Mar
2009
Articles from 6th Mar 2009
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West Midlands is lukewarm over interest rate cut
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
News that the Bank of England had won Government approval to pump £75billion of new money into the economy while cutting interest rates to 0.5 per cent received a cautious reception in the West Midlands. Read
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Cost of fire damage rises to £3.4m every day
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
Homeowners and companies battling through the recession are being hit by an increasing fire threat, according to the Association of British Insurers. Read
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Government targeted at first Rural Experience
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
An event highlighting how rural communities are suffering in the recession is set to call on government to help countryside communities deal with job losses, reduced services and shop closures. Read
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Young Birmingham professionals remain upbeat despite crunch
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
Birmingham’s young professionals are feeling confident about their future and about the city as a whole despite the current doom and gloom of the recession. Read
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Av erage home slides to £160,327
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
House prices resumed their downward trend last month, dropping by 2.3 per cent, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender. Read
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Commissioner's Office seize construction blacklist - report
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
Names of more than 3,000 construction workers blacklisted for trade union activity are reported to have been seized from an office in the Midlands. Read
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Speed networking turns up the pace in the world of business contacts
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
Speed networking is growing in popularity as a way to build up your business network. Tom Scotney made 20 new contacts in half an hour at the Business Growth Show. Read
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Ramsay breaches bank deal, renegotiates loan
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant group is renegotiating a multi-million pound loan after breaching banking agreements, his accounts showed yesterday. Read
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Droitwich firm in construction industry blacklisting scandal
Mar 06 2009 | Other UK business news
The Government has been urged to take immediate action to outlaw the blacklisting of workers after new evidence involving a Droitwich-based firm found that the practice is "rampant". Read
