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Jerry Blackett: No Sugar-coating it - we need more apprentices Jan 13 2012

Youth unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing the UK economy today.Read

Jerry Blackett: Investment at times like this has to be welcomed Dec 16 2011

Walk down any high street in Birmingham now and you can see how hard businesses are working to woo Christmas shoppers. Shelves stacked high, festive music and decorations, extra staff are laid on to encourage consumers to spend. With competition fiercer than ever, businesses are investing in those extra touches to make sure this Christmas delivers.Read

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce chief awarded £57,000 bonus Nov 03 2011

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jerry Blackett has been awarded a bonus and rise covering a two-year period of more than £57,000.Read

National campaign launched in favour of HS2 high speed rail link Mar 30 2011

A national campaign in support of the Government’s £32 billion high speed rail plan has been launched, with outspoken support from Birmingham Airport.Read

Kraft should be praised for investment, says Birmingham business leader Mar 25 2011

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce boss Jerry Blackett is on a collision course with unions over the future of thousands of Cadbury jobs under global giants Kraft.Read

Council budget cuts will hurt Birmingham, warns Chamber chief Feb 15 2011

Council budget cuts will see dole queues grow, services slashed and leave Birmingham’s fragile economy reeling, the leader of the city’s largest business group has said.Read

Jerry Blackett: Tribunal blight on business Jan 07 2011

As we see taxes rise and public spending decrease, it is now more important than ever to make doing business as easy as possible.Read

Jerry Blackett: EU rules could shift banking Dec 24 2010

European regulators have clamped down on the bonuses investment banks pay. This is likely to see compensation packages shifted, resulting in higher salaries and lower bonuses. The numbers of bankers caught by this legislation will be few – maybe no more than 100 per bank.Read

Jerry Blackett: We will suffer without HS2 Dec 10 2010

Paul Kehoe summed it up at a debate with the transport minister Philip Hammond about the benefits or otherwise of a High Speed Rail link between London and Birmingham.Read

Jerry Blackett: Olympics still needs runners Nov 26 2010

I was reminded the other day about the sheer scale of the 2012 Olympics following an event in London organised by LOGOC, the London Organising Committee of the Paralympic Games.Read

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