Nov
2008
Articles from 7th Nov 2008
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Corus to cut 100 distribution jobs in West Midlands
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Steel giant Corus has announced plans to cut 400 posts from its distribution business, including 100 in the West Midlands. Read
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Key Technologies becomes second firm to float on Investbx
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Investbx, the Birmingham-based share trading scheme, has announced a second company is set to ‘float’ itself. Read
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Forty jobs go at troubled Royal Worcester
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Administrators have said they will be making 40 redundancies at the Midland china firm Royal Worcester and Spode, which collapsed on Friday. Read
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Royal Worcester enters administration
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Royal Worcester, one of the region’s best known heritage brands, has gone into administration after failing to find a buyer. Read
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Biggest lenders pass on 1.5pc interest rate cut to customers
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Millions of homeowners received a boost when the country's largest lenders announced they were passing on the Bank of England's 1.5% interest rate cut in full to mortgage customers. Read
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Rover taskforce to be blueprint to help businesses survive credit crunch
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
A new Rover-style taskforce is to be created to help West Midlands business survive the shock of the credit crunch. Read
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West Midlands is rising to the challenge, says AWM chief ahead of AGM
Nov 07 2008 | Other UK business news
Today’s Advantage West Midlands Annual Conference at the ICC in Birmingham will see the largest single gathering of regional business leaders, business support agencies, trade unions, civic leaders and public sector organisations under one roof. Read
