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Connaught Square plan for Birmingham Irish Quarter bites the dust

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:07:00 GMT

The final nail has been driven into the coffin of £150 million plans to regenerate Birmingham’s Irish Quarter, it has been revealed.

RIBA West Midlands hosts film night tribute to John Madin

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:10:00 GMT

The Birmingham & Midland Institute will be the venue for a special screening of two films as part of a tribute to Birmingham architect John Madin.

Lenders ready to invest in real estate despite uncertainties, claims report

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:25:00 GMT

The Eurozone crisis has left the real estate industry in limbo but lenders in the Midlands say they are ready to invest, according to a new report.

Profits up at St Modwen

Birmingham Post — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:23:00 GMT

Developer St Modwen has posted a 34 per cent rise in profits over the last 12 months.

Solihull shopping centre Touchwood appoints new general manager

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Solihull shopping centre Touchwood has appointed Andrew Cole as its new general manager.

Orion Media extends lease at Brindleyplace

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:39:00 GMT

One of Brindleyplace’s highest profile tenants has extended its lease until 2021.

Glides moves into Alpha Tower

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:00 GMT

The fast-growing business founded by a former winner of Birmingham Young Professional of the Year has signed for a new office in Alpha Tower.

Work starts on Edgbaston hotel

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Construction work has started on a prestigious new hotel on one of the city’s most prominent sites.

Willmott Dixon to open construction training centre

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Willmott Dixon is to open a new construction training centre in July at an undisclosed location in Birmingham.

Mailbox duo Chatham and Billingham launch online art enterprise

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:03:00 GMT

Business duo Alan Chatham and Mark Billingham, the men who changed the skyline of Birmingham with the Mailbox development, are branching out into the world of art.

Property firms go on recruitment trail

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:00 GMT

Property companies in the region have been on the recruitment trail as the market shows signs of further recovery in 2012.

Industrial stock in Birmingham 'set to run out next year'

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT

The current supply of new industrial property stock in the West Midlands will run out next year, according to new research.

Work due to start on new John Lewis store at Birmingham New Street station

Birmingham Post — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Work on Birmingham city centre’s new £100 million John Lewis store is set to begin within the next three months, retail chiefs have revealed.

£1m revamp planned for Birmingham gay club The Nightingale

Birmingham Post — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:52:00 GMT

More than £1 million is to be spent transforming Birmingham’s famous Nightingale club into a venue fit for the 21st century.

West Midlands firms trim property costs in economic gloom

Birmingham Post — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:05:00 GMT

New research shows firms in the West Midlands are trimming costs from their properties amid tough trading conditions.

Supermarkets have key role in West Midlands regeneration, claims property group GVA

Birmingham Post — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:45:00 GMT

Multi-million pound supermarkets are providing a catalyst for some of the most important regeneration schemes in the West Midlands, according to property experts GVA.

Carillion wins £100m academy schools contract

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:20:13 GMT

Construction giant Carillion has won an academy schools contract worth more than £100 million.

Dispute over shares at property firm Maximus heads to court

Birmingham Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:19:00 GMT

A retired top city lawyer could be heading to court to settle a dispute with a property company he joined at the behest of its late founder.

Delivering certainty has become planners' prize

Birmingham Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Elle Cass, planning director for the Birmingham office of Jones Lang LaSalle, explains why a change of mindset is needed for the successful implementation of new planning guidance

Energetics lands New Street deal

Birmingham Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:31:00 GMT

The Midlands office of utility specialist Energetics has been appointed by Network Rail to provide a new high voltage energy supply to New Street Station as part of the £600 million New Street Gateway project.