Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 13 August 2014
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Record visitor numbers come to Birmingham 
Birmingham Post 12 Aug 14
New research suggests spending also on the rise as visitor economy supports more than 2,000 new jobs in 2013…
News
26 new jobs: Account manager, design engineer, installation…
The Sentinel 4 Aug 14
These are the latest jobs posted on The Sentinel website.
News
New PizzaExpress opens at Ventura
Tamworth Informed 1 Aug 14
30 new jobs have been created as the new restaurant team prepare to stretch, toss and serve 6,800 pizzas in the restaurants first month.
Business
WMG and MAN Group collaborate to create over £1 million in sales and new jobs
Made in the Midlands 1 Aug 14
WMG at the University of Warwick and the Midlands Assembly Network (MAN) have announced that by working together they have boosted sales by over £1m and are set to create more than ten new jobs.
Business
WMG stands by its MAN to deliver £1m sales boost and new jobs
TheBusinessDesk 1 Aug 14
A COLLABORATION between WMG at the University of Warwick and manufacturing alliance, the Midlands Assembly Network, has led to a combined £1m sales boost for the 10-member organisation anhd create new…
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WMG and MAN Group collaborate to create over £1 million in sales and new jobs
Warwick University 1 Aug 14
WMG at the University of Warwick and the Midlands Assembly Network (MAN) have announced that by working together they have boosted sales by over 1m and are set to create more than ten new jobs.
News
New Tamworth Co-operative Society convenience store for Dosthill
Tamworth Herald 31 Jul 14
A new Co-operative convenience store is to be built in Dosthill and will bring 20 new jobs to the area.
Business
Overseas investment increasing in Coventry & Warwickshire
Commercial News Media 28 Jul 14
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership has helped to create nearly 2,500 new jobs through inward investment across the area in 2013/14.
Business
GM via Vauxhall is creating 550 new jobs in the UK
Birmingham Post 24 Jul 14
Vauxhall has a line-up of well designed, styled and engineered cars, with decent quality levels.
News
150 new jobs created in £15m investment at Canley factory
Coventry Telegraph 22 Jul 14
Body panels supplier Covpress Holdings to unveil expansion plan later today…
News
Demand for bricks means dozens of new jobs as moth-balled plant is revived
Express & Star 22 Jul 14
Three dozen new jobs are being created as a moth-balled brick factory is brought back into operation to feed a surge in demand from the UK’s housebuilders.
Local news
Primark store planned for Fort Shopping Centre
Tyburn Mail 20 Jul 14
Fashion store will create 180 new jobs at Fort Retail Park Primark are hoping to open a giant store at the Fort Shopping Centre.
News
Tamworth pub re-opens after refurbishment and creates 20 jobs
Tamworth Herald 19 Jul 14
A Tamworth pub has re-opened its doors after undergoing a 385,000 refurbishment – and created 20 new jobs for the area.
News
The Amington reopens after £385k investment
Tamworth Informed 19 Jul 14
A Bolehall pub, the Amington, has created 20 new jobs locally as it opened its doors to residents again this week, following a £385,000 refurbishment.
Business
Local legal expert helps bring £4m casino to Wolverhampton
Commercial News Media 18 Jul 14
A local licensing law specialist has played a significant role in helping bring a £multi-million casino development to Wolverhampton with the possibility of 133 new jobs.
Business
Black Country legal eagle helps turn casino bid into a winner
Dudley News 17 Jul 14
A Black Country licensing law specialist has played a significant role in helping bring a multi-million ound casino development to Wolverhampton with the possibility of 133 new jobs.
Business
Casino set to offer Wolverhampton a significant investment boost says licensing expert
TheBusinessDesk 11 Jul 14
A WOLVERHAMPTON casino is set to offer a multi-million pound boost to the city by generating inward investment and creating new jobs, a licensing expert has claimed.
News
Primark to build giant Pavilions store
Express & Star 10 Jul 14
Budget fashion chain Primark has revealed it will create 448 new jobs and build one of its biggest stores after buying the Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham.
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Local Growth Fund
Staffordshire CC: Chief Exec's blog - Nick Bell 10 Jul 14
We have received a massive boost this week to support one of our key priority areas – job creation and economic growth.
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448 jobs on the way as Primark buys Pavilions shopping centre
Express & Star 9 Jul 14
Budget fashion chain Primark today revealed it will create 448 new jobs and build one of its biggest stores after buying the Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham.
News
New W’ton Sainsbury’s opens
Signal 107 9 Jul 14
Work has been going on all year Local schoolchildren will be officially opening the new Sainsbury's in Wolverhampton this morning.
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Council leader Sir Albert Bore: The future looks bright for Birmingham
Birmingham Mail 2 Jul 14
Sir Albert Bore predicts new jobs and homes as ‘Greater Birmingham’ races ahead…
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New lease of life for Stourbridge Sealine site
Express & Star 2 Jul 14
New jobs are on the way as a growing fibreglass manufacturing firm moves out of its old home in Stourbridge and into one of the former Sealine boat factories in Kidderminster.
Westminster
DWP: Performance | Opposition Day – [3rd Allotted Day] | Commons debates
TWFY: Margot James MP (Conservative) Stourbridge 30 Jun 14
Amid the litany of failures of the previous Government, which my right hon.
News
Top chef Marco Pierre White to open restaurant in Warwickshire this summer
Coventry Telegraph 24 Jun 14
The new Italian restaurant in Stratford will create 30 new jobs…
Council
Media Watch – June 24
Birmingham City Council News PR 24 Jun 14
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: West Midlands firms banking on £56m growth capital fund (Business Money) Businesses in the region will have access to funds aimed at growth and job creation, managed by Finance Birmingham Chelsea Flower…
Business
Pressings firm in Chinese link-up
Birmingham Post 21 Jun 14
Coventry-based Covpress Holdings is creating 5,000 new jobs at a £142 million factory in the Far East thanks to UK knowhow and Chinese resources.
Business
Parcels firm APC creates 140 new jobs after opening £15m distribution hub
TheBusinessDesk 19 Jun 14
LOGISTICS group APC Overnight has announced it is creating 140 new full-time jobs to support the opening of its new £15m national distribution hub in Cannock.
News
Coventry firm to build huge factory in Far East
Coventry Telegraph 19 Jun 14
Plans by Covpress Holdings will create 5,000 new jobs in Dongying in Shandong province…
Business
Discovery Sport production leads to 250 new jobs at JLR
TheBusinessDesk 19 Jun 14
JAGUAR Land Rover has created a further 250 jobs and invested £200m at its Halewood plant in Merseyside as it prepares to make the new Land Rover Discovery Sport there.
Business
Wolverhampton councillors set to approve licence for £4m casino scheme
TheBusinessDesk 18 Jun 14
A £4m casino likely to regenerate the economy of Wolverhampton is set for the go-ahead from city councillors.
News
Jackpot! 133 jobs and £4 million investment for new casino
Express & Star 18 Jun 14
A £4 million casino expansion, creating up to 133 new jobs and making it one of the biggest in the West Midlands, is poised to get the go-ahead.
News
Jobs boost for Oldbury firm
Halesowen News 17 Jun 14
AN expanding Oldbury plastic coatings company is planning to create up to 30 new jobs after winning several new contracts.
Business
Steel fabricator looks to create new jobs after £0.5m funding deal
TheBusinessDesk 10 Jun 14
A WOLVERHAMPTON steel fabrication manufacturer has invested in new machinery after agreeing a £500,000 asset-based funding agreement.
News
Council bosses encouraged by interest in new Waterfront business zone
Dudley News 10 Jun 14
A NEW business and investment zone is up and running in Brierley Hill and could create around 1,600 new jobs…
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Furniture recycling project to make a house a home for families
Caldmore Accord 6 Jun 14
A furniture recycling project, which has created two new jobs, is to be launched in Walsall next week, providing people on a budget with affordable pre-loved home furnishings.
Business
Foreign investment helps create thousands of new jobs in Greater Birmingham
TheBusinessDesk 4 Jun 14
ALMOST 6,000 new jobs have been created in the Greater Birmingham area as a result of direct foreign investment into sectors such as digital and advanced manufacturing, new figures have shown.
Business
Lex Autolease invests millions in new Coventry site
TheBusinessDesk 4 Jun 14
THE UKs largest vehicle leasing company, Lex Autolease, has opened a new multi-million pound car supermarket and vehicle processing centre in Coventry, creating 30 new jobs.
Business
More than 100 new jobs promised as Screwfix distribution centre expands
TheBusinessDesk 4 Jun 14
DEVELOPER St Modwen has partnered with M&G Real Estate on a property deal which will see trade retailer Screwfixs distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent virtually double in size to 630,000 sq ft…
Business
Amazon to expand Staffordshire base to create 350 new jobs
Birmingham Post 2 Jun 14
US giant submits plans to double capacity at Rugeley distribution hub…
Business
Amazon to expand Staffordshire base to create 350 new jobs
Birmingham Post 2 Jun 14
US giant submits plans to double capacity at Rugeley distribution hub…
Business
Engineering firm Lontra set to use growth funding for new jobs
TheBusinessDesk 2 Jun 14
A COVENTRY firm licensing intellectual property to technical and commercial partners is set to use growth funding to generate new business.
Local news
Costa to create up to 10 new jobs as new branch opens in Boldmere
Sutton Coldfield Observer 30 May 14
COFFEE house giant Costa is to open a new branch in Boldmere.
News
New jobs at Aston Martin at Gaydon hailed by Coventry and Warwickshire business leaders
Coventry Telegraph 30 May 14
Chamber of Commerce chief executive Louise Bennett says company’s announcement is ‘fantastic news for the region…
News
Wednesbury banquet hall plan to create 50 new jobs
Express & Star 29 May 14
Up to 50 jobs will be created under a deal to transform old factories into a banqueting hall capable of serving hundreds of guests.
News
Aston Martin to create 250 new jobs in the Midlands
Birmingham Mail 29 May 14
Luxury car firm to expand Gaydon base after securing £100m of investment…
Business
Aston Martin pumps £20m into factory growth, creating 250 new jobs
TheBusinessDesk 28 May 14
LUXURY sports car manufacturer Aston Martin is investing £20m in a major expansion programme designed to increase production capacity at its Gaydon headquarters and create 250 new jobs.
Business
Record number of small manufacturers plan to create new jobs
Made in the Midlands 28 May 14
Record numbers of English small manufacturers are looking to take on staff as recruitment confidence hits a three-year high.
Business
Local Growth: Falling Far Short
Birmingham Post Business Blog: Prof David Bailey 27 May 14
A damning study by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) entitled “promoting economic growth locally” has just laid bare the failings of the coalition government’s local job creation policies.
Business
Specialist care home creates 50 new jobs in Tipton
TheBusinessDesk 23 May 14
A SPECIALIST adult care home in Tipton has created around 50 new jobs including registered nurses, an occupational therapy team incorporating an assistant psychiatrist and support, administration and…