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Creative City Awards 2008 will help Birmingham weather the financial storm

The Creative City Awards 2008 Read

Film left unfinished as backer pulls out of deal

ANNA BLACKABY Read

Birmingham Jewellery Festival debates ethics of gold

Getting gold to clean up its act Read

Birmingham jewellery quarter launches website

Jewellery Quarter website is launched Read

'Made in Moseley' has artists hoping for a good Christmas

Artists head online for Christmas sales Read

Birmingham Post and Mail editors attend debate on Midlands media's future

Future of local Read

BBC abandons plans for regional web video

Regional newspapers breathed a sigh of relief after the BBC Trust rejected the broadcaster’s £68 million proposals to enter the web-based local video market. Read

Daily Mail owner lines up £100m in cuts

The owner of the Daily Mail is to make cutbacks of £100 million in an attempt to offset sliding advertising revenues and increasing costs. Read

Birmingham firm's green machine sales push

A RANGE of “green” machines are arriving on UK factory floors which can be run on rape seed oil and switch themselves off after 25 seconds to save energy if the operator temporarily moves to another job. Read

Pershore creative product design firm wins major China orders

An innovative West Midland creative product design consultancy is bucking the business trend by winning substantial orders in China – with help from UK Trade & Investment. Read

Worcester web services firm wins top award

Postcode Anywhere going places with nominations Read

Plus Design Festival hailed a success

Caroline Archer, partner in UKType and co-organiser of the design-focused Plus Festival, looks back at this year’s event. Read

City councillor wants Birmingham to celebrate creative communities

Councillor Neville Summerfield talks about the need for strategic partnerships and public celebration of Birmingham’s creative and business communities. Read

Finalists shortlisted for Birmingham's Creative City Awards

The countdown to the 2008 Creative City Awards has begun with the announcement of the three finalists shortlisted for each of the six prestigious categories. Read

Codemasters take over Birmingham games developer Swordfish

Swordfish Studios, the Birmingham-based games development house, has been returned to Midland ownership following a takeover by local gaming giant Codemasters. Read

New Birmingham Studios to offer homes to creative firms

Creative heart to beat from city’s dereliction Read

Branding supremo in Birmingham debate on creative leadership

Branding guru Michael helps shout about Birmingham Read

Birmingham digital agency behind the new PACE website

The Publicity Association of Central England (PACE) has unveiled its new-look website with more content, improved layout and navigation. Read

Birmingham-based Wyatt International has scooped a major award

Wyatt clinches marketing award Read

Marketing agency Happy Giraffe celebrates its sixth birthday

Giraffe is more than happy Read