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- MG Rover Longbridge cash battle reaches court
22 Feb 12
A preliminary hearing next Tuesday will decide whether MG Rover parent group Phoenix Venture Holdings can pursue its legal fight against banking giant HBOS. - Tata set to double investment in Jaguar Land Rover to £1.5bn
22 Feb 12
JAGUAR Land Rover parent Tata Motors is set to double its investment in the vehicle manufacturer in order to sustain its spectacular growth.The Midland vehicle maker has announced third quarter profit... - CBI calls for £500m business boost from George Osborne's Budget
22 Feb 12The Government has been urged to give a £500 million Budget boost to business through a series of changes to the tax system aimed at stimulating growth. - NFU conference in Birmingham: Government urged to stick to planning reform plans
21 Feb 12Farming leaders urged the Government today to "stick to its guns" over controversial reform of the planning system to help the countryside prosper. - Talking Business: Jason Wouhra of East End Foods
21 Feb 12
In the latest in a series of \'Talking Business\' interviews, Jason Wouhra of East End Foods chats to TheBusinessDesk.com publisher Marc Reeves, and KPMG\'s Narinder Paul.COMMENTKeeping it in the fami... - Jaguar Land Rover selects partner for Chinese assembly plant
21 Feb 12Tata Motors has revealed Jaguar Land Rover has selected a partner to build an assembly plant in China. - Enterprise on the agenda at Black Country event
21 Feb 12
BUSINESS opportunities created through the Black Country Enterprise Zone will be showcased at a networking event next month.The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership is supporting the Forum for t... - No go for Tarmac and Lafarge joint venture
21 Feb 12
PLANS for a merger between Midlands building industry giants Tarmac and Lafarge have been scuppered by the Competition Commission which has ruled the joint venture would be anti-competitive.The body h... - Asda to step up price guarantee
21 Feb 12
The boss of Asda, the UK's second biggest supermarket chain, has turned up the heat on major rival Tesco as he pledged to step up its price guarantee scheme. - Competition Commission puts Tarmac's Lafarge merger under threat
21 Feb 12Merger plans involving the UK operations of Tarmac and France’s Lafarge have been put under threat after criticism from competition chiefs. - New MG dealership opens for business
20 Feb 12An established Staffordshire car dealership has become Britain’s newest MG outlet. - Travelling by train will increase productivity, claims Chiltern
20 Feb 12
RESEARCH by Chiltern Railways - which runs train services between Birmingham and London - reveals that business travel train users are more than three times more productive than drivers during working... - Carillion flying with £75m Gatwick deal
17 Feb 12
WOLVERHAMPTON support services giant Carillion has beaten rivals to win the contract for the £75m revamp of pier 5 at Gatwick Airport, reports suggest.The project is aimed at increasing the capacity o... - Taylor Wimpey cops for major contract
17 Feb 12
HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey, which has a base in Solihull, has been selected as preferred bidder for the residential redevelopment of the former headquarters of Staffordshire Police.The firm was chosen...