, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index report.Read

Airline celebrates ten years of Birmingham-Newcastle route

The UK’s second largest regional airline is celebrating the 10th anniversary of a commuter route from Birmingham Airport to Newcastle.Read

Jobs in West Midlands charity sector grows by almost 300 per cent

The number of jobs in the West Midlands charity and voluntary sector has grown by almost 300 per cent since the same time last year, according to new figures.Read

Four new faces at Asian business organisation

Birmingham’s biggest Asian business organisation has selected four new members for its committee board.Read

Potholes outbreak is good business for West Midlands innovators

The longest winter in living memory may be finally releasing its icy grip in mid-April - but one West Midlands firm may not be joining in the spring rejoicing.Read

Merger is biggest since PwC, claims BDO Midland boss

The merger of two major accountancy firms is the first of its kind in 15 years, according to the firm's new lead partner in the West Midlands.Read

Birmingham's 'best known' PR firm moves out

A major city public relations firm is closing its doors in Birmingham after more than 30 years - and moving to Shrewsbury.Read

Buildings that changed the face of Birmingham

In the second of his two-part insight into the history of the city’s buildings, Matthew Goer of Associated Architects, looks at the major projects that shaped Birmingham since the Second World War.Read