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Better-than-expected first half for St Modwen

Regeneration firm St Modwen has hinted at better-than-expected results as the sector recovers from one of its worst periods in living memory.Read

Another celebrity hairdresser heads for Birmingham

Birmingham is becoming a hotbed for celebrity hairdressers after another announced a new operation in the city.Read

Do not be fazed by property derivatives

Property derivatives are no more complicated than putting a bet on the outcome of Aston Villa games, an expert has claimed.Read

Esko Artwork staff on the move to Solihull

Dozens of employees are relocating from Redditch to Solihull after agreeing a ten-year deal to move to Blythe Valley Park. Read

Supermarket brings job boost to Longbridge

Up to 400 jobs are set to be created after Sainsbury’s announced plans to open a new store as part of the Longbridge regeneration project.Read

Hilary Allen named Birmingham Young Professional of the Year

Quantity surveyor Hilary Allen has been crowned Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2011 at a ceremony held at the ICC. Read

Plans for student tower block on Birmingham's Broad Street

Land occupied by one of Birmingham’s best known furniture stores could be transformed into a 20-storey student accommodation tower block.Read

GVA appointed to manage Opus 40 business park

GVA’S property management team has been appointed by Opus Land to manage the Opus 40 business park.Read

Too little land to meet country's housing needs

There is a growing shortfall of development land to meet the country’s housing needs with planning consents for developments at half the levels of five years ago.Read

Brazilian restaurant Rodizio Rico signs up for The Cube in Birmingham

Birmingham’s renewed inward investment drive has scored another success after a London-based restaurant chain agreed to open its first operation outside the capital in the city.Read

Interest in Birmingham from top global investors

Birmingham’s international reputation has been further boosted after another global property player appointed consultants to explore new opportunities in the city.Read

Vets sign up for Hagley Road

A growing network of veterinary practices has signed up to the new Hagley Road Retail Park.Read

New HQ for waste energy business

The American company which creates energy from waste has moved to new UK headquarters in Halesowen.Read

Work begins at Ocado hub ahead of job boost

Work has started on a new logistics hub that is set to bring up to 2,000 jobs for the region.Read

City architect to fight it out for 'fastest-growing practice' award

The Birmingham office of an international architecture practice has been shortlisted for the ‘fastest growing practice’ category at the annual Architects’ Journal ‘AJ100’ awards.Read

Opposition to Localism Bill in political quarters

Nearly a quarter of Conservative and one-third of Liberal Democrat councillors do not support the Localism Bill, new research has revealed.Read

US property giant Hines confirms deal to complete Two Snowhill

American property giant Hines has confirmed it will fund the second phase of the Snowhill scheme in Birmingham, ending one of the worst kept secrets in the city’s commercial property sector.Read

£200m Beorma Quarter scheme under threat in Digbeth land grab row

A land-grab dispute between a developer and a charity is preventing work from beginning on the £200 million mixed-use Beorma Quarter scheme on the edge of Birmingham city centre.Read

LSH completes major deal

National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has pulled off the biggest Midlands industrial property deal of the year to date with the acquisition of a nationwide £60.5 million industrial portfolio.Read

Work starts on Wolverhampton aerospace hub

Work has begun on the first phase of a new 250,000 sq ft facility for aerospace group Moog on Wolverhampton’s i54 Business Park.Read